Will a STI ECU work on my turbo 2000??
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It won't work. Car won't even start, and if you managed to work your way round that you'd quickly realise how much the Japanese specification ECU doesn't suit your UK spec engine and turbo.
If you think your ECU's shot then you need either a like for like or a 98MY UK replacement. And you'll need to have the onboard immobiliser recoded.
All that said though, it's pretty rare for an ECU to actually fail, what are the symptoms?
If you think your ECU's shot then you need either a like for like or a 98MY UK replacement. And you'll need to have the onboard immobiliser recoded.
All that said though, it's pretty rare for an ECU to actually fail, what are the symptoms?
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No, the STI will have a different map suited to STi's only, fueling is different, boost is different etc etc and the V3 ECU isnt mappable so it cant be made to suit your car either
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Ive just broke a 96/97 P reg uk 2000 turbo and still have the ecu I'm sure its a 7D but i'll have to check in the garage tomorrow (monday) if ya need it
cheers drew
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cheers drew
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It won't work. Car won't even start, and if you managed to work your way round that you'd quickly realise how much the Japanese specification ECU doesn't suit your UK spec engine and turbo.
If you think your ECU's shot then you need either a like for like or a 98MY UK replacement. And you'll need to have the onboard immobiliser recoded.
All that said though, it's pretty rare for an ECU to actually fail, what are the symptoms?
If you think your ECU's shot then you need either a like for like or a 98MY UK replacement. And you'll need to have the onboard immobiliser recoded.
All that said though, it's pretty rare for an ECU to actually fail, what are the symptoms?
Coincedentally the car was running fine until my clutch was changed and the earth strap was not connected to the starter properly which caused a lot of arching
Whether it is related or not I have noticed that the rev counter does not give a consistent reading, what I mean is once warm and running on petrol you would expect the rev needle to sit just below the 800 mark on tickover sometimes its rests a little below or above in the 700 - 950 range
it doesn't bounce up and down just doesn't rest at the same position when you take you foot off the accelerator
Cheers Drew I will see what Splitpin advises, I will send you a text later
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Coincedentally the car was running fine until my clutch was changed and the earth strap was not connected to the starter properly which caused a lot of arching
Incidentally which specific strap are you referring to? Where's the other end of it connected? There shouldn't be an "earth strap" running to the starter, there should be the thick +ve starter power supply.
When the clutch was changed is it possible that something else was disconnected and not properly tightened? I'm thinking in particular of the sensor ground cable that should be bolted to the inlet manifold?
This advice would apply anyway, but doubly so in the context where you don't have a spare ECU, but the first thing I would do in this situation is check the electrical system as comprehensively as you can.
If these problems began to manifest themselves immediately after the clutch change then it's highly likely that whatever went wrong, went wrong at that point. If you can tell us more about the wire that was left off though that might help us to help you.
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This sounds more like a dodgy sensor ground or some similar wiring fault rather than the ECU itself.
And the problems you're having started immediately after this? How long did it take between the clutch being changed and the "earth strap" on the starter coming to light?
Incidentally which specific strap are you referring to? Where's the other end of it connected? There shouldn't be an "earth strap" running to the starter, there should be the thick +ve starter power supply.
When the clutch was changed is it possible that something else was disconnected and not properly tightened? I'm thinking in particular of the sensor ground cable that should be bolted to the inlet manifold?
This advice would apply anyway, but doubly so in the context where you don't have a spare ECU, but the first thing I would do in this situation is check the electrical system as comprehensively as you can.
If these problems began to manifest themselves immediately after the clutch change then it's highly likely that whatever went wrong, went wrong at that point. If you can tell us more about the wire that was left off though that might help us to help you.
And the problems you're having started immediately after this? How long did it take between the clutch being changed and the "earth strap" on the starter coming to light?
Incidentally which specific strap are you referring to? Where's the other end of it connected? There shouldn't be an "earth strap" running to the starter, there should be the thick +ve starter power supply.
When the clutch was changed is it possible that something else was disconnected and not properly tightened? I'm thinking in particular of the sensor ground cable that should be bolted to the inlet manifold?
This advice would apply anyway, but doubly so in the context where you don't have a spare ECU, but the first thing I would do in this situation is check the electrical system as comprehensively as you can.
If these problems began to manifest themselves immediately after the clutch change then it's highly likely that whatever went wrong, went wrong at that point. If you can tell us more about the wire that was left off though that might help us to help you.
There was a lot of problems getting the gearbox back on so looming could have been disturbed I have done a visal check with the intercooler out all looks ok, the problems started straight away with lazy starting and battery drain a couple of breakdowns later I discovered that the lamba sensor plug/loom had not been re-connected, main earth strap with had not been reconnected (as described by drewtts, I believe this combination of faults killed my maf (i was getting fault code 23) which has been replaced.
There was another earth strap at the back of the engine, Cant check until tonight where it comes from but it was loose and I was told that it should be attached around the rear engine stabilizer bar it is connected now. Given the circumstances my thoughts were as yours that something has been disturbed whilst doing the clutch or ecu failure due to the earths not being connected properly.
This is the strap I am reffering to
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