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Curiouser and Curiouser. Thanks both for input. Enforcer I'm beginning to wonder if you're on the right lines here and I reckon its someone swapping PCMs between cars and scribbling over the tear tags in an attempt to match them to a car. That screen-shot you posted is gold.

You legend. This is interesting... The owner of the car has said that its always run badly with some kind of hesitation in power delivery. Do you think an auto PCM in a manual car could contribute to this or similar? Are PCMs transmission specific or is that dependent on strategy? It would not surprise me at all if this PCM has appeared from another car without any thought given to this stuff. Thanks for spending some of your time on this.

Thanks heaps for this. I looked everywhere for some kind a guide including in PCM Tec Calibration tools. I believe that list might only be available in the Workshop Version (I have the Pro... I perhaps should've mentioned that; apologies) as it doesn't appear as an option under my calibration tools tab. I think you have given me exactly what I need to proceed though, so thanks again.

No sweat, thanks

Thanks for your reply and yep that's what I was thinking too. I was just asking about the ID because I'm not totally certain that this is a PCM from a Manual BA XR6 Turbo UTE; is there a way to tell from the tag in the photo? I'd hate to try and source an ABU-214 to replace it and find its the wrong one. Do you know if there is a better PCM to use from a later model and how it's identified? Oh. and as I expected, tear tags are gone from the body too... I'm picking I'll go and find another ute and see whats in it.

I'm in Auckland, New Zealand

Hi. Previously posted in the Tuning section, maybe incorrectly... I need help identifying a PCM and there's a photo of the tag attached. Its supposedly from a 2004 BA XR6 Turbo Manual Ute but I'm suspicious (Non factory screws holding it in, dubious car history including body repairs and no tags in door aperture.... ) and I can't connect to it with either PCMTec OR Forscan, either in or out of the car. Bench test wiring harness is proven. PCM does have the turbo connector populated; my question really is, if I were to source a suitable replacement PCM, would an ABU-214 suffice for this application? Car won't crank after being parked a few months ago. Battery good. Starter Good. Potential wiring issues but in trying to observe DTCs found this PCM appears to be suspect. Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Hi Everyone, this is my first post here after recently getting some PCMtec software to assist with various projects. I do not consider myself very experienced in the area but I go ok with a bit of guidance and have pretty good electrical knowledge. As some of you seem to have vast knowledge of this stuff I thought I'd take the plunge and ask for some help. So the story goes that a 2004 BA XR6 Turbo Ute was bought crash damaged many years ago. It has always started and run, though not very cleanly as far as I can gather, and having had the bodywork repairs completed, it was driven into a shed and parked for 10 weeks. Now it wont crank at all. The owner charged the battery and tried the starter with a jump wire (I know...) and reports that it cranks but wont fire. I can verify that the Ignition switch seems to work correctly though Radio and AC don't appear to power up. I freely accept (And expect) some wiring dramas re chequered history but thought I'd try read some codes first to perhaps help with some info. Forscan and PCMtec could not connect to the PCM in the car (J2534 Error). Genuine OBDX Pro FT adaptor. I removed the PCM and noted some previous dabbling; it was held in with roofing screws and there's some curious felt tip handwriting on the PCM itself. I powered it using my proven bench loom (It readily works with another PCM I have) but still no joy even with PCMtec Recovery Mode though I'm not sure how to ID the PCM from the tear tag; can anyone help here (Pic Attached)? I've done quite a bit of reading and it does seem to be from an XR6Turbo but whether it's from this one or not I don't know... I don't have access to the vehicle to compare with the body tag and I don't have too much hope of it being there either as its "...Had a side put in it...." 🙄 If you need more info to help I'll do my best to provide that but I think you know as much as there is to know at this stage. Thanks again in advance, I look forward to learning.