1983 Audi Sport Quattro ECU

1983 Audi Sport Quattro ECU

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TechGeek

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8 posts

157 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Hi all,
So a customer has wheeled out their shiney Sport Quattro and the Tacho is on the blink, the technician who was working on it believes the output from the ECU has failed. Anyway...

Do any of the Audi history geeks know what ECU ran in these road going versions?
Can anyone point me towards a pinout for the unit?
Are there any UK specialists who know their way around the internals of these eighties ECU hardware.

I'm quite happy playing with motorsport ECUs and microelectronics but since this historic car still runs, I'm not super keen on chasing a tacho fault and killing the ECU..the base car holds reasonably good value these days. smile
thanks, J.

TechGeek

Original Poster:

8 posts

157 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Blimey...Keith is a great call, I used to deal with him almost 20 years ago!
Thanks Guys.

TechGeek

Original Poster:

8 posts

157 months

Saturday 25th January 2020
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Customer has forwarded a picture and it look single coil... I'll try to get down there this coming week and hopefully its just a signal direct from the coil.
It could well be an issue with the dial in the dash rather than the signal to it. Need to have a poke about under the bonnet. J.

TechGeek

Original Poster:

8 posts

157 months

Saturday 25th January 2020
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To be honest Olas, I still dont know 100% what it is, that is why I asked the customer for a photo. I was not disputing your claim but until I see this vehicle for myself I remain open to ideas. Others have suggested some potential ECUs, the unit I have on my bench certainly looks a good match for some of the pinouts and some of those (if they are correct) may indicate a tacho output... the community input has certainly helped but I've been in this game long enough to never be 100% confident until I've bottomed the job out for myself, there is always that weird prototype, one off barn find, that defies all previously known information! smile