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what the hell is SELECT MONITOR
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 9:38 pm
by stamp_licker
What the hell is the select monitor?Feel free to laugh call me a dumbass whatever
.been stripping a ej loom and keep getting wires that come from the tcu and ECU and other plugs to the select monitor.do i need this to get the thing to run can i bypass or cut out completely?
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 10:48 pm
by Brad
A select monitor is what the Subaru dude plugs into your car to tell him what is wrong. Lets call it a diagnostics plug.
Do you need it ?? No not if you don't want people to plug in a Select Monitor once your conversion is done. Yes if you do.
You can get the same info give or take a few things from a multimeter and the engine warning light once the black plugs are togeather.
No need to bypass it as it ha no cross overs in it so will have no effect if you just cut the plug off.
Make sure you keep the green and black plugs though so you can run your test cycle an get error codes off your engine light.
I hope that helps
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 12:43 pm
by stamp_licker
ThANKS
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:39 pm
by vincentvega
Keep it will. you will regret it down the track if you need to diagnose the thing.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 9:02 pm
by stamp_licker
vincentvega wrote:Keep it will. you will regret it down the track if you need to diagnose the thing.
yep its still there i just got confused by the cruise control wire that went there and that fact its another unlabelled plug.lots of wires in a ej auto loom.
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:03 pm
by mattims
id definitely keep it, you can read live data of the engine with this plug and also reflash your ecu with a new tune if you plan on doing mods in the future.
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 7:17 pm
by PeeJay
I cut mine off, now I need it back!
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:54 pm
by vincentvega
what do you know about reflashing the ECUs Matt?
As far as i am aware you cant reflash the Gen1/Gen2 ECUs, is it a laate model thing?
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 6:08 pm
by mattims
im doing it to my 01 Liberty B4. Which i think is a gen II. but i could be wrong.
i think the capability came in around 2000.
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 7:39 pm
by subarursliberty
mattims wrote:im doing it to my 01 Liberty B4. Which i think is a gen II. but i could be wrong.
i think the capability came in around 2000.
Gen 3 and from what i have heard you cant reflash 89-96 computers. You can however get a chip for $350 that way cheaper than a flash and it will put you into the mid to high 13's once you have done your exhaust and intake mods for another $1000.
Keep it in you never know but i've had my RS for 4.5 years now and have leant to live with out paying subaru way to much cash and I just use the black and green plugs.