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Old 04-22-2009, 09:40 PM
Texholdem Texholdem is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ILUVMILS View Post
... It's always a good idea to check part numbers for compatability before swapping ECU's though.
Even if the part numbers are identical, according to M.B. DOC a "borrowed" ECU is still "Useless in any car except the original that it is 'married' to."

Does that apply for new ECU? If yes dead ECU means death of the car?

It's not clear to me.
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