I'm still not 100% sure that it's the ECM that's failed. At least it's a really good starting point. I'll have this list handy if I get to wrecker's soon to check. That list is great! The ECM in the vibe says 'toyota' on it so I'm guessing these part numbers would match something that's in a vibe. You may also be able to call the dealership and inquire about the number (if the Vibe number is different) if they don't want to help, maybe send it to me and I'll threaten to crush the guys at my local dealer to death with my love handles if they don't cooperate Let me know if these numbers match up at all. nterim.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href) return false There were specific batches that should be listed online somewhere. On a side note.will the ECU always throw a light if its faulty? A dealer told me over the phone that there is no way the ECU can be bad unless the engine light is on.just wondering if that's true or not.Ĭ2cummin wrote:How do you check the part number? Is there an identifier in it to tell if it came from a recall? I'd just like to be able to tell before buying it if possible.If you remove the ECM, it will have the part number on it. I might have to take to the dealer after all. I don't really want to drive around with a check engine light on constantly. I guess my attempts might be pointless if a used ECU can't have the VIN changed anyways. I'm just saying it's at least different enough that you have to use GM communication programming. If you use Snap-On's Solus Pro, you can't use the Toyota personality key to talk to the ECU as well and have to use the same one as the GM vehicles. When it talks to Toyotas, it can recalibrate the programming, perform a health check, and some other functions. You can talk to other cars using it but can only pull up codes and sometimes the live datastream. The Toyota scan tool won't talk to my vibe the way it does a Toyota. Just wondering because a friend of mine thinks he'll be able to program the VIN into the used ECU but is gathering tools/software required for doing so on a Toyota. Everything actually other than the grill on the front says Toyota. How did you end up reprogramming the ECU? Did you take to a dealer for that?Ĭ2cummin wrote:Would the programming really be that different? Just curious since the ECU in my car says Toyota on it. I can't say for sure on the Vibe ECU, but Fabian taught me how to do the ECU recall on a 2006 Corolla yesterday.ĮDIT: Forgot to mention the car will run with the new ECU straight away, as far as I can tell. You would have to research and see if their ECU could be reflashed or not, however you have to remember that it's an odd duck because it is Toyota hardware with probably GM protocols for communicating to scan tools but possibly Toyota software for actually running the engine. I think the GM version of the Toyota ECU has totally different protocols. Once the VIN on a Toyota ECU is set, it CANNOT be changed, so a used ECU will throw a code on a car that doesn't match its VIN. C2cummin wrote:Would that likely be all? There wouldn't be any performance issues or check engine light?Toyotas will throw a check engine light if you install a new ECU, which must have a VIN programmed into it using a Toyota dealership's special computer.
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