Technical Engine connection?

[AleDj]

Hello, i have recently engine swapped a 1998 1.8 gt 16v bravo and don't know where and how to connect it afterwards. I did the engine swap with my uncle who has helped me with the engine swap process and who i got the car from but i wish to do the rest alone. He advised me to consult the forums or find online how to connect. Any help for what to do?

 

[The Panda Nut]

Short answer is I dont know, but hopefully someone will help. You need to give a lot more details. What have you changed and what have you kept. AGes of both engines. and maybe some photos. You will need to have access to something like mES diagnostics and a laptop I suspect. I hope someone will come and give more helpful comments

 

[AleDj]

Short answer is I dont know, but hopefully someone will help. You need to give a lot more details. What have you changed and what have you kept. AGes of both engines. and maybe some photos. You will need to have access to something like mES diagnostics and a laptop I suspect. I hope someone will come and give more helpful comments

The issue stems from "matching the cpu to the engine" as my uncle says which i have no clue how to do

 

[The Panda Nut]

You will certainly need an ECU which matches the engine / year and sze etc. It seems to be a mine field I hope starting this off will get you some help. Do also use the search function and have a trawl through as engine swaps have been done. After 5 or 10 posts if you find something that looks promising you may be able to private message the poster via this site and ask people directly. Try searching chang9ng engine or ECU and see if anything helpful comes up.

 

[AleDj]

You will certainly need an ECU which matches the engine / year and sze etc. It seems to be a mine field I hope starting this off will get you some help. Do also use the search function and have a trawl through as engine swaps have been done. After 5 or 10 posts if you find something that looks promising you may be able to private message the poster via this site and ask people directly. Try searching chang9ng engine or ECU and see if anything helpful comes up.

Engine was replaced with a 1.8 from a marea, although the stock was also a 1.8 16v. I dont know what year the marea donor engine was but the bravo is a 1996. I tried searching on both this and other forums yet i cant find much

 

[The Panda Nut]

Well that is good as they should be the same so hopefully the ecu might too. If it were me... I would first try to plug it all in and see if it responds. Easier to use what you have. Problems will be if some components are differeent. Things were simpler then but as the engine is older it might not have some things the previous engine did. You may have to reprogram the ecu so it knows what componentts it hss. Or you may need an ecu to match the older engine. software called Multi ECU Scan can do some of this its called proxy alignment. If you use the original cars sensors or have tyem to hand they may get you out of trouble as you can substitute them if errors are caused by older sensors sendong messages to a newer ecu. Multi ECu Scan or MES is supplied by uk based companycalled Gendan .co .uk

They also have a forum and the staff I am sure would be a mine of information on ecu compatibility. May be email and ssk if your ecuis compatiblewith the engine. There may be issues with ignition timing and fuel injection. i guess its possible to tell the ecu, or get another and deal with the other things it controls.

Back when these cars were made thing were simpler. So mes may well ve all you need.

 

[AleDj]

Well that is good as they should be the same so hopefully the ecu might too. If it were me... I would first try to plug it all in and see if it responds. Easier to use what you have. Problems will be if some components are differeent. Things were simpler then but as the engine is older it might not have some things the previous engine did. You may have to reprogram the ecu so it knows what componentts it hss. Or you may need an ecu to match the older engine. software called Multi ECU Scan can do some of this its called proxy alignment. If you use the original cars sensors or have tyem to hand they may get you out of trouble as you can substitute them if errors are caused by older sensors sendong messages to a newer ecu. Multi ECu Scan or MES is supplied by uk based companycalled Gendan .co .uk

They also have a forum and the staff I am sure would be a mine of information on ecu compatibility. May be email and ssk if your ecuis compatiblewith the engine. There may be issues with ignition timing and fuel injection. i guess its possible to tell the ecu, or get another and deal with the other things it controls.

Back when these cars were made thing were simpler. So mes may well ve all you need.

The engine is newer i think, the engine i put was a marea one and the car is a 96/97 bravo

 

[AleDj]

You will certainly need an ECU which matches the engine / year and sze etc. It seems to be a mine field I hope starting this off will get you some help. Do also use the search function and have a trawl through as engine swaps have been done. After 5 or 10 posts if you find something that looks promising you may be able to private message the poster via this site and ask people directly. Try searching chang9ng engine or ECU and see if anything helpful comes up.

Another thing to ask, i saw a couple of those reset your ECU videos online, could they work because the car is starting for a second and then turning off