ECU

2006 KIA SORENTO
3,000 MILES • 3.0L • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MAXITRANS
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Can the ECU recorder all the malfunctions occurred in the crush that was five years ago?

Thanks
Apr 8, 2018 at 12:38 AM
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HARRY P
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Sorry, but any data was gone the first time that the battery was disconnected, or when someone used a scanner to clear out trouble codes. Besides, it is not like a black box anyways. It generally records freeze frame data only when setting a code.
Apr 8, 2018 at 3:46 AM
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MAXITRANS
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Hi HEYMAN1104.

Thank you a lot for your fast answer.

No one used a scanner on it yet.

Can you articolate on your last sentence "It generally records freeze frame data only when setting a code".

Thanks again
Apr 8, 2018 at 4:08 AM
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HARRY P
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It will record data like throttle, vehicle speed, amount of air going in, air temperature, oxygen sensor readings, and stuff like that related to running the engine.

Anyways, whatever information it has has to be gone by now. These things only have so much memory.
Apr 8, 2018 at 4:16 AM