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  • ECU diagnostic mode explained

    The ECU is in the passenger footwell, behind the plastic kickplate to the left of your feet. You'll have to remove the computer from the mounts in the footwell, as the led/leds you'll need to see are pointing towards the front of the car. Switch on the ignition but don't start engine, the led on the ECU will begin glowing turn the selector screw clockwise all the way.

    There's three types of factory ecu in Skylines, One type has two LEDs and five modes, the other type has one LED and two modes and the last type has no LEDs, the output is done with the engine check light in the instrument cluster.

    For two led ecus the led will flash once, pause, flash twice, pause... all the way up to five this is the diagnostic mode Mode 1 = one flash, mode 5 = five flashes. When you reach the right mode, turn the screw back counter-clockwise. Mode 3 is what most people use.

    For one led ecus wait a couple of seconds, and turn the screw back counter-clockwise, the ECU is now in mode 2 the engine check light on the dash will mirror the LED on the computer.

    The led will flash out a code or series of codes if there is more than one fault More recent ECU's have two LED's red is first digit, green is second digit, eg red 2x flash, green 1x flash = code 21. The ecus on most R32's have one LED, long flash = first digit, short flash = second digit, eg long, long, short = code 21.

    Codes:
    11 - Crank Angle Sensor/Camshaft Position Sensor
    12 - Air Flow Meter
    13 - Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor
    14 - Vehicle Speed Sensor
    21 - Ignition Signal
    22 - Fuel Pump
    23 - Idle Switch
    24 - Throttle Valve Switch
    25 - Idle Speed Control Valve
    26 - Boost Pressure Sensor
    27 -
    28 - Cooling Fan Circuit
    29 -
    30 -
    31 - ECM
    32 - EGR Function
    33 - Heated Oxygen Sensor
    34 - Knock Sensor
    35 - Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor
    36 - EGR Control-Back Pressure Transducer
    37 - Knock Sensor
    38 - Right hand bank Closed Loop (B2)
    41 - Intake Air Temperature Sensor
    42 - Fuel Temperature Sensor
    43 - Throttle Position Sensor
    45 - Injector Leak
    47 - Crankshaft Position Sensor
    51 - Injector Circuit
    53 - Oxygen Sensor
    54 - A/T Control
    55 - No Malfunction
    63 - No. 6 Cylinder Misfire
    64 - No. 5 Cylinder Misfire
    65 - No. 4 Cylinder Misfire
    66 - No. 3 Cylinder Misfire
    67 - No. 2 Cylinder Misfire
    68 - No. 1 Cylinder Misfire
    71 - Random Misfire
    72 - TWC Function right hand bank
    76 - Fuel Injection System Function right hand bank
    77 - Rear Heated Oxygen Sensor Circuit
    82 - Crankshaft Position Sensor
    84 - Automatic Transmission Diagnostic Communication Line
    87 - Canister Control Solenoid Valve Circuit
    91 - Front Heated Oxygen Sensor Heater Circuit right hand bank
    94 - TCC Solenoid Valve
    95 - Crank Position Cog
    98 - Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor
    101 - Front Heated Oxygen Sensor Heater Circuit right hand bank
    103 - Park/Neutral Position Switch Circuit
    105 - EGR and EGR Canister Control Solenoid Valve Circuit
    108 - Canister Purge Control Valve Circuit
    111 - Inhibitor Switch
    112 - Automatic Transmission Speed Sensor
    113 - Automatic Transmission 1st Signal
    114 - Automatic Transmission 2nd Signal
    115 - Automatic Transmission 3rd Signal
    116 - Automatic Transmission 4th Signal
    118 - Automatic Transmission Shift Solenoid Valve A
    121 - Automatic Transmission Shift Solenoid Valve B
    123 - Automatic Transmission Overrun Clutch Solenoid Valve
    124 - Automatic Transmission TOR Conv Solenoid Valve
    125 - Automatic Transmission Line Pressure Solenoid
    126 - Automatic Transmission Throttle Position Sensor
    127 - Automatic Transmission Engine Speed Signal
    128 - Automatic Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor

    Turn the ignition off to put the ECU back to normal.




    REAL TIME O2 SENSOR TEST PROCEDURE

    Do the same procedure as above to get the ECU into mode 2 (single LED ECU)
    or for mode 1 (dual LED ECU's)

    1 Start the engine.

    2 Warm the engine, and then run under no load at 2000 rpm for
    the test.

    3a Single LEDs: on = lean, off = rich

    3b Dual LED's: green LED on = lean, green LED off = rich

    4 Go by the trend shown, e.g. mostly on = lean, mostly off = rich.

    The LED should be flashing between 5-10 times per 10 seconds
    under normal conditions.




    Thanks to: gtst lad & squeak
    Last edited by Madskyline; 09-28-2011, 07:58 PM.
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