Anyone have any suggestions on "un-hooking" the ECU from the harness?
I could do it, but it takes like 30mins. Should I add some type of lube or vaseline to make it easier to unhook?
Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
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Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
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1993 MX3 GS
KLZE, Fidanza flywheel, KL31 CAMs, South Bend Stage I Clutch, Pacesetter STS, SS AutoChromes, Magnaflow muffler, 2.25' Exhaust, CAI, Blaster Coil HEI, KLDE Valvetrain, 5 Speed Swap
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Re: Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
why is it taking 30 min to push three clips on the harness and pull them out. four ten mil nut/bolts. two push clips on the covers. this is pretty easy and only should take five minutes tops. adding lube on the clips to make it easier?????
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Re: Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
the harness clips can be in there pretty tight sometimes. I sometimes use wide jaw pliers and grab it on the sides to wiggle it. Better than yanking on the wires.
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Black '93 BP RS - wrecked, parted, scrapped.
Green GS - Sold.
Black GS - Summer DD/Race car - Fancy KLZE
Red GS - K8-ATX -> MTX-KLDE - Frakencar. Scrapped
White GS - Rusty. Parts. Scrapped
1997 BMW M3 - my summer baby
2002 BMW 325Xi - sold
2003 Forester Xti - EJ20K swapped.
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Re: Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
Yeh, if the connectors are tight, it can be a pain. Usually using a large flat head screwdriver to slightly pop them out while pressing on the clip can work fairly well. Once you take it out a few times, it's becomes easier. First time it did take me quite a while, now I can swap ECUs in 5 minutes.
Re: Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
I've swapped out my ecu about 8 times in the past 6 months and it's still a PITA!
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