what ecu?

[palli17]

hello just a quick question,
im changing my engine from a APY to AMK, but im wondering can i use the apy ecu or will i require a AMK one to match?

[jb0o]

Don't know 100% to your case but I have a BWA Engine with a AXX ECU.

[Craig1.8t]

It should run the car. Not sure about parameters etc, pick up a second hand ecu and if your chip is the same inside swap it over, no need to program immo in. Think its a 24C16 chip or could be a 93C86 or something alike. If you do this let me know what 8 legs chip you find tell me the numbers and I will tell you if it's correct. So log as they're same chip you can change them. It's got immo details and bin number on that chip so a little bonus by keeping your vin if you decide to get ecu for AMK pm me if you get stuck

[beachbuggy]

If you're just changing the engine it's self,nothing, including the ecu needs to be changed. You just take the old engine out and put this one in. Swapping all sensors etc over. Not sure why the talk of immo and chips is being mentioned! If however you want to run an AMK engine in your car and benefit from the EGT, wideband and other associated improvements then you'll need to run the engine, loom and ecu. Then yes you'll need to recode the ecu but again no need for swapping chips.

May be just explain a little clearer what your plans are and therefore we can advise more.

[<tuffty/>]

AMK won't have prevision for SAI and will come with a VVT cam chain tensioner.... the tensioner should be ok disconnected (have run one recently in a Mk3 Golf 20v conversion) but you would need to do an SAI delete

As has been said, the engine will drop straight in... watch the metal water pipe that runs from the water pump to the heater hoses as this can vary and the PCV pipe from the block to the cam cover is different to route past the vvt

<tuffty/>

[Craig1.8t]

If you're just changing the engine it's self,nothing, including the ecu needs to be changed. You just take the old engine out and put this one in. Swapping all sensors etc over. Not sure why the talk of immo and chips is being mentioned! If however you want to run an AMK engine in your car and benefit from the EGT, wideband and other associated improvements then you'll need to run the engine, loom and ecu. Then yes you'll need to recode the ecu but again no need for swapping chips.

May be just explain a little clearer what your plans are and therefore we can advise more.

No you don't 'need' to swap chips, but if he hasn't got vag com he can save time/money and do this. Also keeping his VIN which is a bonus. No need to make me look a fool mate.

[aragorn]

Swapping chips isnt going to work if one ECU is ME7.1 and the other ME7.5, and i'm pretty sure thats the case here!

[MUSH]

Yep APY is 7.1 and AMK is 7.5.

Swap the engine, junk the sai and use the original loom and ecu, simples...

[Craig1.8t]

Swapping chips isnt going to work if one ECU is ME7.1 and the other ME7.5, and i'm pretty sure thats the case here!

You would be right, but I did state they have to be the same chip.

[beachbuggy]

No you don't 'need' to swap chips, but if he hasn't got vag com he can save time/money and do this. Also keeping his VIN which is a bonus. No need to make me look a fool mate.

Who said anything about making you look a fool? I was just stating that mentioning chip removal wasn't necessary and you never mentioned not having vagcom in your post. For your reference it's the EEPROM 95040 chip you are referring to with 8 legs. No need to remove as fully readable and programmable whilst still on the ecu. The chip is the same through the me7 range so yes in theory it will work by removing and swapping, but then the me7.5 ecu won't work on the me7.1 loom so that would need to be changed as well. And do it continues. Sorry if you took offence.

[Craig1.8t]

Who said anything about making you look a fool? I was just stating that mentioning chip removal wasn't necessary and you never mentioned not having vagcom in your post. For your reference it's the EEPROM 95040 chip you are referring to with 8 legs. No need to remove as fully readable and programmable whilst still on the ecu. The chip is the same through the me7 range so yes in theory it will work by removing and swapping, but then the me7.5 ecu won't work on the me7.1 loom so that would need to be changed as well. And do it continues. Sorry if you took offence.

None taken, yes its EEPROM (ST family) 95040 (Couldn't remember from top of head was just giving the guy advice, maybe I didn't mention vagcom but surely he would discard my advice if he did.

[palli17]

right guys sorry for late reply forgot all about the post, thank you for replys!

had the engine fitted decided to keep my APY ecu to save some pennies, however the engine seems to be misfiring

could a different ecu cause the misfire (even tho its still 210bhp), i have had it on a diagnostic (not vagcom just a cheap tool) and it shows no faults, coilpack has been changed.

the new engine is a forged engine, had 81000, and was rebuilt 1500 miles ago.

[Andrew@A.L.D]

You seam to have a ecu fetish lol

Changing it isn't going to solve the misfire problem

Check the plugs and loom for the coil pack, you could also have a coil pack thats starting to fail but not showing codes