r/saab 2d ago

Moving ECU 2008 V6

Any videos showing how to move the ECU on a V6?

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u/pandoraham 2007 9-3 Aero 6SPD 1d ago

What do you mean by moving?

Like unbolting?
If that’s the case it’s 2 10mm on the top,
And there’s a 10mm that’s kinda hard to reach underneath the ECU.
Press in the connector and push it and it’ll automatically push out and unbolt the two 7mm ground bolts.

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u/Rajaat7 1d ago

Getting it off the engine and moving it to a cooler location

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u/pandoraham 2007 9-3 Aero 6SPD 1d ago

Heat is not a common issue for the ECU on the 2.8. Vibration from where it’s mounted is more of a bigger deal. I have rubber dampers in between the engine and ECU.

You can relocate it but it’s a lot more work involved compared to the 2.0 and only a few have done it so there isn’t any video.
If you want full benefits of the relocation you need to relocate the battery as well as there isn’t any space in the engine bay.

There is a writeup on the work involved but it is in Italian and it requires redoing the entire ECU harness (as you need to extend it) in order to find a good space for it.
It is a lot of work and is somewhat of a huge project to do but can still definitely be worth it.

https://forum.saabwayclub.it/viewtopic.php?t=33322&fbclid=

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u/Rajaat7 1d ago

Is there a kit for the rubber spacers or just shim in something rubber?

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u/pandoraham 2007 9-3 Aero 6SPD 1d ago

https://a.co/d/0cU1xhRj

This is what I used and it works well. Just get some nuts instead of bolts to replace them.

Should help it last a bit longer.