Replaced Supra ecu. Now emits dense white smoke?Mass Airflow? ECU reprogram req?

A.BuckShort · 10-23-2015, 08:27 PM

He’s baaaaaack, hopefully one last time; because so close and yet so far. I am posting this 3:00 pm. Friday Central Time, in the hope someone can get back to me while I continue to research online. After 3 months have finally found a replacement ECU to fit my ’93 Supra (nonturbo, auto trans., fed emissions) that restored operation of fuel pump and fuel pump relay. Original and first salvaged replacement we tried -- from a ’93 Lexus sc300 that is, by all accounts, interchangeable for Supra (although Lexus not Supra part #) had that same irrepairable/non-rebuildable fuel pump problem.

This current ( 2nd) replacement, identical to the prior Lexus sc300 replacement, works the fuel pump fine. However, vehicle now emits a dense white smoke (that burns your eyes) indicative of a fuel mixture problem, and that mass airflow sensor is not providing enough air to the mix. (Could it be that, with no working fuel pump, the first replacement just never got to a point where it would emit the smoke?)

Am I correct assuming the problem is not with the airflow sensor itself and we don’t just have to find a ’93 Lexus mass airflow sensor – but, more likely, that the new Lexus ecu has to be reprogrammed (“flashed?) to provide the correct info. to the air flow sensor for proper mix? Is it possible that the exchange from Lexus to Supra means that other variable calibrations on the ecu, like intake air temp. etc., would also have to be reprogrammed for the Supra? (This replacement module is likely direct from salvage and has never been reprogrammed).

If it is a reprogramming problem, I know there is software to take calibrations that will be entered into a tuner, but that also requires a certain expertise. If that is the case, should I be able to find someplace locally that can reprogram the ecu at lower cost than shipping the whole thing off to a rebuild and return place? If there is, would I need to find a way to get the car to that shop to take the initial calibrations, or could they take the calibrations directly off of the original Supra ecu that I still also have?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.

Roger Burke, Dallas Tel. (972) 980-2522 reb1000@sbcglobal.net

10-23-2015, 08:27 PM	#1
A.BuckShort Stock Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 9	Replaced Supra ecu. Now emits dense white smoke?Mass Airflow? ECU reprogram req? He’s baaaaaack, hopefully one last time; because so close and yet so far. I am posting this 3:00 pm. Friday Central Time, in the hope someone can get back to me while I continue to research online. After 3 months have finally found a replacement ECU to fit my ’93 Supra (nonturbo, auto trans., fed emissions) that restored operation of fuel pump and fuel pump relay. Original and first salvaged replacement we tried -- from a ’93 Lexus sc300 that is, by all accounts, interchangeable for Supra (although Lexus not Supra part #) had that same irrepairable/non-rebuildable fuel pump problem. This current ( 2nd) replacement, identical to the prior Lexus sc300 replacement, works the fuel pump fine. However, vehicle now emits a dense white smoke (that burns your eyes) indicative of a fuel mixture problem, and that mass airflow sensor is not providing enough air to the mix. (Could it be that, with no working fuel pump, the first replacement just never got to a point where it would emit the smoke?) Am I correct assuming the problem is not with the airflow sensor itself and we don’t just have to find a ’93 Lexus mass airflow sensor – but, more likely, that the new Lexus ecu has to be reprogrammed (“flashed?) to provide the correct info. to the air flow sensor for proper mix? Is it possible that the exchange from Lexus to Supra means that other variable calibrations on the ecu, like intake air temp. etc., would also have to be reprogrammed for the Supra? (This replacement module is likely direct from salvage and has never been reprogrammed). If it is a reprogramming problem, I know there is software to take calibrations that will be entered into a tuner, but that also requires a certain expertise. If that is the case, should I be able to find someplace locally that can reprogram the ecu at lower cost than shipping the whole thing off to a rebuild and return place? If there is, would I need to find a way to get the car to that shop to take the initial calibrations, or could they take the calibrations directly off of the original Supra ecu that I still also have? Thanks for any advice you can offer. Roger Burke, Dallas Tel. (972) 980-2522 reb1000@sbcglobal.net