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ecu do i have to change it

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hey guys when i change my transmission from tip to manual do i have to change the ecu or do i have to change the transmission ecu is that just plug in the new one and take the old one out
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I think its only the transmission ecu that you have to change.
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anybody now were i can get one in aus i got one quoted at 650 bucks
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No, you just remove the old tip ECU. You dont need a manual ECU, there is no such thing.
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You are the ECU for a manual :D
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Picky I know, but wouldn't that be a TCU?
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ok that is gud i thought i was gonna have to pay a lot of money does anybody now what bearings i need for the manual transmission like all the bearings u gotta put in when udo the conversion
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What bearings?

Have you read the manual conversion thread stickied at the top of this section?
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Bennoz wrote:What bearings?

Have you read the manual conversion thread stickied at the top of this section?
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ok so i can get a flywheel from panel house and the nuts for the pressure plate which should come with my clutch right?
but were do i buy the bearing from this is like the last part i need. will my drive shafts work i dont have abs
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Nah, the ends that go into the gearbox are different. You can just change those bits, or you can get replacement drive shafts.

I might have the long driveshaft sitting in my shed down the coast. Ill have a bit of a look on the weekend when im up there.
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    nvr2low wrote:ok so i can get a flywheel from panel house and the nuts for the pressure plate which should come with my clutch right?
    but were do i buy the bearing from this is like the last part i need. will my drive shafts work i dont have abs
    Its called a Thrust Race Bearing, or Push Out Bearing. Will come with your clutch kit. Never use second hand thrust bearings.
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    ok so anybody now were i can get the bits for the drive shafts which i have to change ova and ok that is gud yeah my mate was saying that was the bearing i need kool well i nearly got all the parts just need to wait for them to arrive
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    Bennoz wrote:No, you just remove the old tip ECU. You dont need a manual ECU, there is no such thing.
    :scratch: well what is this then? help :?
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    That, my friend, is an airbag control module if I am not mistaken ;)

    You do need to remember to connect two wires from the gearbox during the conversion so the engine ECU is fooled into thinking the auto box is in PARK or it wont start the car.

    I just cant remember which two at the moment :oops:

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    +1^

    The only wiring that needs to be done is on the original gearbox loom (large black plug). You need to join the two bigger wires (black with yellow stripe and black with red stripe) together to fool the ECU into thinking its in park. And also you will need to wire in the reverse sensor to the red with blue stripe and black with yellow stripe (small wires), these are positioned next to each other.
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    were is the reverse sensor on the auto car bennoz
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    Same sort of place as a maunal mate. Just ontop of the box near the front of the car. You'll see a plug with 2 wires going into it.
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    so i just pull them wires back into the car or take 2 wires out of the car after wiring them into those wires to trick the ecu?
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    so i still plug it into the gearbox or u cant on a manual or i plug it onto the gearbox and add 2 cables to those cables to go back into the tip ecu
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