How do I remove it from the ecu does it lift or prize off don't want to damage it cheers

 

Think it's properly soldered in, Andy Stevens can take the board out and refit to another unit, I'm going to be having this done shortly

 

Ok thanks mate what does this cost and how can I get hold of him

 

I know on my 97 ECU its pressed in to connector strips that are soldered to the main ECU. If you see black strips between the ESL board and the main ECU then it will come apart, but be careful.

 

On the same note, if you've no experience with electronics/PCBs then don't touch it at all. Let Andy sort it out.

 

When I fitted my esl there were various smd's that needed removing so just unplugging the board would not work. V3/4 ecu ie 97/98.

 

Yeah, I imagine the original ECU wouldn't be any use any more. If he's transferring it to another board (can't think why) then it should be ok if the same smd parts at removed as per the instructions.

 

She lol and it's being swapped because I bought a maf off here which had a dead short across it burnt out my loom and ecu which was nice

 

She, sorry my bad!

Who knew a MAF could cause so much damage!

 

Was it a orange maf by any chance...

 

No was green couldn't beleive it not sure why it isn't fused but yeah it did enough damage I just hope rest of loom is ok as I've made up a new loom for maf sensor now

 

Thats the reason i kept my J1 resistor, just in case i need to remove the ESL and re-use the Z4 ecu .

i did originally use a donor 7D ecu but that went pop so had to "amend" my precious Z4 lol


narelle, the ESL should not be soldered directly to the ECU, if it is, thats not quite the correct way to install it, there isnt a wrong way as such but the board should be installed into the I/C Socket which is soldered onto the board.

 

Top left is the I/C socket the ESL board fits into




ESL board installed into I/C socket

 

Is that a newage ecu? My esl looks different it's around the corner, plugs into the connector thing soldered to the main board

 

That's either the 92-96 or the 99-00 board. Mine is different too, 97-98 board.

 

http://www.enduringsolutions.com/wp-...978Install.pdf

 

Thanks for the help it just popped off with a gentle lever very easy