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will a 96 ecm work in a 95 ?

   
Old 09-02-2005, 10:42 AM
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will a 96 ecm work in a 95 ?
i just got a ecm from a junked 96 a/t really cheap. there's a tsb about ecms in maxes built before jan 95 needing an upgraded/ revised ecm. my build date is 4/04. it still has the og unit. since i got this one cheap, i thought id try it, to see if it fixes the problems im having, but i dont want to fry anything !!!!

midway lists a 95 ecm and a 96-97, so obviosly there is a diff. but if it's just a matter of accessories or slight changes, i'd try it to rule out the ecm being bad.

anybody know what differences there might be?....thanx
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Old 09-02-2005, 11:16 AM
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your 95 max is OBD 1 and 96 and up are OBD 2.
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Old 09-02-2005, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by greengrass215
your 95 max is OBD 1 and 96 and up are OBD 2.
Thats not true. Mine was built in 03/94 and its OBDII.

No one has ever reported having an OBDI 95
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Old 09-02-2005, 11:37 AM
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my dad max is 95, its a obd 1 and my max is 96 obd 2. hey i might be wrong tho.
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Old 09-02-2005, 12:54 PM
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mine is obd 2...any other diff.? sensors, or other powertrain controls?
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Old 09-02-2005, 01:45 PM
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I had a 97 and still have the 95 and from all the work I did on them, there weren't any differences that I noticed and I did a lot of mods to both. I have the FSM's for both if you want them so you can compare all the sensors. PM me.

Is that conclusive no, but its the best I can tell you.
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Old 09-02-2005, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jime
I had a 97 and still have the 95 and from all the work I did on them, there weren't any differences that I noticed and I did a lot of mods to both. I have the FSM's for both if you want them so you can compare all the sensors. PM me.

Is that conclusive no, but its the best I can tell you.
thanx. if it would do any damage, i hope they changed the plug so it wont plug in to my harness. im thinkin it will work, just bein cautious
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Old 09-02-2005, 06:02 PM
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All model year 1995 Maxima's are OBDII. The scan connector is located in the passenger side foot well.

1996 ECU's should work fine in 1995.
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Old 09-02-2005, 10:20 PM
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I thought the evap was different between 95 and 96... might trip some codes for that.
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Old 09-06-2005, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by i30ds
I thought the evap was different between 95 and 96... might trip some codes for that.


Plugged in and ran, but got 7 codes for the evap. system

didn't run any better.....

f/s 96-97 automatic ecm..... or trade for 95 maf
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Old 09-06-2005, 11:51 AM
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There are NO OBDI 4th gen Maximas. Period. They are all OBDII.


To answer the original question, yes it will work.
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Old 09-06-2005, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Nealoc187


To answer the original question, yes it will work.
it will run, but 7 non-erasable codes for evap syst.
there is definatly a difference !!!
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