{"id":13447,"date":"2020-07-22T14:40:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/?p=13447"},"modified":"2020-07-22T14:40:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:40:58","slug":"spark-cvt7-transmission-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=13447","title":{"rendered":"Spark CVT7 Transmission Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Several DTCs may set after replacing the CVT7 transmission (RPO M4M) in some 2014-2015 Spark models. (Fig. 8) The most common codes that may set are P0797 (Pressure Control Solenoid Valve\u20093 \u2013 Stuck On), P0841 (Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor Performance), P0863 (TCM Communication Circuit), P0961 (Line Pressure Control Solenoid Valve Performance), P0965 (Pressure Control Solenoid Valve\u20092 System Performance) or P2714 (Pressure Control Solenoid Valve\u20094 \u2013 Stuck Off). Other DTCs also may set. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>TIP:<\/b> DTC P1790 (Transmission Control Module Checksum Error) will always set after the transmission is replaced. Refer to the appropriate Service Information for information on how to address this code by programming the TCM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13413\" src=\"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F08-cvt-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F08-cvt-1.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F08-cvt-1-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F08-cvt-1-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F08-cvt-1-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Fig. 8<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The DTCs may be the result of poor connection conditions. When removing the transmission connector from the transmission and temporarily relocating the wiring harness to allow removal of the transmission, the TCM X2 connector may crack and cause wiring and connection issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Follow the diagnostics in the Service Information for the DTCs that set after transmission replacement. If a resolution is not found, replace the TCM X2 connector and install new terminated leads. (Fig. 9) Do not replace the transmission for any DTCs setting right after the transmission has been replaced. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13414\" src=\"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F09-cvt-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F09-cvt-2.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F09-cvt-2-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F09-cvt-2-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/F09-cvt-2-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Fig. 9<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Refer to #PIP5732 for additional information and part numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>&#8211; Thanks to Terry Neuendorf<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several DTCs may set after replacing the CVT7 transmission (RPO M4M) in some 2014-2015 Spark models. (Fig. 8) The most common codes that may set are P0797 (Pressure Control Solenoid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13448,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13447\/revisions\/13448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}