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    engine swap

    as i found out one of my cams is nackerd so I am going to get a engine for it and put it in the car its going to be the same engine code but do I need to have the ecu with the engine I am going to buy or does my own ecu work

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    Other than possibly needing to use your old etm, you should be fine.
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    whats a etm lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by volvos60t View Post
    whats a etm lol
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    oh ok lol

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    but could I keep the other etm that will be on the engine

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    Quote Originally Posted by volvos60t View Post
    but could I keep the other etm that will be on the engine
    They are coded to your ecu


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    why not fit a new head or cam. new engine seems a bit extreme

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    Quote Originally Posted by graemewelch View Post
    why not fit a new head or cam. new engine seems a bit extreme
    my engine is high millage its got 162thousend miles on it so if I get a engine with lower millage

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamest5r View Post
    They are coded to your ecu
    oh ok dam it lol


 

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