Technical ECU OBD

[Fou75]

Hi,

I was wondering if it is possible to read out the ECU on my 1988 fiat panda, (1000ie 4x4) with an OBD? I haven't found anything about it online but I'm still curious.

Michiel

 

[the green vanper]

Hello,

OBD is younger than your car, but there are definitely ways to read the contents of the ECU. I have no idea if there are any diagnostic information or only the code and how to do it though.

 

[Fou75]

Thanks!!

 

[Fou75]

Is it easy to find a new ECU?

 

[the green vanper]

I'm afraid it could be impossible.

Try finding if flashing a used ECU is possible, they should be a little bit easier to get from a breaker. No idea how much information they contained so long ago, perhaps replacing by another one from the same engine is possible.

It should have some numbers on it. Any search results appear on the internet?

What happened that you're looking for a new ECU?

 

[Fou75]

There a lot but I haven't found one fit for my 1988 33kw 45hp 1000ie 4x4 engine.

 

[the green vanper]

It seems to me it's a fire engine. Same were used in Unos, probably also Puntos.

I have no idea if it could be swapped. Nowadays it's rather impossible, but 40 years ago those modules were dumb

Looking over the internet I've found several companies stating they repair different ECUs for different FIATs. More input is required. But it could be a solution. Depending on what happened to yours.

 

[Fou75]

My car is at a mechanic. I thinks the reason why my car won't start and that the ignition distributor was fried is either because of the ecu or the coil. So I have to wait until he knows more.