i bought a ecu chip to make my pm6 ecu a zc ecu. is this hard to swap out?? would i be able to do it? or should i take it to like a computer shop and have them do it. the chip didn't come with and directions. all i got was the chip and a ic socket. what is the ic socket for??

 

You are supposed to remove the original chip, solder the socket in place of the original chip, and put the new chip in the socket.

 

don't know if it'll work, but a friend was telling me about something called a ZIF (correct term?) socket. basically, you solder the ZIF socket onto the ecu, and then you can just plug in your chip instead of soldering it in. that was you can change chips if you have to without de-soldering it each time.

don't know how accurate this is, but my friend was telling me about it referring to putting in the ghettodyne.

-i don't know what an ic socket is...maybe that's the same thing that i'm thinking of?

 

what is the purpose of the ic socket??

 

The IC socket is so that you can:

1 - Install the chip without heating it when soldering. Some people feel that the chip can be damaged by the heat of soldering.

2 - Allows you to change chips, and try different programs, or go back to your stock program should you have to (emissions testing, selling the car, etc...) without having to do anymore soldering.

3 - A ZIF ( Zero Insertion Force) socket is one with a little lever that locks the chip in place, and when you release the lever, the chip comes out without having to do any prying or levering under the chip. The regular IC socket uses an interference fit between the pin on the chip and the holes in the socket to have a good contact and hold in the chip and you need to stick a screwdriver or some sort of prying device under the chip to pop it out. Good chance you'll bend the pins on the chip using this method.

 

o ok thanks! that makes a lot of sence

 

i chipped my ecu myself. it was easier than i thought. I went to radio shack and bought a desoldering pump and a low watt pin head soldering iron and ome really thin solder. you heat up one pin on the chip, when the solder is liquid form and then you click the pump and it sucks up all the solder. it takes a little patiens but anyone could do it.