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How To Remove Your ECU


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Hey Guys,

I just thought I would share this with you all hope it can be of assistance to someone.... It is advisable to disconnect your battery first although I have been told you can just remove the EFI fuse.... but better to be safe than sorry ;)

HOW TO REMOVE YOUR ECU......

1. Locate your glove box :P

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2. Open and remove all you crap from it....

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3. Flex sides of glove box inwards to get the little stop things past the surrounding dash...

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4. Reach in and remove the little plastic tube strut type thing that makes the glove box open and close smoothly, just pull it to the right...

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5. Pull the glove box towards you so it unclips from its hinges at the base…

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6. Stick your head in the foot well and look up, you will see two “plastic push in clip/screw thingies” (I didn’t take a photo :unsure: ) pull these out and then rotate the plastic guard towards the floor

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Here is a pic of the guard thing hanging down the blue circle is where one of the “plastic push in clip/screw thingies” goes…

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7. Remove the two screws circled in red and unhook the hook circled in green… and with a little bit of a wiggle it comes out (there is a rubber tab that mounts the front of the ECU into the firewall it wiggles out)

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8. Unplug the connectors….

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and there you have it….

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This was all done on my 2003 Levin but shao was got a bit curious when I was telling him about it so he will be able to confirm if it is the same for the Sportivo or not.....

*** I in no way take any responsibility for any damage that you may cause to your car when following this guide.... :P ****

And if anyone is wondering why would I bother to pull my car apart and post all this....well

1. curiousity got the better of me

2. thought it might be helpful...

and finally 3. Well this one is a secret ;) but hopefully in the next few weeks I will have it all sorted and will share then :D

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