Is my p28-a02 chipped or virgen

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Apr 7, 2008 | 07:18 PM

1990EFHATCH

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Is my p28-a02 chipped or virgen

i just bougth this p28 on ebay and i couldnt start my car. i get spark and fuel but the car wont turn on. so i opened the ecu and i dnt know if its chipped and the ecu smelled like burnt

Apr 7, 2008 | 08:51 PM

JACER63

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Re: Is my p28-a02 chipped or virgen (1990EFHATCH)

looks to be chipped to me... may need to burn new basemap to chip.. i.e crome,ectune etc.. hope this helps..

Apr 7, 2008 | 09:40 PM

akandok

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Re: Is my p28-a02 chipped or virgen (JACER63)

yep.. looks chipped

Apr 7, 2008 | 11:42 PM

fourthgenhatchB17

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Re: Is my p28-a02 chipped or virgen (akandok)

ECU smelling burned is not a good sign. Open up the other side of the ecu (take off the back cover) and look for burned/blackened spots. To me, they seem easier to spot from the backside.

Apr 8, 2008 | 10:09 AM

zccr-xsi

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Re: Is my p28-a02 chipped or virgen (fourthgenhatchB17)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fourthgenhatchB17 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ECU smelling burned is not a good sign. Open up the other side of the ecu (take off the back cover) and look for burned/blackened spots. To me, they seem easier to spot from the backside. </TD></TR></TABLE>

no its not.post up a pic of Q31 and see if that part is blowen!