Installing chip?!
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Installing chip?!
I am thinking about getting a chip for my ecu, I was just wandering how hard it is? I have done just about every other thing on a car but have never tried it, anyone ever done this? Any suggestions, should I get a shop to do it?
Re: Installing chip?! (HardLowrdRanger)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HardLowrdRanger »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">OBD1 ECUs are easy... No desoldering needed for most of them... So it'll be fairly easy for you if you can solder...</TD></TR></TABLE>
you may need to desolder some of the solder that's in the holes before you start soldering the chip in. it makes life a lot easier.
you may need to desolder some of the solder that's in the holes before you start soldering the chip in. it makes life a lot easier.
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Re: Installing chip?! (shermanyang)
lol, it's so normal to me i don't even think of it as desoldering anymore... Only when there's a chip to take out... woops... i stand corrected... If you can desolder/solder... 
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Re: Installing chip?! (93solsigsr)
It's not THAT hard, if you can de-solder and solder. The de-soldering is more difficult IMO. I used and old ECU to learn on and made a mess of it by the time I was done. The first real ECU looked fine after that. If you're not real confident in your skills, I would have someone do it for you.
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