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liltang21

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Hey such a newb question but I don't feel like digging around in the car to find it. But where is the ECU? and how do i get to it? What is securing it? I am chipping soon and in the instructions it did not include where it was located. Also I got a FS/SCT chip but it was purchased a while ago (1.5years ago est.). How do I know if it is a red, blue, or green chip? Is it just the color of the box on the board? And does that mean it cannot be tuned at all even if someone has the tuner to custom tune it? Also I got 2 codes on this thing. One on the box that reads xau0 and the other reads 1Qo2 (or its IQ02) which is the correct code? Help me out guys. Thanks. Sorry for the bombardment of newbness.
 
it's behind the passenger side kick panel. the panel comes off with a few tugs after you get the panel beside it off..with a tug too.

everything else should be self explanitory if i'm not mistaken.

dave!!
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Don't try unhinging the black plastic thing that goes around the ECU. Slide the ECU out of it - it breaks pretty easy.
 
The official Ford manual says slide it out. Taking that into account and the fact I broke the thing on my last Focus, I'm a Slidder
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hahaha thanks guys for the help. that link helps a lot thanks.
 
i wish i would have known 2 weeks ago that sliding the ecu out of that plastic bracket was the correct way to do it cuz like lots of other people i busted the hell out of that plastic clip thing, so take there advice and slide the darn thing out...

jason
 
Chalk up another broken plastic clippy-thingy
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Oh well.
Welcome to Team Slider - glad to have you aboard.
 
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