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Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by sharpman1(m): 5:46pm On Mar 01, 2011
Hi all.

I bought an American specs 2006 Toyota Corolla CE in December 2010. After registering the car, i took it to my house and the same night someone scaled the fence into the compound, broke the windscreen and stole the BRAIN BOX.

I thought the problem will be solved by simply getting another brain box and doing the necessary programming. After the brain box was installed, the car seemed to work fine but after some time, the car would go off and even when it is on, it would not raise no matter how much u press the accelerator.

Other brain boxes has been tested and the problem keeps reoccurring.

Please i need help, i never even wash the car.

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Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 6:26pm On Mar 01, 2011
ECU's may look the same, but differ internally. The part numbers must match - even just one different digit can make all the difference.

Are you positive the ones that have been tried are the right ones for your car? I know it's difficult, as you don't have the original part number to compare with. Typically, in the United States, ECU's can differ dependent on the state the car's sold in. California, for example has very strict emission laws, and the ECU for any given car will be different to that fitted to the same car in Arizona.

Some questions:

1) What's the engine capacity of your car?
2) What's the engine configuration of your car - I4 or V6?
3) Where was the initial ECU programming done?
4) Is your car auto or manual?

It may help, if you are able to get the original transpondered key to match any ECU you obtain for fitment. Some ECU's are not easy to programme, some are impossible. Posting the ECU part number, as well as your VIN could be helpful.

Do you know what State your car was originally sold in in the US?

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Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by KunleA2(m): 2:56am On Mar 02, 2011
sharp man:

Hi all.

I bought an American specs 2006 Toyota Corolla CE in December 2010. After registering the car, i took it to my house and the same night someone scaled the fence into the compound, broke the windscreen and stole the BRAIN BOX.

I thought the problem will be solved by simply getting another brain box and doing the necessary programming. After the brain box was installed, the car seemed to work fine but after some time, the car would go off and even when it is on, it would not raise no matter how much u press the accelerator.

Other brain boxes has been tested and the problem keeps reoccurring.

Please i need help, i never even wash the car.


The best way to know the best fit is to go with the VIN. You take the VIN to the Toyota dealership and they can tell you exactly the ECU number. Thats the way to solve the problem. You cannot just be throwing in any type of ECU because it fits.

Good luck.

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Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Delta007(m): 3:33am On Mar 02, 2011
Kunle-A:


The best way to know the best fit is to go with the VIN. You take the VIN to the Toyota dealership and they can tell you exactly the ECU number. Thats the way to solve the problem. You cannot just be throwing in any type of ECU because it fits.

Good luck.
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Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by sharpman1(m): 8:23am On Mar 02, 2011
Siena:



Some questions:

1) What's the engine capacity of your car?
2) What's the engine configuration of your car - I4 or V6?
3) Where was the initial ECU programming done?
4) Is your car auto or manual?

It may help, if you are able to get the original transpondered key to match any ECU you obtain for fitment. Some ECU's are not easy to programme, some are impossible. Posting the ECU part number, as well as your VIN could be helpful.

Do you know what State your car was originally sold in in the US?

Thanks Siena, i knew i would find some help here.

Here are some of the car details:

Vehicle Information:

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE
VIN: 1NXBR32E26Z692378
SEDAN 4 DR
1.8L L4 FI DOHC 16V
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE

The car is an automatic. The first owner of car purchased the car in Texas 2006.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by sharpman1(m): 8:26am On Mar 02, 2011
Kunle-A:


The best way to know the best fit is to go with the VIN. You take the VIN to the Toyota dealership and they can tell you exactly the ECU number. Thats the way to solve the problem. You cannot just be throwing in any type of ECU because it fits.

Good luck.

Thanks Kunle.

You helped me with the VIN check when i wanted to buy the car. I never even drive the car. It's so annoying and frustrating.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 8:41am On Mar 02, 2011
I'll run a check, matching an ECU to the VIN you supplied.

For reference, could you please post the part numbers of the ECU's you've tried so far? Thanks.

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Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by sharpman1(m): 9:01am On Mar 02, 2011
Siena:

I'll run a check, matching an ECU to the VIN you supplied.

For reference, could you please post the part numbers of the ECU's you've tried so far? Thanks.

Thanks man.

I'll ask the guy working on the car for the part numbers.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 4:47pm On Mar 02, 2011
I've run checks, matching your supplied VIN to the ECU's that would be fitted to your car. You have a choice of two, both are compatible. The part numbers are as follows:

1) 89661-02D01.
2) 89661-02D21.

The numbers should be on the casing, and the ECU is located at the right-hand side of the dash, in a left-hand drive car. For reference, an image of choice #1 is shown below:



Any numbers, other than the ones posted above, will not run your car.

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Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by cinzo: 7:15pm On Mar 02, 2011
Siena you are too much! I doff my hat! Siena for PRESIDO 2011 grin
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by sharpman1(m): 8:09pm On Mar 02, 2011
Siena:

I've run checks, matching your supplied VIN to the ECU's that would be fitted to your car. You have a choice of two, both are compatible. The part numbers are as follows:

1) 89661-02D01.
2) 89661-02D21.

The numbers should be on the casing, and the ECU is located at the right-hand side of the dash, in a left-hand drive car. For reference, an image of choice #1 is shown below:



Any numbers, other than the ones posted above, will not run your car.

Oga Siena,

You are the best. . . . . . . . can't thank you enough. . . . . . . i'll keep you posted on the progress.

Thank You!!!
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 8:45pm On Mar 02, 2011
^^^No worries, Sharpie. Hope you get your car up and running soon.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 3:17pm On Mar 04, 2011
Any headway on your car yet?
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by sharpman1(m): 6:09pm On Mar 04, 2011
Siena:

Any headway on your car yet?

I'm seeing the auto-electrician tomorrow. . . . . . .but i already sent him the part numbers.

I should have enough info as soon as i see him. . . . . i'll surely keep you posted.

Thanks man.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 6:12pm On Mar 04, 2011
^^^ No worries bro.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by sharpman1(m): 10:46am On Mar 07, 2011
Thanks guys. . . . . . .

The car is up and running. . . . . thanks to the part numbers Siena provided. I actually got one that had the first number provided.

I've been moving the car around since Saturday and i hope to observe it for about one or two weeks.

Thanks again.

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Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 9:15pm On Mar 08, 2011
^^^ Glad it all worked out well, and you're mobile once more. smiley
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 9:32am On Mar 09, 2011
Sharp, did you get the part numbers of the previous ECU's your mechanic tried? It would be interesting, to cross-reference, and see what models they were meant for.

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Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by sharpman1(m): 2:21pm On Mar 15, 2011
Siena:

Sharp, did you get the part numbers of the previous ECU's your mechanic tried? It would be interesting, to cross-reference, and see what models they were meant for.

Siena. . . . . . sorry, just seeing this. . . . . . not been to this thread since the 7th of March.

Don't have the part numbers now but i will make inquiries when i see him.

I probably got carried away with the fact that the car is working.

Thanks
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by dradoyi(m): 3:21pm On Mar 15, 2011
Seina, I have been following your post> I must confess dat u are a don when it comes to automotives. Men i hav not seen someone wit such vast intelligent stufsf like you. i think Nairaland should creat a special post/thread for you.
thanks and i really appreciate ur stuffs. I guess u must be a mech engineer. thanks bro,
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by samtoye(m): 4:19pm On Mar 15, 2011
Siena, Thanks. good one Bro. I have an issue with a 95/96 camry shock absorber, when i bought the car few months ago from US, the mechanic suggested i change all the shock absorbers. Since then i have been having issues, when i am speeding and run into a depression on the road followed by a sharp rise I hear and feel a loud bang noise around the shock absorber area as if the car body is hitting the ground but later people told me that its the shocks hitting the body of the car. Do you have any suggestion?
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 5:11pm On Mar 15, 2011
It's very common for mechanics to fit new dampers, but fail to fit the bump stops that come with the originals. Without these, the damper pistons will bottom out on full depression. This will cause them to produce a 'knocking' sound over bumps.

Worth noting, there are different spec dampers for the Camry - sport and standard. Sport dampers have shorter pistons, as sport models have shorter springs. Sport and standard dampers are not interchangeable, unless the corresponding springs are replaced at the same time. Sport springs are stiffer, and shorter than standard.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by sharpman1(m): 6:15pm On Mar 16, 2011
Siena,

assuming you are Nigerian. . . . . . . . you should consider relocating to naija. . . . . and set up an auto-medic shop. . . . we need people like you around.

Meanwhile, if u have people you can recommend, it would also be a good idea.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by bigfather(m): 12:05am On Mar 17, 2011
sharp man:

Siena,

assuming you are Nigerian. . . . . . . . you should consider relocating to naija. . . . . and set up an auto-medic shop. . . . we need people like you around.

Meanwhile, if u have people you can recommend, it would also be a good idea.



He is full blood Naija Delta man ! Dem nor dey carry last ! grin
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Nobody: 9:50am On Mar 18, 2011
big father:

He is full blood Naija Delta man ! Dem nor dey carry last ! grin

LMAO! grin

@ Sharp: Yes, I'm Nigerian, and have been considering setting up a fully equipped Diagnostic, Service and Performance Autocentre in Lagos or Abuja. The issues are getting the right person to run the place, someone who's as passionate about the Automobile as I am, as I don't live in Nigeria. If I did set up though, I would be spending the winter season in Nigeria, returning to the UK for summer.

Decisions, decisions.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by scooby1968: 10:46pm On Mar 22, 2011
Sienna, Ive been following your advice and feel you might have an advice for me. I bought an X5 3.0 2001 model off a seller on Nairaland but was sold a lemon unfortunately. prob is I had a trans fails safe prog on the car in November last year and finally the gear did not engage at all. The mech adviced to buy another auto transmission gear unit which I did, but after fixing the transmission, the gear box engages with a lot of difficulty and from time to time the trans failsafe prog comes on and the car halts in the middle of the road. Hence I use the manual option to drive (Its streptronic). Howeve even with the manual if it accelerates to much it halts on the way, and have to switch off and start the car all over. Question is it the gear that I bought that is faulty or should my mech have done some work on the brainbox for the gear. Please help out with any advice as I am deperate.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by leke999(m): 10:25am On Mar 23, 2011
SIENA,
YOU ARE A WIZARD.UR SUGGESTION HAS SAVED MY HONDA BABY BOY SEVARALLY.U DID SENT ME UR NUMBER SOMETIME AGO,BUT LOST THAT PHONE.COULD U PLS RESEND,MAKE I HAIL U.PLS COME TO NAIJA & CONSIDER WARRI DELTA STATE FOR THE BUSINESS.CANT WAITE.
LEKE
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by henrollao: 7:29am On Mar 26, 2012
Hello Someone please HELP. The four power windows (all fomica) and the brain box of my Toyota Corolla 2006, GL (Manual drive)(Made in Japan for Dubai market)was stolen over this weekend. The VIN number of the car is JTDBR23E063174787. I have been trying to get the part number of the brain box to be able to look for it in the market but cannot retrieve the part number online. Please i need help because my electrician has tried many brain boxes but non fits.

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP.

The
Kunle-A:



The best way to know the best fit is to go with the VIN. You take the VIN to the Toyota dealership and they can tell you exactly the ECU number. Thats the way to solve the problem. You cannot just be throwing in any type of ECU because it fits.

Good luck.
Hello Someone please HELP. The four power windows (all fomica) and the brain box of my Toyota Corolla 2006, GL (Manual drive)(Made in Japan for Dubai market)was stolen over this weekend. The VIN number of the car is JTDBR23E063174787. I have been trying to get the part number of the brain box to be able to look for it in the market but cannot retrieve the part number online. Please i need help because my electrician has tried many brain boxes but non fits.

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP.

The
Kunle-A:



[b]The best way to know the best fit is to go with the VIN. You take the VIN to the Toyota dealership and they can tell you exactly the ECU number. Thats the way to solve the problem. You cannot just be throwing in any type of ECU because it fits.

Good luck.
[/b]Hello Someone please HELP. The four power windows (all fomica) and the brain box of my Toyota Corolla 2006, GL (Manual drive)(Made in Japan for Dubai market)was stolen over this weekend. The VIN number of the car is JTDBR23E063174787. I have been trying to get the part number of the brain box to be able to look for it in the market but cannot retrieve the part number online. Please i need help because my electrician has tried many brain boxes but non fits.

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP.

The
Kunle-A:



The best way to know the best fit is to go with the VIN. You take the VIN to the Toyota dealership and they can tell you exactly the ECU number. Thats the way to solve the problem. You cannot just be throwing in any type of ECU because it fits.

Good luck.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by rodnorth: 4:34pm On Mar 29, 2012
Good Day house.
i have been following this post through out today, i woke up this morning to find my car burgled and even more worrysome is that the thief made away with the brain box (ECM). i was so confused and devastated as i could not go to work. please how can you help me to get a good ECM, my mechanic has helped to tow away the vehicle to replace the ECM. i am suppose to pay me tomorrow so as to allow him commence work. please house help me out.
i drive a toyota corolla 2002/2003 model 1.8litre engine CE.
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by henrollao: 8:26pm On Mar 29, 2012
Sorry my brother, where did this happen? i had the same ugly experience with my Toyota Corrolla (2006) Dubai brand. The initial technician i got was trying out lots of ECUs to no avail having tried over 4 units. I finally got a good contact to a technician that was able to source the appropriate ECU that fits and he had to do some recoding to get it to work. Thanks to God my car finally came alive just yesterday. Those criminals MUST burn in Hell.

Let me know how i can help you out.

Henrolla
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by rodnorth: 8:29pm On Mar 29, 2012
HI Sienna.
I'd like your assistance,
The ECU of my car a toyota corolla was stolen this morning, please how can i get a good brain box for a replacement. my electrical technician is going to work on the car as from tomorrow.
Please kindly assist me in anyway you can.
Thank you
Re: Help! Brain Box Was Stolen And No Other Brain Box Seems To Work With The Car. by Obamrese: 9:55pm On Jul 14, 2012
dear all,
did any one have the idea cost of a toyota avensis 2000 model brain box. and where to get it in Nigeria auto market. i will apreciate.

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