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Electrical ECU Location?

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Old Apr 29, 2011 | 06:47 AM
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ECU Location?

Just curious, but where is the ECU located on a R56?
 
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 01:47 AM
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No idea - but then again, I couldn't find the battery either!!
 
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 03:44 AM
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standing in front of the car it is in the top right right next to the strut tower.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Minionymous
standing in front of the car it is in the top right right next to the strut tower.
Thanks much . If that's the ECU to the left of the fuze box, I'm a little surprised. Why put a computer in the blast furnace of the engine bay?
 
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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its like a giant USB it has no moving parts.
 
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