Topic: HELP needed!! ecu question

[88runner]

OK, I think my 3vze ecu is shut, I've found a complete 93 truck for 1000$canadian(I'll have a spare motor and spare parts )

now the question, mine is an auto trans. and the other is a manual trans., I've looked on car-part.com and I see no difference in the part# of m/t and a/t so will a m/t ecu work with a a/t?

[WHITE_TRASH]

why not swap in the 5 speed too.

[88runner [OP]]

cause I like the auto, I had the 5 speed on my previous truck and I really like being able to focus on the driving insted of holding clutch brake and gs pedal all at the same time. plus the auto give me more crawl ratio, maybe it's not great on a 22re but with the 3vze(low end torque and hp) I don't realy see the major upgrade with the 5 speed.

anyway, you don't know if it's the same ecu,some 22re have the same a/t as mine(a340h) so if it work on a 22re why wouldn't it work on a 3vz.

a340h have a separate computer on top of the tranny tunnel so I don't know if the ecu as anything to do with it.

[88runner [OP]]

well good news it was not the ecu, bad thing is I already bought the other truck, but what's good about it I now have a complete spare truck

the trouble was the distributor it was changed at the stealer for a new one but the truck wouldn't start after the replacement.
thought it was the ecu but during winter I had done some experimenting with a 4 cylinder ingnitor and messed with the plug and 2 wire were inverted

but I found that yes the computer from a M/T can work without mod on a A/T

now I'm gonna keep all electrical stuff, throttle body, doors(will make half doors ), rear axles and sell the what's remaining piece by piece so I'll probbly end up making some money with it.

[sno runner]

The computer for the manual, and automatic are different, so if you want to run the A/T you'll need the A/T computer.
Peace Aeehh:)
Remo

[88runner [OP]]

but I found that yes the computer from a M/T can work without mod on a A/T

Isn't that clear enough for you I did swap them and it work for the 88 89 v6 auto or manual trans.
If you go on car-parts.com and search for 88 v6 engine computer you'll see that they all have the same part# a/t or m/t.

 

[sno runner]

My bad bud, I just saw the year of your truck. that might be the difference why your ECU's are interchangable. My computer on my 95 burned out, and I replced it with a used one. Unfortunatly the one the shop ordered was for an A/T, which the  mechanic said would not work with a manual. Glad to here your back up and running.

[88runner [OP]]

Don't worry I knew you didn't see something.

95 is totaly different cause it's the first year of the 3.4l 5vze.

don't trust anyone from the dealer they don't know sh#t.
i.e. the other day I was arguing with a girl in the part departement telling her that v6 started in 88 but she was totally positive that it started in 86.
next time I'll see her I'll bet 3000$ that she can't find a v6 before 88 in notrh america.