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Universal RENAULT injection ECU decoding tool

1. Introduction

Have you ever seen where fuel injection ECU (Electronic Control Unit) on
the Renault car is located? Yes, it is located in most vulnerable place in the
engine compartment. In most cases even after medium-strength impact it
became unusable because of mechanical damage and must be replaced.
However from year 1994 most Renault cars are equipped with engine
immobilizer system and it makes replacement of injection computer more
complicated. There is no problem if replacement ECU is bought from Renault
service dealer - it is sold with no immobilizer code stored, but replacing
damaged computer with used one is impossible because of mismatch of
unlocking codes.
And that was why an idea to create universal Renault ECU decoder
revealed. Now if you have this tool you can take used injection computer and
make it not coded as it was bought from Renault stores. Decoder has several
modes of operation and covers all known petrol and diesel injection systems,
introduced in range of year 1994-2001 without intervention in to the ECU
(diesel coded anti-start valve as well). Systems, this tool was tested with, are
listed below:

Petrol Diesel
SIEMENS FENIX3 BOSCH MSA15.5 (DTI)
SIEMENS FENIX5 BOSCH EDC15C3 (DCI)
SIEMENS SIRIUS32 LUCAS DCU3R (1.9D)
SAGEM SAFIR (55pin) Coded fuel cut-off valve (1.9D DDS)
SAGEM SAFIR2 (35pin)
BOSCH MOTRONIC MP7.0
MAGNETI MARELLI IAW 06R

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2. Operation

Front view of decoder presented in figure 1.

IGN-ON LED START button

+12V

IGN

IMMO

GND

MODE LED MODE button

Figure 1. Front view.

MODE button is used to switch between operation modes. Mode can be

changed only before pressing red START button. When decoding is in progress,
MODE button becomes not operational.
There are 4 operation modes:

Mode “MODE” LED

Standard OFF
Advanced 1 ON
Advanced 2 Slow blinking
Semi-Auto (TYPE1 immo) Fast blinking

All you have to do is connect decoder to the ECU you want to decode,
according to connection diagram, select desired operation mode and press red
START button. Which mode is to be selected depend on engine immobilizer type
and several other factors, described below. Connect ground, battery +12V, MIL
lamp and relay (if required). Use any 12V lamp (up to 2W), any relay with 12V
coil and 12-14V power supply (over-current protection would be an advantage).
Apply +12V IGN, lamp must blink. If lamp goes on and does not blink, ECU is
already not coded or there is mistake in connection.
Connect decoder box as follows: red wire to ECU’s +12V BAT, black wire
to GND, yellow wire to ECU’s +12V IGN (decoder switches +12V on and off by
itself) and green wire to ECU’s immobilizer input.

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2.1. Immobilizer system overview

Renault immobilizer systems are divided in to three types – TYPE1,

TYPE2 and TYPE3. This tool is able to decode ECUs with TYPE1 and
TYPE2 immobilizer. Engine ECU from the TYPE2 system is decoded
automatically with this tool; therefore TYPE1 ECU decoding is semi-
automatic. It is very easy to find out what type of immobilizer is used with
ECU you want to decode: if after ignition-on malfunction indicator lamp
(MIL) illuminates for 2 seconds then starts to flash, this is TYPE2
immobilizer system; if after ignition-on malfunction indicator lamp
(MIL) flashes immediately, this is TYPE1 immobilizer system.

Immobilizer type Prod. date ECU ↔ IMMO ECU types

TYPE1 -01.96 Wire Fenix3B, some of
Fenix5 (produced
in the beginning of
year 1996)
TYPE2 02.96-2001 Wire Fenix5, SIRIUS32,
IAW 06R,
MSA15.5,
EDC15C3(-2001),
SAFIR, SAFIR2,
Lucas DCU3R
TYPE3 2001- CAN bus SIRIUS34, S2000,
EDC15(2001-)

2.2. Decoding TYPE2 immobilizer system engine ECU

Decoding process is fully automated. On SIEMENS FENIX5, SIRIUS32

and coded solenoid valve select Standard type of operation (green LED
off). Other systems may require Advanced 1 or Advanced 2 mode
(especially engine control systems, where ignition-on signal to ECU is
passed via fuel pump relay coil, e.g. SAFIR2), but is worth to try Standard
mode first. Decoding in Standard mode takes about 1h 50min, in
Advanced 1 – almost 4h, in Advanced 2 – more than 5h. In most cases 1h
50min is enough to make ECU not coded. Ignition is switched from off to
on by decoding tool; red LED indicates ignition on. After decoding,
ignition is switched off and green led is lit permanently.

After decoding, ECU is not coded and can be used on another car. If
immobilizer system is ok (valid key), ECU retains new code from
immobilizer control unit after ignition on. Most of decoded ECU can
operate without immobilizer code stored (Fenix5, diesel coded solenoid
valve, some of SIRIUS32, …), other require immobilizer code to be stored.
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2.3. Decoding TYPE1 immobilizer system engine ECU

Select Semi-Auto operation mode (fast green LED blinking). Press

START button. After every ignition-on, MIL immediately starts to blink
fast. Watch the ECU MIL lamp and count number of ignition-on (start
counting from 1). Note number of ignition-on cycles when MIL stops
blinking for a while. Use Immo1.exe to convert this number to security
code. For ex.: MIL stopped blinking on 89-th ignition-on: program
calculates code 2232.

ECU is not decoded after this procedure; you only found out its
security code! Count number can be in range 1-255. In worst case when
MIL stops to blink on 255-th ignition-on, counting takes about 8 minutes.
Put ECU back to car and turn key to ignition-on. Injection fault lamp
flashes quickly.
1. Depress and keep depressed accelerator pedal fully – injection
fault lamp extinguishes. To enter security code use trip computer button on
the end of wiper control stalk. This button is called ADAC button.
2. Press the button the same number of times as the first figure of the
code, checking injection fault lamp illumination each time the switch is
pressed.
3. Release the accelerator pedal: injection fault lamp flashes.

Repeat operations 1, 2 and 3 to enter in succession the three other

digits of the code. When the code has been entered the injection fault lamp
should be illuminated continuously for 2sec and then must to extinguish.
ECU is no longer protected by immobilizer and is ready to retain new
code. If injection fault lamp flashes, the code is incorrect. Switch off the
ignition, switch it on again and repeat procedure for entering code.
Procedure for code entering can be performed without car as well.
Accelerator pedal depressing-releasing emulate using throttle position
potentiometer connected to the ECU, button connect between ground wire
and immobilizer line (see wiring drawings).

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3. Wiring drawings

Task of this chapter is to explain how to connect decoder box to engine

control unit you want to decode.

3.1. General

Throttle
potentiometer

Ground +12V

Decoder

Engine ECU
Button and throttle
potentiometer for
TYPE1 immobilizer
only

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3.2. SIEMENS FENIX 3B

Siemens Fenix3B ECU with 35pin connector. It is used on LAGUNA,

SAFRANE, R19, ESPACE, CLIO and on the others in the range of year 1994-
1996.

Pin Description
1, 2 Ground
4 +12V Before Ignition (30)
19 +12V After Ignition (15)
13 Fault lamp
9, 16, 17 Throttle potentiometer (4k7
potentiometer and 10k resistor from
slider to pin 9)
10 Immobilizer line for 1.8l ECU*
25 Immobilizer line for 2.0l ECU*
29 Immobilizer line for 1.4l ECU*

* Connect button and decoder output to corresponding pin according to

engine type

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3.3. SIEMENS FENIX 5

Siemens Fenix5 is rubber compound filled ECU with 55pin connector.

Pin Description
2, 3 Ground
32 +12V Before Ignition (30)
24 +12V After Ignition (15)
43 – 1.4 and 1.6l; 26 – 1.8, 2.0 and 3.0l Fault lamp
37 – 1.4 and 1,6l; 35 - 1.8, 2.0 and 3.0l Immobilizer line

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3.4. SIEMENS SIRIUS32

Pin Description
3, 28, 33 Ground
30 +12V Before Ignition (30)
29 +12V After Ignition (15)
39 Main relay control
66 Feed from main relay
58 Immobilizer line

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3.5. SAGEM SAFIR2

Sagem SAFIR2 is rubber compound filled ECU with 35pin connector.

Connect only three wires to decoder box: ground, immobilizer line and
switched +12V. Connect decoder’s red wire to constant +12V.

Pin Description
4, 34 Ground
18, through relay coil to pin 20 +12V After Ignition (15)
19 Fault lamp
30 Immobilizer line

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3.6. MAGNETI MARELLI IAW 06R (TWINGO 1.2l SPI)

Pin Description
17, 34 Ground
Through relay coil to pin 4 +12V Before Ignition (30)
Through relay coil to pin 23 +12V After Ignition (15)
5 Fault lamp
25 Immobilizer line

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3.7. BOSCH MOTRONIC MP7.0

This ECU is used with 3.0l 24V engines

Pin Description
2, 14, 19, 24 Ground
18 +12V Before Ignition (30)
27, 37 +12V After Ignition (15)
15 Fault lamp
50 Immobilizer line

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3.8. BOSCH MSA15.5

Used with 1.9DTI engines.

Pin Description
1, 24, 46 Ground
Through relay coil to pin 42 +12V Before Ignition (30)
38 +12V After Ignition (15)
26 Fault lamp
59 Immobilizer line
42 Main relay control
23, 45, 68 Feed from main relay

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3.9. Coded diesel fuel cut-off valve DDE (integrated into diesel pump)

Disconnect connector with 3 wires from diesel pump and connect decoder
box as follows:

Pin Description
3 Ground
2 +12V After Ignition (15)
1 Immobilizer line

If after applying +12V cut-off valve inside pump is actuated for 1sec then
released – valve is coded, if remains actuated – not coded. If valve is not coded,
it can be learnt with another code.

3.10. LUCAS DCU3R (ClioII, Kangoo 1.9D)

Pin Description
78, 79 Ground
76, 77, 81 +12V After Ignition (15)
20 Immobilizer line

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