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dannyt
09-02-2009, 19:30
Does anyone know if this ECU has been chipped? And if it has what type of chip it is?

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/dannyt16v/ClioWilliams3-Feb2009031.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/dannyt16v/ClioWilliams3-Feb2009041.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/dannyt16v/ClioWilliams3-Feb2009042.jpg

Cheers
Danny
MatBrown
09-02-2009, 20:29
Can you get a pic from more of a side angle?


Mat.
northy
09-02-2009, 20:32
defo danny - the chip has no yellow protective coating on
dannyt
10-02-2009, 08:52
Hey Mat, unfortunately its all back together, as i needed it for work today, so i can't! Do you recognise what it might be?

Northy - u mean the standard reno chip is supposed to have a yellow protective coating on?!

Also, should you notice a difference when you unplug the ecu and put it back in again?! I noticed last night and today that it idles lower now, nearer 900 or just under, whereas before it was more like 1k? Is this normal?

Cheers
Danny
northy
10-02-2009, 09:14
shouldnt be altering anything danny - give 2live a ring as he had a hill power chip in that did that

And yes - from the factory all chips were coated in yellow anti corrosion
Jamie.
10-02-2009, 09:56
All that time I was driving round with invalidated insurance eh?
dannyt
10-02-2009, 13:30
haha...u were Jamie, good job u didn't crash it! :wink:

Suprised the previous owner never mentioned it to you!

Danny
Jamie.
10-02-2009, 14:07
I bet that it would never have stood up in court either - porbably have been seen as a boy racer.
richy
10-02-2009, 14:54
looking at this pic you can just make out what looks like a chip carrier fitted below the chip

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/dannyt16v/ClioWilliams3-Feb2009041.jpg
dannyt
10-02-2009, 16:37
yeah....im pretty sure it is sat on a chip carrier Richy, but is there anyway of telling what chip it is or who did it?

Cheers
FlamingMonkey
10-02-2009, 16:59
It is a chip as the original ECU doesnt have the window on it used by the old EEPROM erasers to clear the chip

So yes it is chipped!

You won't be able to tell who did it though, we used to have millions at my last place of work, they are just blank EEPROMS!
2 live
10-02-2009, 18:06
as said earlier mate.......thats deffo chipped tho. as northy says ...no anti-corrosion coating, and if it is on a carrier......well thats a deffo


if its a kill power chip, many ppl have had probs with em.
dannyt
10-02-2009, 22:51
Cheers lads....just gonna leave it for now, see if i can get hold of an original to put in!

Shame you can't tell which firm chipped it! Does the gunner chip look the same as that?

Danny
stevie_b
10-02-2009, 23:33
That's a standard 256Kbit EPROM, cost about £3 from an electronics shop. Could be anything written onto it really, including a copy of the standard mapping.
FlamingMonkey
11-02-2009, 09:25
Cheers lads....just gonna leave it for now, see if i can get hold of an original to put in!

Shame you can't tell which firm chipped it! Does the gunner chip look the same as that?

Danny

Yes GunnerChip looks the same as its just a standard EEPROM, its the software on it that counts.
AndyFielder
11-02-2009, 11:03
if you send it to me, i can compaire it to maps i have o see what it is... gunner chips are marked up so we wont know what it is withough plugging it into a PC.
dannyt
12-02-2009, 09:05
Thanks for the offer Andy, but i use the car as my daily driver and dont have another chip to replace it with in the meantime!
simonr85
12-02-2009, 15:14
danny you can borrow my standard williams ecu whilst you send yours off to andy if you want??? im almost positive andy can put you a standard map on a chip for you, and if you already have a chip carrier soldered in then it wont even take a minute to swap em over, id advise on a gunner chip tho mate, much better than standard!
AndyFielder
12-02-2009, 15:21
yeah i can sort you out with a gunner chip £30 delivered. I have the hardware to erase what is on that EPROM if you need me to.

Andy
simonr85
12-02-2009, 15:23
can you do standard chips too tho andy??
northy
12-02-2009, 22:01
pennyduck on ebay can do standard chips danny. i got one off him for 0171 very cheap
dannyt
14-02-2009, 12:23
cheers for the feedback.

northy - just typed in pennyduck and there is an exact match but with 0 feedback from the united states, this the one? could u take a look for me to confirm. cheers pal.
northy
14-02-2009, 19:08
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-CLIO-16V-19-16V-AND-WILLIAMS-2-0-CHIP-FOR-ECU_W0QQitemZ160315422303QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Car sParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item160315422303&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

u want a williams standard chip - tell him i sent u and i say hello. might get it cheaper too if u mention the site
kneesparks
15-02-2009, 12:43
yeah i can sort you out with a gunner chip £30 delivered. I have the hardware to erase what is on that EPROM if you need me to.

Andy
Iv just had one off Andy and its made a nice difference, Kj16v put it in for me as it was too fiddly for my solder iron.
Job well done, cost £66 in all and was well worth it 8) :D