19 16v ecu in a valver

[_Tom]

My Matey is a mechanic and his workmate has a chipped ecu for a ren 19 16v. Now i know its the same engine but would this work in my valver? Hes a mechanic and says it will but im un-sure! Also he says its just a case of pluggin it in- is this right?

 

[rt172]

Paul16v was using a 19 16v chip in his valver before its 2.0 conversion IIRC. I dont think it revved all the way to 7200 though...

 

[_Tom]

Did he say there was a power gain though?

 

[Adams_16v]

iv got a 19 ECU in my vlaver and it works fine. whether the chip would work is another thing. iv known a couple of people inc paul16v to try it with a chip that was for the 19 and the car wouldnt start!

u may as well try it. only a 5 min job to change it!

 

[_Tom]

is it just case of un-plug then plug?

 

[moggs]

Just a case of unplugging and re-plugging mate. if the engine doesnt fire up then it dont work. Cant see it not working tho. Good luck

 

[_Tom]

Is there any risk of fecking up my car though?

 

[BenS_172]

No chance of damaging the car, but it may well not work.

Theres about 8 versions of the ECU for F type engines, and theyre not all interchangeable. I know as I had a chipped ECU that worked fine on one 19 but wont fire up the engine in my other 19.. Give it a go. If it fires your in business, if it doesnt - then I wouldnt buy it! lol