Hi guys, great to be a part of this site! this is my first post and need some help.
I recently bought a damaged 04 mazda 3 with deployed front airbags. the car is a sport and the side bags didnt deploy.
I then bought a base model 04, with a lower km engine and good airbags. I swapped the engine, airbags, SRS module and seatbelt pretensioners into my damaged car.
now it wont start! the engine winds over but theres no spark and the ABS/SRS/ENGINE CHECK lamps are all lit up.
do you think the car needs reprogramming so the ECU knows it has the new airbags/SRS module etc? or is the module coded to the ecu of the car it came out of? the ecu is the original for that car but the SRS module is out of the donor car).
I did try to fire her up with the donor cars ecu and dash but it wouldnt even crank over. soon as i swapped the dash and ecu back it did turn over but with no spark.
can anyone offer any advice?
thanks in advance!