will a 96-98 auto civic ecu work on a 97 auto prelude?

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Jun 11, 2008 | 06:18 PM

DriveSlowHomie

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will a 96-98 auto civic ecu work on a 97 auto prelude?

will it drive and if it does is it okay to drive it temporily?

Jun 11, 2008 | 07:03 PM

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Re: will a 96-98 auto civic ecu work on a 97 auto prelude? (DriveSlowHomie)

The transmission won't shift because the TCM is looking for a digital signal from the P5M ECU.

Jun 11, 2008 | 07:10 PM

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Re: will a 96-98 auto civic ecu work on a 97 auto prelude? (Jim Truett)

so the 96 auto civic ecu does not send out signal? wouldnt both being automatic solve that?

Jun 12, 2008 | 06:48 AM

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Re: will a 96-98 auto civic ecu work on a 97 auto prelude? (DriveSlowHomie)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DriveSlowHomie »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so the 96 auto civic ecu does not send out signal? wouldnt both being automatic solve that? </TD></TR></TABLE>

The Civic ECU controls the transmission directly. The Prelude uses an outboard TCM. It will not work.