Gaining access to ECU & plugs

[youdirtyfox]

Yo Doods need a bit of help please. how do you remove the ECU from the car so you can get to the plugs with a nice long bit of lead?

Im trying to remove one from the breakers, Ive got to ECU no problem, but there seems to be like riv-nuts holding a cover in place. Have tried extension bars and sockets from the otherside, but its just not having any of it...

Im wondering is the ECU held into a plate bolted into the body somewhere as I cant see anything, not in the manual have looked and nothing came up from searching here

[Ryan]

Its held in with 4 10mm bolts.

[youdirtyfox]

and you access them how?

[Dark_Rider2k3]

i think they are on each corner of the ECU or something. I used a 10mm and i don't even think I had to use an extensionn. Just a 10mm and a ratchet.

[Ryan]

yeah... just a ratchet? Its not comfortable to do, but kneel on the ground and stick your head under the dash, and bend your wrist funny....

I use a 2" extension on a 1/4" drive.

[Dark_Rider2k3]

Yeah I'm mistaken. But I knew it was a 1/4 inch drive

[youdirtyfox]

OK great thanks Chaps, have been out looking at mine and identified 3 of them!
left rear looks tricky to get too?! and is the right rear one also holding on the heater unit?

Front left I can find, but dont see one other yet...

[Evo_Spec]

the ECU is in the middle right at the firewall, you need to pull out the lower dash panels to gain access to it


*edit*
i just re-read everything and i'll get back to you on how to take it out, i need to go to the garage and take a pic for you

[Evo_Spec]

nevermind, i can't seem to find my spare ECU i was going to take pics of to show you the mounts.
but yeah there's 4 10mm bolts at each corner that's holding down metal brackets that are screwed into the ECU with Phillips screws

[Ryan]

The one that might be confusing is the LHS one, where its held behind a nut that is also holding some plastic part on.

[RobMinhas]

the ECU is in the middle right at the firewall, you need to pull out the lower dash panels to gain access to it


*edit*
i just re-read everything and i'll get back to you on how to take it out, i need to go to the garage and take a pic for you

Crazy off topic comment but OH MY GOD YOU PUT AN MX3 EMBLEM RIGHT ABOVE YOUR PASSENGER GLOVE BOX. That's brilliant and looks awesome!

[Evo_Spec]

the ECU is in the middle right at the firewall, you need to pull out the lower dash panels to gain access to it
*edit*
i just re-read everything and i'll get back to you on how to take it out, i need to go to the garage and take a pic for you

Crazy off topic comment but OH MY GOD YOU PUT AN MX3 EMBLEM RIGHT ABOVE YOUR PASSENGER GLOVE BOX. That's brilliant and looks awesome!

i actually got that idea off an old member here named Rekognize or something like that, he had a super nice car but he sold it.
here's his worklog if you wanna go through it http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... =Rekognize

i found the ECU and here's a pic of it with the mounting tabs on it where you'll see where the 10mm bolts would be

[youdirtyfox]

Thats brilliant help thanks Evo_Spec, appreciate it!