Martian Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hi, I have just ordered an ESL board and paid for fitting. However in the email I got sent it says I have to send my Ecu off for the board to be fitted to it. Now I know I should have asked first, hindsight is wonderful like that lol, but if I buy another 1c Ecu off eBay, will it need to be linked to my car? Will it work as its an older 1993 version or will it not work. If I send the Ecu i buy off eBay to Andy at ESL and get it back with the daughterboard on I will be in the same situation, with an ecu not linked to my car. Im going to phone ESL tomorrow, but thought i might ask here first for some info. Cheers guys Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Don't think the early jdm' s have imobilizers ,so would imagine you'd be ok . Maybe buy a replacement ecu with the same numbers on and try that in yours before you send it off to get the board fitted ? Would mean less down time on your scooby and answer your question [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Yeah, was thinking i would have to do that, I was hoping I could find someone who had gone through this so I could get a definite answer, because I dont want to waste £50 buying another ecu to find it doesnt work, then having it sit on a shelf until It finally sells on eBay months later for less than i paid for it. There are 4 or 5 of my ecu on eBay at the moment and have been for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 When I had my 97 UK turbo mapped , the mapper just fitted another (possibly 6's) ecu that had a esl board already fitted . He took my old ecu with him ,once he'd finished, presumably to fit another board in for the next v3/v4 he mapped . I'm sure andy stevens will answer your questions, once asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 An update just incase anyone else has the same question. I bought another ecu exactly the same, it was a straight swap and turned over straight away, running with no problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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