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ALH engine and ECU management in 1998 Jetta
by
4BTA4ME
on 18 Jul, 2007 07:43
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I have my ECU, engine harness, throttle pedal and engine from my wrecked 2001 tdi Jetta. Can I use the engine managment portion of the 2001 ALH ECU? I guess the question is will it manage the engine without dealing with the immobilizer issue.
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#1
by
MikkiJayne
on 18 Jul, 2007 16:16
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If you have the whole car why not just swap over all the immo stuff as well? It won't work without it unless you have the ecu re-programmed by someone like Upsolute or RocketChip.
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#2
by
4BTA4ME
on 18 Jul, 2007 19:54
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I don't have the car anymore. I did keep the ingnition key and key cylinder though. I don't have an ALH instrument cluster. I'd rather not go and buy an instrument cluster and cut up my dash to make an ALH cluster fit if possible. Are you saying it will it run the engine management with some reprogramming by Upsolute or Rocketchip? Anyone else have information?
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#3
by
MikkiJayne
on 19 Jul, 2007 04:29
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Ah ok :wink:
Talk to Jeff at RocketChip - he can definitely remove the immobiliser, then it will run just fine. I've been talking to him about doing the same thing to an AHU. Of course it would be rude not to get a stage 1 remap at the same time
What are you going to put it in?
Mikki x
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#4
by
4BTA4ME
on 19 Jul, 2007 06:06
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I think my 1st choice for vehicle would be my 1998 Wolfsburg 2.0L Jetta and second choice would be a 1998 Suzuki 4x4 Sidekick or ZUK Samurai with hardtop. I could end up with a potential rock crawler with one of those. I was getting 53 mpg when the ALH was in the 2001 Jetta. My 4BTA pickup is getting me 28 mpg. Would be nice to see 53 mpg again.
What is the HP gain with stage one? Sounds like a VR6 clutch may be in order there.
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#5
by
4BTA4ME
on 19 Jul, 2007 12:51
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Are there any phone numbers for Rocketchip or do I have to wait several weeks for an e-mail response? I read it takes a long time to get an e-mail reply.
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#6
by
MikkiJayne
on 19 Jul, 2007 16:02
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I think stage 1 is about 110-115 bhp.
I got a reply from Jeff the same day so I guess it depends on how busy he is.
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#7
by
4BTA4ME
on 21 Aug, 2007 07:35
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Anyone know what stage 1 chip price is at Rocket Chip? I got one reply back from Jeff on Immo defeat but no reply back on price.
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#8
by
Slave2School
on 21 Aug, 2007 09:21
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I think it is around 300-350, price varries based on volume, GTG's etc.
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#9
by
4BTA4ME
on 21 Aug, 2007 12:53
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Does Rocket Chip have the ability to do a full check out an ECU or at least the engine management portion? My entire engine harness was severed in the car accident and I'm concerned that I now have a damaged ECU from shorted conductors during the severing.
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#10
by
Slave2School
on 21 Aug, 2007 12:55
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He should be able to do that. Marc (Redrotors) also has the skills you seek if RC is too hard to get ahold of
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#11
by
4BTA4ME
on 21 Aug, 2007 15:29
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Does Redrotors also have the ability to disable the IMMO software? I'd like to get both the checkout and a stage 1 upgrade at the same time.
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#12
by
Slave2School
on 21 Aug, 2007 15:40
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99.999% sure he can do that.
http://www.mikrotuning.com/, there may be other alternatives for you down in the USA too, such as someone who may have put a PD150 into a MK III...
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#13
by
4BTA4ME
on 22 Aug, 2007 06:29
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Thanks Slave2School.
Mickrotuning has already responded and he does take care of the IMMO problem. We are now working out my needs regarding chip program.
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#14
by
4BTA4ME
on 23 Aug, 2007 08:37
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I see that the ALH CAN signal for the OBD-II port goes through the instrument cluster and then to the OBD test plug. Since I'm not using an ALH instrument cluster will I have a problem getting proper OBD-II scan tests by the local E-Chack station? I'm hoping the OBD signal is just passing through the instrument cluster to activate the code light.
Anyone familiar with this?