Technical Information ECU Identification

Identifying your ECU

To identify your ECU you will need to know its generation, part number and possibly its ROM
number.
The ECU can be located in several places: under a metal plate in the passenger's footwell (models up
to 91), in the passenger's footwell behind a plastic panel (models 92-99) or by the driver's footwell
under a plastic panel (some models 2000+)
The computer is connected via three connectors that pull out when a plastic clip is pressed. Remove
the computer, and with a philips screwdriver remove the metal lid from the top of the computer. There
may be small daughter circuit board covering some of the main circuitry. Unscrew this and lift it out
of the way.

ECU Generations
Honda ECUs run in generations, which use different connectors. Below is a stack of ECUs running
from the newest generation at the top to the oldest generation at the bottom.

OBD2B (left 3 plugs used)

OBD2A ECU

OBD1 ECU

OBD0 (JDM PR3 and PWO)

ECU Part Numbers

All Honda ECUs have a part number which is located on the side of the ECU and inside the
ECU on the connector. e.g. 37820-P72-A01
The part number consists of three components:

Honda's part number for ECU, which is always 37820

Three characters (which are loosely related to the model of car/engine). e.g P72

Three characters (which are the revision of the ECU) e.g. A01 or G52

The middle three characters are the most useful to identify what the ECU is. Different
generation ECUs may use the same characters. e.g. a P72 OBD I ECU is different from a
P72 OBD II ECU. Here is a list of common ECUs:
The last 3 characters are broken down into 3 parts. "A" generally is used for US ECUs. "G"
is European, and "J" is Japanese. There are other versions of this, but you get the idea. The
second digit "0" typically means manual transmission, where a "5" means automatic
transmission, and the last digit "1" is the version number.

PG7 : 86-89 Integra (86-87 vac advance, 88-89 electronic advance)

PM5 : 88-91 Civic/CRX DX

PM6 : 88-91 Civic/CRX SOHC Si

PM7 : 89-91 DOHC ZC (JDM 'EF' ECU)

PM8 : 88-91 CRX HF

PR2 : 89-91 ZC (Euro)

PR3 : 89-91 JDM B16A EF8/9

PR3 -J00 or J51 : 92 JDM Integra B16A EF8/9

PW0 : 89-91 JDM B16A EF8/9 DA6-XSi

PR4 : 90-91 Integra LS/GS

PS9 : 88-91 4 door Civic EX Auto

P05 : 92-95 OBD-1 Civic CX

P06 : 92-95 OBD-1 Civic DX

P07 : 92-95 OBD-1 Civic VX

P08 : 92-95 OBD-1 Civic D15 JDM

P0A : 94-95 OBD-1 Accord EX

P13 : 93-95 OBD-1 Prelude Vtec

P14 : 93-95 OBD-1 Prelude Si (non Vtec)

P27 : 92-95 OBD-1 EG JDM Civic 1600 sohc

P28 : 92-95 OBD-1 Civic Si/Ex

P30 : 92-95 OBD-1 DelSol DOHC Vtec Si/EG SiR

P54-G31 : 1997 Honda Accord 1.8 LS

P61 : 92-93 OBD-1 Integra GSR

P72 : 94-95 OBD-1 Integra GSR

P72 : 96-00 OBD-2 Integra GSR

P73 : 96-00 OBD-2 Integra Type-R (JDM & USDM)

P74/75: 92-95 OBD-1 Integra LS/GS

P75 : 96-00 OBD-2 Integra LS/GS

P2N : 96+ OBD-2 Civic HX Coupe

P2P : 96+ OBD-2 Civic EX Coupe

P2E : 96+ OBD-2 Civic DX Coupe

P2M : 96+ OBD-2 NZ Civic SOHC VTEC

P2T : 99+ OBD-? Civic Si Coupe

P5P : 97-00 OBD-2 Prelude Type-S (JDM ECU)

PBA : 97+ US Acura 1.6EL

PCT : 98+ JDM ITR / CTR

PCX : 99+ OBD-? S2000

ECU ROM Numbers

As further identification Honda ECUs have a software revision number inside the ECU. This
is usually a two or three digit number stamped on the 28 pin ROM, or main processor.
Accord and Prelude ECUs can use a letter and number code.