165 ECU Pin Out

Where is my ECU?

Simply lift back the carpet adjacent to the centre console in the passenger foot well - picture

Why do I need to know the pin out/wiring diagram for the ECU?

When you modify your car then you are going to have to alter some of the signals being sent to, or, from the ECU, in order to increase the output power beyond the original design
limitations, or alter the operation of a specific system. This may also be useful during fault finding.

Righty-o! what's the layout?

Note that the ECU is installed "upside down". Therefore to make a direct comparison between the ECU and the diagram, the picture has been turned upside down - easier than
trying to twist the ECU!

What do all those abbreviations mean?

Top row of pins on the ECU

Abbreviation Wire colour Means... What does it do? Anything else?

E02 White/Black Earth Attached to engine block  
Opens a valve below the Raises idle speed when
ISC-2 Green/Black Idle Stabilisation Control throttle body to control aircon running, and when
the idle speed rpm engine cold
Controls spark to spark
IGT White Igniter signal plugs, in effect fires the  
coil
E1 Brown Earth Attached to engine block  
Opens a set of butterflies
TVIS Light Green Operates TVIS VSV in the intake manifold at  
4300rpm
#3 Yellow Injector signal Fires No 3 fuel injector  
#4 Blue Injector signal Fires No 4 fuel injector  
VF Violet/Yellow Diagnostic connector Check connector? Any connections off?
T Orange Diagnostic connector Check connector? Any connections off?
Informs ECU of throttle Very fine setup of the TPS
VTA White Throttle position sensor
position sensor is required
Tells the ECU the car is at Signal is from throttle
IDL Pink Idle signal
idle position sensor
Heats the lambda sensor to
speed up a more accurate
12V lambda sensor
HT Red/Green To lambda sensor reading when the sensor is
heater
not up to operating
temperature
A voltage feedback from
the exhaust to "tune" the Also feeds the OX pin at the
OX White Lambda sensor voltage
engine whilst at a steady diagnostic connector
rpm
E2 Brown Earth    
E22 Brown Earth for AFM ?  
EGR Blue/Red EGR VSV Operates the EGR  
 A/C Black/White Clutch relay signal Engages the AC  
compressor magnetic
clutch
Puts on the yellow engine Indicates via a series of
W Green Check engine light
check light codes any stored faults
Sends a signal to the fuel
Only the 165 has this
FPU Black/Red FPR control pressure VSV to increase
arrangement...
the fuel pressure
Sensor feeds in a voltage
to the ECU proportional to If knock is sensed then the
KNK Clear Knock sensor
the amount of knock in ignition timing is retarded
the engine...
This signal is altered with
an FCD if you want to run
high boost. Also controls
the dash boost gauge. A lot
of websites/articles/books
Feeds a voltage to the
call this the P/M - they
PIM Red/White TPS voltage ECU proportional to the
didn't read the connections
boost pressure
carefully, it should be the
PIM signal. In fact Toyota
have made this mistake in
some of their workshop
manuals
THG Blue EGR temp sensor Not fitted in UK Only fitted to USA cars
12V fed after ignition key
+B Black/Yellow 12V supply to ECU  
is turned
Good place to attach items
12V fed after ignition key that you don't want to stay
+B1 Black/Yellow 12V supply to ECU
is turned on after engine turned off
e.g. BG light

Bottom row of pins on the ECU

Abbreviation Wire colour Means... What does it do? Anything else?

E01 White/Black Earth Attached to engine block  
Opens a valve below the
ISC-1 Green/White Idle Stabilisation Control throttle body to control the  
idle speed rpm
12V fed to the ECU whilst
STA Black Starting signal  
the car is trying to start
Signal to control the 5th
STJ Green Cold start injector injector when starting the  
car
#1 Red/Black Injector signal Fires No 1 fuel injector  
#2 Light Green Injector signal Fires No 2 fuel injector  
G- Red Distributor signals Ground for G1, G2 and NE  
Allows ECU to
determine the position
Sends crankshaft angle
G1 Dark Green Distributor signals of each piston, adjust
information
injector and ignition
timing

G2 White Distributor signals

Sends crankshaft angle As above, but 180o out
information from G1
NE Black Engine rpm signal Sends the engine speed Positive signal from
and crankshaft angle to the 24 tooth sensor
 ECU
Clicks on the fuel relay If it doesn't activate
FPR Blue/Red Fuel Pump Relay when you turn the ignition the fuel relay the car
key won't start
Used to detect a fault
IGF White/Red Spark confirmation signal  
within the igniter
Probably used to
Informs ECU of water
THW Red Water temperature sensor correct fuel and
temperature
ignition maps
Intercooler computer
WIN Light Green/Black Error reporting?  
signal
Don't cut this wire, pull
Allows extra boost in 3+ the pipe off from the
TPC Black/White TVSV signal
gears ~2psi wastegate actuator
instead!
SPD Blue/White Speed sensor Monitors car speed  
To inform the ECU
Monitors the brake light
STP Green/White Stop light switch when braking, to apply
switch
deceleration fuel cut
Tells the ECU the temp of
THA Grey AFM air intake temp  
the incoming air
VS Grey/Black AFM signal Stopped - idle signal  
Variable - flap position
VC Pink/Blue AFM signal  
signal
Permanent 12V feed
Supplies power to ECU via
BATT Pink Battery supply to the battery even
the 15A engine bay fuse
when the ignition is off
Increases idle speed due to
ELS Orange Electrical idle up large current drawn by  
headlights and demister

Notes

Items highlighted in red are suspect and need to be verified. Do you know the answer? Please e-mail me kris@gtfours.co.uk
This is for the 1989 ST165 3S-GTE engine
The ST185 has a different configuration. Whilst some of the ECU wiring is the same, some is not!

Want a print out the ECU diagram and pins for a handy reference? Click on the download button below. Note that the ECU pin outs have been altered to the correct way around as
you are looking at the ECU.

Updated 31/08/05
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