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ECU Location?

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hey guyz umm im new to the forum and i just got my 94 GT wagon legacy like 2 days ago... i got a boost gauge and tach.. im trying to install the tach but i dont know where the ECU is? can someone help please..? :(
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Post by vrg3 »

You're in Japan?

I believe you'll find the ECU underneath the driver side dash somewhere. It should be pretty clear when you find it. It'll be a silver box with a large yellow seventy-something pin connector on it, with four harness connectors going into it.
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Post by Legacy_n_Jpn »

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK its a good thing i found this legacy forum... haha and yes im in japan where people pimp out legacys to the fullest its pretty sick... and cars are so cheap.. actually i usta have a nissan bluebird( altima 1st gen) and head gasketblew... and i didnt wanna fix it so i got this legacy for FREE ( no joke) cuz the person that owned it was about to leave and didnt want to sell it...
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Wow, nice deal!

Cool... Well, I might be wrong, since I've never seen a JDM 1st-generation Legacy... So let us know if you find it and where exactly it is. :)
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Post by Legacy_n_Jpn »

actually its a 2nd gen i think its a 1994 so yea i dunt know how many legacys there has been since this one its BG5 thats all i know...
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Oh, right, I forgot that was a second generation... In that case, I think your ECU may be under the passenger side carpeting, below the glove box.
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Post by Legacy_n_Jpn »

its not there but i see a silver box under the driver side (the right side) is that it? theres pins on it but i dunno if it has the one with the 4 harness
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Post by vrg3 »

It could be the ECU.

You know, I actually have no idea what the connectors on your ECU look like anyway.

But if you can find a part number on the box, and it starts with 22611, that's almost certainly the ECU.
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Post by Legacy_n_Jpn »

oh okay it says like K E on it like in big letters where can i find which pin is the tach output? i saw that one link with the ECU for the BC and BF but i dunno if it s same for fines? is it?
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Post by vrg3 »

If the connectors match up with the BC/BF ECU's (i.e. there's a 26-pin connector, a 16-pin connector, a 12-pin connector, and a 22-pin connector), then there's a good chance that the tach signal is in the same spot.

On our cars the wire is black with a blue stripe.

I strongly suggest you seek out a better resource than this BBS, though.
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haha okay well yea i tried i havent found much but thats really kewl are the pin connector suppose to be in order 24,16,12,and 22?
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Post by vrg3 »

Yes, in that order, if you look at the ECU connectors with the locking tabs on top.
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