can I test an ECU?

aguiloco · Post by **aguiloco** » February 20th, 2007, 6:16 pm

Hello, I´m waiting for my ZE, and before it comes to my country I bought all necesary parts, the ECU too. I bought one used probe ECU and chiped it with the KLZE chip for sale on ebay, the question is:

Can I test the new ECU in my stock K8 car?

Probinator · Post by **Probinator** » February 20th, 2007, 6:23 pm

A ebay chip?

aguiloco · Post by **aguiloco** » February 20th, 2007, 6:31 pm

that chip

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... &rd=1&rd=1

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » February 20th, 2007, 8:33 pm

I'd be affraid to trust a ecu by some random unknown company that's controlling my motor.

aguiloco · Post by **aguiloco** » February 22nd, 2007, 1:25 am

why? a bad ECU can damage the engine, harness or another parts of the car?

nope-mx3 · Post by **nope-mx3** » February 22nd, 2007, 1:47 am

aguiloco wrote:why? a bad ECU can damage the engine, harness or another parts of the car?

It can literally kill your engine....

-n

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » February 22nd, 2007, 2:14 am

Its probably the kl31 programm or kl36, simply ask the seller what program it is.

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » February 22nd, 2007, 7:54 am

its similar to what probinator sells...but ot exact. fromw aht i read on his cardomain there is a eprom floating around the net, Probinator got it and sent it to a guy who does the stuff and there is data missing. I have no clue if these ebay chips are like that or not.ut personaly I wouldn't trust any chip from anyone.

Probinator many people have used and actually like it therefore i would use it. But definitly not an ebay one. thats like using ebay coil overs for autocrossing!

aguiloco · Post by **aguiloco** » February 22nd, 2007, 9:38 am

A bad ECU can kill the engine? I can´t figure how it can do. The seller has good feedbacks about that chip, really is a simple programed EPROM, the same that a EPROM from a Mazda ECU. My K8 ECU and the Probe ECU that I bought are the same, the only difference between is that EPROM.

nope-mx3 · Post by **nope-mx3** » February 22nd, 2007, 9:59 am

aguiloco wrote:A bad ECU can kill the engine? I can´t figure how it can do. The seller has good feedbacks about that chip, really is a simple programed EPROM, the same that a EPROM from a Mazda ECU. My K8 ECU and the Probe ECU that I bought are the same, the only difference between is that EPROM.

If the program is wrong, you can get very lean for instance, wich again could melt your pistons. (I believe heat increases as fuel decreases? seem to remember fuel cooling stuff down before igniting)

trust me, never trust a $20 chip from Ebay.
And the point he has positive feedback on this, I`m sure people have gotten good feedback on the resistor mod "chips" too...

-n

aguiloco · Post by **aguiloco** » February 22nd, 2007, 11:03 am

This is not like the resistor "super mod" on ebay, really a blank EPROM is cheap, and if you have a board to program it with PC via serial and an original mazda EPROM is easy and cheap to duplicate it, for that it only cost 20$ in my opinion, but all is possible...

I will ask the seller to know if he use a KL31 or KL36 chip duplication, or a custom programed chip.

In any case, if the chip was good, can be used with my K8 to test it? an original KL31 or KL36 ECU would damage it?

thanks

PWRD_BY_HKS · Post by **PWRD_BY_HKS** » February 22nd, 2007, 4:11 pm

aguiloco... solamente usa la computadora de el ford probe no le pogas eso de ebay... no servira muy bien vale? des pues compra la computadora kl-31 .... vas ha hechar poco humo negro con esta computadora de probe.... pero con el chip.... puede que estalles el motor completamente vale?

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » February 22nd, 2007, 4:27 pm

PWRD_BY_HKS wrote:aguiloco... solamente usa la computadora de el ford probe no le pogas eso de ebay... no servira muy bien vale? des pues compra la computadora kl-31 .... vas ha hechar poco humo negro con esta computadora de probe.... pero con el chip.... puede que estalles el motor completamente vale?

oye tu chico, tu si sabe lo que habla

lol ok but yeah why not just get probinator chip ? its 100% guaranteed not to mess ur car up

aguiloco · Post by **aguiloco** » February 23rd, 2007, 2:29 am

asi que el chip de ebay es mal pero el de Probinator es bueno, no veo por que, pero ya que tanto insistis, como se consigue ese chip y cuanto cuesta?