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Old 07-07-2004, 05:20 PM
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hi my situation is im using a p72 ecu on my d16z6 sohc vtec and its not smoking from the ecu. and when i try to put on a p06 ecu i start the car the p06 starts smoking. wtf can it be? plz help ty.

oh and my car is a 1993 honda civic hatchback. with a sohc d16z6 vtec motor. turbo. and my car has extra map sensor located on firewall thats the plug im using. not using the plug that is on the vtec wiring harness. if that helps.

edit Q31 is the ones thats burnt.


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Improper wiring and/or bad ecu. Sounds like an interesting setup you have.
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lol....wow its burnt
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xerox445 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol....wow its burnt</TD></TR></TABLE>

is it still usable?
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man.. that sucks... open up the ecu see if anything is burned on the board... belive me you will know if its screwed or not.. the smell is god awful.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kKdARIAN &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">man.. that sucks... open up the ecu see if anything is burned on the board... belive me you will know if its screwed or not.. the smell is god awful.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah the smell sucks. umm i opened it up and one chip looks kinda dark. but not totally off the ecu. solder still intacked. still usable?
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when factory installed smoke is released, the component needs replacing and the entire board should be checked for proper operation... at this point, no. It is not usable.
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why would you use a p72 ecu? i thought this was a GSR ecu???
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 3 3 3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why would you use a p72 ecu? i thought this was a GSR ecu???</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn beat me to it i was going to ask that. But also your P06 is fried. You need to find a new one.
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Q31 is the ones thats burnt.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egturbo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Q31 is the ones thats burnt.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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