Powering Up for the first time
Enabling Injectors
With the ignition system now calibrated and firing, enable (and connect if disconnected) the fuel injectors. With fuel enabled, crank your engine and adjust fuel until the engine starts. Adjust your fuel trim and fuel maps at the idle range and load ...
Priming the Oil System
If your engine is a freshly built engine, make sure that you prime the engine oil system by cranking it with no spark plugs and the injectors disconnected. Crank until the engine oil pressure turns off any warning lights and oil pressure gauges (if ...
Checking Crank and Cam Angle Sensors
Check for RPM. With your trigger set-up correctly, cranking the engine should produce an RPM figure in the 80 – 300 RPM range depending on your engine. Make sure that the RPM reading is stable while cranking. If the RPM signal shows "0" or the signal ...
Calibrating Ignition Timing
Now is the time to triple-check your ignition settings in the software. If the settings are correct, turn off power to your ignition system and connect your ignition system to the ECU. It is a good idea to check your ignition coil temperatures ...
Engine Setup Screen
If a basemap for your engine is unavailable for your vehicle, then you will need to create your own settings by following through the settings below.
Elite Series Maps
Data can be imported between the Elite750, Elite1500, and Elite2500 maps of various versions. Where settings from different versions are non-existent, default values will be used to fill in the missing settings. The Import feature is provided only ...
Check Sensors
Once you can go Online with the Elite Software Programmer, the next step is to check the various sensors connected. The easiest to check is the TPS. Move the throttle and check for movement of the TPS signal. Take the opportunity to calibrate your ...
Check Power and GND and Communications
Leaving your ignition modules and injectors disconnected, power up the ECU by turning on the vehicle's Ignition power. Check that the ECU is powered up and that you are able to communicate with the ECU using a laptop running Elite Software ...
Disable Injectors
To avoid accumulating unburnt fuel in your engine, make sure you disable or disconnect your injectors and or injection fuse before you crank the engine when setting up.
Disconnect Ignition
To avoid damaging ignition components, ensure that you disconnect your ignition modules and or ignition fuse before power up for the first time, especially if the ECU is not yet configured for your particular engine and ignition system
Going Online with the Software
Start the Elite Software Programmer by double clicking on the Haltech Elite Software Programmer (ESP) Icon. Haltech Elite Software Programmer Icon Connect the ECU to the laptop via the supplied USB cable. With power applied to the ECU (Ignition On if ...