Has anyone relocated their ECU (to glovebox?) this way you dont have to dig under the carpet to check codes? Is it possible?

 

anything's possible it all depends on how long the harness is....I forget exactly where it comes through the firewall..if its up near the glovebox, it'd probably work...otherwise, not gonna be long enough and it wouldnt be worth it to extend it... how bout putting a little 'window' in your carpet so you can see the codes

 

i would consider it, but the ECU is chassis grounded and i would not like the idea of running a ground wire between the ECU and the chassis, it may be a different resistance and possibly cause the car to run improperly. the method i would choose would be to cut off one connector at a time, with at least 2 inches of wire left on the connector, in order to properly reattach the wires. also, i would document exactly what color wires went to each pin location before cutting.

 

if you do that make sure you sodder all wires and try to get same color wire and you know what tape to get.

 

there is no way to get exactly the same color wire as the ecu connectors, that is why i would reccomend documenting the colors and locations of the wires before cutting off the connectors.

 

way way too much trouble just to be able to read codes quicker..

 

here's a thought. pop the ECM cover off solder 6-8 feet wires and relocated the LED place it somewhere in the dash...
sometimes the simplest solution is the easiest
stan

 

here's a novel idea: get your car running right so you don't need to check codes 'cause there aren't any!

ECU codes suck. I ran around with my ECU on the floor for a couple months sorting various crap out after my swap, and it's nice having it tucked away now, without ever having the CEL come on.

-Trevor

 

that's the best idea yet

 

I was thinking of putting a grommet in the carpet where the light is. Itwould be easy to look there and there would be no soldering.

-Dustin

 

another thing to do is something like the later model cars...wire you CEL to the led so that flashes the code for you..