How to tell if my ECU is chipped for dsmlink or not

[sbailey11]

I bought a 95 eagle talon tsi awd a couple months ago and it was in rough shape and you can tell its been through a lot. It has had multiple owners with multiple set ups and even multiple different motors. I know virtually nothing about this car's past because the owner i got it from had it for less that 2 years, and he was a moron. I am thinking that this car has probably been tuned with dsmlink in the past, and i was wondering if the ECU is still the same. Is there a way to tell if the ECU is chipped for dsmlink or not? I dont want to send it out just to find out its already good to go

I apologize if this has been asked before but I've been searching for about an hour already and have had no luck!

 

[JayB12]

Pop the ECU open and check (4 screws), it's pretty easy to tell. On earlier versions the chip is not red but they still say DSMlink on them.

 

[gsexxx]

Yep, unbolt the three bolts mounting the ecu, open her up, and then look for the ecm tuning chip in the picture above.

 

[1davho]

Even if it has a stock chip in it, you can tell by looking at how the chip attaches to the circuit board. If it has a socket and you can just wiggle the chip out you are good to go. If it hasn't been socketed, the chip is soldered to the circuit board.