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TCU Location

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:23 pm
by madmat
Could someone tell me where the Transmission control unit is located on a 97 outback. Thankyou:)

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:57 pm
by Chris_Rogers
ecu if it is a bg5 version. mine is separate and it on the steering column.

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:23 pm
by madmat
no i mean the tcu transmission control unit

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:27 pm
by Chris_Rogers
as do I. its my understanding that there were two versions of the car BG5A & B. the one I used for my car was a BG5A and it had a separate TCU located at the steering column - box had 3 black plugs.

the B version stuck all of it in the main ECU.

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:28 pm
by Suby Wan Kenobi
Yeah as Chris said the TCU was part of the ECU in the 97-99 series they have a single white plug with a bolt holding it to the loom.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:23 am
by madmat
ok thanks for that. i have found the ecu before it's in the passenger foot well.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:56 pm
by Suby Wan Kenobi
Yep under the foot rest if you have a separate TCU (you wont) its under the dash above the accelerator pedal.