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Heres a Tutorial Posted by Slobeatz on the Other Site, For removing the ECU and Immobilizer for Hondata....
Mods, might wanna make this a Sticky
Removing the Immobilizer:
1. Removing steering colum covers: There are 3 screws below the column that should be removed. Next you must release the top portion of the cover from the bottom portion. I found that if you press with both hands on the top of the cover, where the arrow is, it will give you enough space to insert a flat-head screwdriver to push in the connecting snaps. If you'll notice there are little bumps on the bottom cover. Plus the screwdriver in between those bumps to push back the snaps enough to pop the top off.
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Next you must remove the two wire adapters and the 2 screws holding the immobilizer in place. I had to use a short phillips-head screwdriver that had a wide head to remove the screws.
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Removing the ECU:
First you must remove the center foot-panels. Below is a pic of the Drivers side panel, there is a screw at the top and a screw/pop connector at the bottom. The passenger side only has the screw/pop connecter.
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After removing the screws, the panel just pops out
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Next I removed the AC vent for more room. Both sides have these vents and with a little wiggling they'll come out.
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To get to the ECU, you must first pull back the carpeting on both sides of the center console.
To remove the ECU, you'll need to use a ratched w/a 10mm socket. There is one bolt on each side of the ECU. On the passenger side, it's easier to remove all the wires before trying to remove the bolt.
Driver side:
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Passenger side:
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Remove the ECU by pulling it out on the passenger side
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and viola! no more ECU
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Mods, might wanna make this a Sticky
Removing the Immobilizer:
1. Removing steering colum covers: There are 3 screws below the column that should be removed. Next you must release the top portion of the cover from the bottom portion. I found that if you press with both hands on the top of the cover, where the arrow is, it will give you enough space to insert a flat-head screwdriver to push in the connecting snaps. If you'll notice there are little bumps on the bottom cover. Plus the screwdriver in between those bumps to push back the snaps enough to pop the top off.
Next you must remove the two wire adapters and the 2 screws holding the immobilizer in place. I had to use a short phillips-head screwdriver that had a wide head to remove the screws.
Removing the ECU:
First you must remove the center foot-panels. Below is a pic of the Drivers side panel, there is a screw at the top and a screw/pop connector at the bottom. The passenger side only has the screw/pop connecter.
After removing the screws, the panel just pops out
Next I removed the AC vent for more room. Both sides have these vents and with a little wiggling they'll come out.
To get to the ECU, you must first pull back the carpeting on both sides of the center console.
To remove the ECU, you'll need to use a ratched w/a 10mm socket. There is one bolt on each side of the ECU. On the passenger side, it's easier to remove all the wires before trying to remove the bolt.
Driver side:
Passenger side:
Remove the ECU by pulling it out on the passenger side
and viola! no more ECU
