How long to remove the ECU?

[tobodestroyer]

Hi,

I have a very short slot tomorrow morning to get the ECU out of my ABY Avant. (I'm sending it to be Fried )Roughly, how long does the job take and is there a "How to..." guide on here somewhere?

Tobo

[BRY]

Do you have aircon?

[terrybullwon]

Hi,

I have a very short slot tomorrow morning to get the ECU out of my ABY Avant. (I'm sending it to be Fried )Roughly, how long does the job take and is there a "How to..." guide on here somewhere?

Tobo

I should have had a look for you when we were at Alans to see if its been out before
It can be really easy, maybe say really, really easy!

But if it has not been removed before it can be sat right up on the loom running along the firewall and this means its a right pita

And as bry said (look at my signature )

Cheers James

[tobodestroyer]

Do you have aircon?

Yep

[BRY]

It's a right b'stard with Aircon

[tobodestroyer]

It's a right b'stard with Aircon

Typical. So, where do I start? Remove the glove compartment completely or just reach up behind it?

[terrybullwon]

Typical. So, where do I start? Remove the glove compartment completely or just reach up behind it?

Just below the GB is a plastic cover trim 3/4 8mm bolts iirc, just remove this and feel your way up the back of the firewall, you may well see the vacumme line to the ecu first

[BRY]

Look at some pics of the securing clip first, it will help to work out how it works.

[Jas11n]

I've got aircon, first time was a right t*at. Easier to do now, so yours should be as it's been out before.

Remove the cover that extends down from the back of the glove box (2 x 8mm bolts) and remove it out of the way (no need to remove glovebox, it's a ****** the aircon glovebox)
You'll see a white slotted clip that's used to retain the back of the cover mentioned above. Twist it 90° anticlockwise and it'll come away from it's fixing stud on the bulkhead.
Pull back on the big silver clip that retains the large ECU multiplug connector, unhook the connector from the ECU and move it to one side.
Now the only real tricky bit as the ECU sits very snug up the gap behind the aircon blower housing and the bulkhead, wiggle it down and out. It's a good bet you may have to lift the carpet a bit to get it to come down.
Once down and out, remove the rubber vacuum hose that connects to the ECU (it's for the map sensor inside)

HTH's
Jas..

[newsh]

Mine is easy now, just falls on your foot if you so much as look at it..

[BrianSmith_S2]

[tobodestroyer]

Jas,

Thanks for the advice. Clearly someone has been here before as it was out in less than five minutes. A couple of wiggles and out she popped. It'll be interesting to see what Paul finds in there...

[S2central.net]

If its 1st removal it can be very tiresome removing them... But looks like yours isn't a virgin. I should be able to tell you who tweaked it before. Meantime if you can check that the WGFV wiring is in tact and that no bodges of plumbing to that and the WG are present it would be good.

Paul

[Jas11n]

Jas,

Thanks for the advice. Clearly someone has been here before as it was out in less than five minutes. A couple of wiggles and out she popped. It'll be interesting to see what Paul finds in there...

My guess it'll be those digitec chips, Don't remember Gav saying he'd changed to anything else, only that he'd tightened the wastegate spring down or changed it.
Same was advised to me to overcome the hesitation I got with those chips, only I didn't want to mess with wastegate springs etc.

I removed them and put them in the best place possible.....................the bin.

[tobodestroyer]

...only I didn't want to mess with wastegate springs etc.

I removed them and put them in the best place possible.....................the bin.

Which went in the bin, the chips or the WG springs?

Paul, the WGFV and WG look fine as far as I can tell.