MBE ECU help...

[SmokinGreen]

Hi All,

Can't get onto Blatchat so thought I'd try here for some help.

I have potentially a fault with my MBE ECU. It came fitted to my R300 1.8 k-series (2002 EU2 Roller Barrels), and I've been advised that I can connect this to a laptop to check what the fault is. Trouble is I don't have a trailing lead from the ECU that this laptop cable connects to, and having just spoken to SBD, they say these ECUs are locked by Caterham and cannot be adjusted/played with.

What's my next step? Go back to Caterham (don't really want to deal with them) or get the ECU checked over by SBD? Could it be that I can simply add in this trailing lead?

Thanks for any help,
Chris

[SmokinGreen]

Thanks Peter,

Do you (or anyone else) have a wiring diagram for the trailing socket? I've already got some of the ECU Pins so I'm hoping that's all I need (and the D-Type plug)...

Maybe just got a guy at SBD that doesn't know his a**e from his elbow...

Cheers,
Chris

[SmokinGreen]

Sure,

it's '[e-mail]', many thanks for this. Don't suppose you know where I can get the female D Type connector from close to Reading?

Cheers,
Chris

[SmokinGreen]

O.k. I've received the diagram - thanks Peter . And have found one of the sockets at my local Maplin. Fingers crossed for tommorow...

[SmokinGreen]

Hi Peter,

Before I do this, are you certain that all R300s were supplied with the same ECU? Or do Caterham deliberately take the trailing lead out (bought mine 2nd hand, but it was originally factory built)? And from the SBD website I'm guesing it's the Easymap 5 I'll need? Fingers crossed the beast will start over the weekend...

Chris

[SmokinGreen]

Hi all,

Does the ECU-PC lead need the resisters (http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Main.htm) wired in? I've been loaned a cable, but having checked the resisters are missing and it says on the SBD website you can damage both ECU & PC... (having said that Anthony who loaned me the cable must have used it??)

[SmokinGreen]

Thanks Guys.
I've made up my trailing lead, so all I need now is the ECU-PC cable, which RJ is kindly loaning me. Hopefully I'll get things sorted next weekend...