1997 Land Rover Defender 90 AutomaticFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

ECM Connector Identification

On Defender 90 and Discovery, ECM is located in the right rear corner of the engine compartment. Each vehicle has 3 ECM connectors. A Black 36-pin connector, a Red 36-pin connector and a Black 18-pin connector. See Fig 1 and Fig 2 . See ECM CONNECTOR IDENTIFICATIONΒ  table.

ECM CONNECTOR IDENTIFICATION

Connector Description (1) Identification Number
Defender
Black 36-Pin C634
Black 18-Pin C635
Red 36-Pin C636
Discovery
Black 36-Pin C1032
Black 18-Pin C1033
Red 36-Pin C1017
(1) See WIRING DIAGRAMSΒ  .
Fig 1: ECM Black Or Red 36-Pin Harness Connector Terminals
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