Category: Electronics

If you like to open electronic devices when they get damaged, either to try to fix it or to use it for spare electronic parts or just to take a look inside, out of curiosity to see how it is…

When you replace your 2001, 2002, or 2003 Toyota RAV4 ECM (engine computer or ECU) with a used or recycled unit, you must reprogram the ECM to work with your existing keys if your vehicle has an immobilizer system (an…

When working with immobilizer EEPROMs, sometimes the ideal way for us to program the EEPROM is to do it while it is in the circuit, as removing it, programming it, and resoldering it back to the circuit adds a bit…

This covers installing a chip in the 1992-1995 Honda JDM ECUs: “P72”, “P30”, and “P08”. Installing a performance chip on 1992-1995 Honda JDM computers uses the same method as described in other posts on this website about non-JDM ECUs. You…

This is for the following Honda ECM computers: PM6, PW0, PR3 (OBD-0), and PR4 (OBD-0) Installing a performance chip in a 1988-1991 Honda Civic/CRX is simple: remove (desolder) the stock chip, solder a 28-pin socket in its place, and insert…

This applies to the following Honda ECM computers: P0A, P0B, P0C, P0H (OBD-I), P11, P12, P13, and P14 Installing a performance chip on the 1993-1995 Honda Prelude and 1994-1995  Honda Accord is a simple procedure that consists of removing the…

Instructions to install a performance chip on your 1989-1994 Suzuki Swift GT/GTi ECU   Start by locating the engine computer in your car. It is located under the driver’s side lower dash panel. Remove the bolts that attach the ECM,…

To install a performance chip on a VW Jetta, Golf, or Passat model ECM from around 1995, first locate and uninstall the ECU from your car. The location of the ECM in most models is in the engine compartment, below…

We’re often asked for an EWS delete chip. That is, a chip that boosts the horsepower of their 1995 325i and deletes the EWS protection at the same time.   About the EWS System   EWS is an anti-theft system…

This article is a companion to the Toyota Corolla Immobilizer Reset Service we offer for the 2005-2007 Toyota Corolla, but it may also help if you own the same model and recently replaced the ECM with a used or recycled one, and…