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Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 7:02 pm
by Juans_93_MX3
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?
Re: Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 7:10 pm
by Dali
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?????
Re: Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 9:07 pm
by Ryan
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.
Re: Why is taking out the ECU such a pain in the a--?
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:23 am
by Whisper
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--?
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:15 am
by mazdags94
I've swapped out my ecu about 8 times in the past 6 months and it's still a PITA!
