ECU box locations

[John Hess]

It varies by manufacturer, model, and/or year.  My '86 Corvette has it
under the dash on the passenger side.  My Por$che had it in the fender
well over the left rear wheel.  My friend's '90 Corvette has it under
the hood.


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> From: 	Bruce Bowling[SMTP:bowling at cebaf.gov]
> Sent: 	Monday, September 08, 1997 3:15 PM
> To: 	diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: 	ECU box locations
> 
> Here's a question I have been meaning to ask:
> 
> Where do auto manufacturers put the ECU boxes? Many times,
> I am asked to find the ECU, and I often fail to locate them,
> which makes me look like sort of an idiot. I do not know all
> of the different hiding places, nor do I like tearing apart
> the dash to later discover that the box is in the trunk.
> I always start by tearing out the kick panel by the passenger's
> compartment and start from there. Do auto manufacturers
> have a tendency to put them in the same place between models?
> 
> I know that Nissan likes putting them under the passenger's seat.
> 
> I think that this is useful FYI for anyone on this list.
> 
> - Bruce
> 
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