Swapping PCMs

[V6Maniac]

How difficult is it to swap a pcm and how do you do it? I need to know for my rear-end swap I'm doing shortly.

[raxxus]

Swapping a pcm is easy pie man. Just gotta disconnect the two bolts, take off the two connector attachements, and pull that mother out. Its very annoying to pull out, but you can do it, just give it hell [img]smile.gif[/img] Make sure you disconnect the battery first though! If you need help on the rear-end swap I just completed mine, aol me at Zaknafein6

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

Make sure you are careful when you are removing the two bolts on the connectors, if you do it the wrong way or if your too rough it will break the conneters and you really be sol. And also make sure to remove the two bolts on the casing the PCM is sitting in and then move the whole thing to the right and try toget it out. You might have to loosen the water guard under the windshield there because I did.

In case you didnt know the PCM is in the upper left hand corner of the engine compartment, easily visable due to all the wires going into it. I fuxored my hand up doing this so be careful all that metal in there is sharp.


for fun do a seacrh for: PWNED by my PCM, it details in length what happened to me. [img]graemlins/dunce.gif[/img]

[ April 01, 2003: Message edited by: Dirty8-un-Dreds ]</p>

[hockeyman]

Why are you replacing the PCM? I installed another rear in my car and I didn't need to change anything other than the emergency brake cables.

-Marc

[raxxus]

hockeyman

he probably is changing gears brother

[Tri-Flo 99]

i did my 99 in less than 5 minutes....easier than doing a lid...oops i noticed that you have a 96, i think those ones are harder