Immobilizer emulator - Page 1
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author: leftek
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2016, 02:14:06 pm
content: After engine swap the new ECU need immobilizer pulse (immobilizer emulator). Have anybody any idea how place to it?

author: lovemb
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2016, 09:58:21 pm
content: Quote from: leftek on September 29, 2016, 02:14:06 pmAre you hoping someone would be able to help without any info at all about what vehicle/ecu part number it is?

author: leftek
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2016, 05:29:52 am
content: Sorry, you are right. The car is BMW E36 1994 without EWS (immobilizer). The new engine is from E36 1995 with ECU Bosch 0 261 204 173, that need immobilizer pulse. I have searched and find that need "immobilizer emulator", but the process is not clear for me how installed.

author: leftek
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2016, 08:39:36 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on September 30, 2016, 05:43:36 amNo. One friend give it as gift.

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2016, 03:24:57 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on September 30, 2016, 05:43:36 amWhy wouldn't it be legal? Engines blow up and are replaced all the time. Even from different cars/years in the same family.As long as it fits and is mechanically compatible, there's no safety issue.Haven't you ever heard of people taking an old Chevy Big Blocks or whatever and plopping them in their cars to supe them up? Sometimes, people even take engines from one manufacturer's car and put them in another! (Like *gasp* a Chevy engine in a Dodge body!)

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2016, 03:32:46 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on September 30, 2016, 08:47:02 amNot all places have inspections and those that do are mostly limited to safety items (wipers, lights, brakes, tires) and sometimes emissions.They don't actually check your engine or anything... Even if they did, it's not like an engine has a VIN number stamped on it. That's generally done two places on the frame of the vehicle. Which brings me to the final point: For legal purposes, a "vehicle" is considered the frame itself. Nothing more. You could strip the car down to nothing more than the bare frame and replace everything else (engine, wiring, suspension, fuel tank, etc.) with whatever you want, even if it comes from a completely different vehicle or you fabricated it yourself and it would all be perfectly legal!(This is applicable to the US at least. I've heard it's similar in some parts of Europe.)

author: leftek
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2016, 04:15:01 pm
content: Sorry!!! Now i have see what mean "legal". I don't know good english.Yes of coarse is legal.

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 30, 2016, 05:00:35 pm
content: You may want to look here for info:http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/

author: firehopper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2016, 07:12:32 pm
content: as far as I know. motors and trannys have a vin number on them.

author: janoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2016, 07:39:25 pm
content: Quote from: timb on September 30, 2016, 03:32:46 pmUm, nope. It differs from country to country. A big "rebuild" like this will typically need extra paperwork and have the registration documents changed because you are changing the car from what it was originally approved and registered as (the engine model number is often part of the car registration papers). Then you will have to pass an inspection before you are able to get it registered again.Engine swap is typically legal without issues only if you are swapping with an identical engine (e.g. because the old one seized).European rules are way more strict than what is legal in the US. E.g. even something as dumb as installing a voltmeter in the car or adding extra aftermarket lighting is illegal unless the gizmo you are installing is approved, accompanied by a paper saying so. So you can't just build something yourself and mount it in the car - if the cops stop you, they will be asking for a proof that the thing you have installed is legal (= the approval certificate). Lot of people got burned by this and it is probably why the car modding scene is not so popular in Europe - it is very hard to keep the car road legal after you do any significant mods.

author: leftek
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 06:27:59 am
content: Quote from: TheSteve on September 30, 2016, 05:00:35 pmThank you !