ECU removal

[Milo-r86]

Hello there I'm looking for help or advices I have a 2000 Honda civic ex coupe and I'm gonna be replacing the stock ECU with a chipped/tuned one but I've never messed with that...some people say it's difficult to remove some others say it's easy I need to know for sure the steps and the location or whatever that can help me please...thank you.

 

[XpL0d3r]

Pop off the kick panel underneath the passenger dash on the side, unbolt it, unplug the harness. Done.

Just a heads up though, if your car is not highly modified (forced induction, high compression NA build, etc), a chipped/tuned ECU won't do much for a stock motor. Even with boltons such as intake/header/exhaust, it won't do much.

What is the ECU tuned with?

 

[Milo-r86]

Pop off the kick panel underneath the passenger dash on the side, unbolt it, unplug the harness. Done.

Just a heads up though, if your car is not highly modified (forced induction, high compression NA build, etc), a chipped/tuned ECU won't do much for a stock motor. Even with boltons such as intake/header/exhaust, it won't do much.

What is the ECU tuned with?

Thanks for your reply I appreciate it. ..I just have a couple extra things done besides you know "header intake exhaust" so a few people have told me I should get an ECU because the car runs better do I bought one but before I bought it me and the seller spoke and I gave him the information about my car and the engine set up and mods so he tuned the ECU for my specific set up.

 

[XpL0d3r]

So it's a basemap based on the mods you told him? If it's chipped, that means it's an ODB1 ECU, which means you will need to get a conversion harness for it.

 

[Milo-r86]

So it's a basemap based on the mods you told him? If it's chipped, that means it's an ODB1 ECU, which means you will need to get a conversion harness for it.

Yes that's right it's a baseman on my set up its an OBD1 ECU and he has the harness for it I bought both things.

 

[Milo-r86]

Yes that's right it's a baseman on my set up its an OBD1 ECU and he has the harness for it I bought both things.

Basemap*

 

[XpL0d3r]

Should be an easy swap for you then!

 

[Milo-r86]

Should be an easy swap for you then!

Thanks that's what I'm hoping even though you know how it is when it comes to cars even the smallest tasks can give you a headache like bolts stripped screws no room to work uncomfortable space and many others....thanks for your help.

 

[XpL0d3r]

Good call with that