Pin D1 (White/Red) – . Main relay power to the ECU. Without it, nothing happens. Marco checked. 12.3V. Good.
He back-probed Pin B13. The ECU wasn't grounding it. He swapped a known-good ECU from his shelf. The pump roared. Dead driver transistor inside the original ECU. Second ghost: a tiny, fried semiconductor.
Pin B13 (Green/Red) was the —Circuit Opening Relay control. When the ECU sees airflow (via the VAF meter, Pin B8, Yellow/Black), it grounds Pin B13, the fuel pump whirs, and the engine drinks.
He pulled the passenger kick panel. There it was: the 16-bit brain, a grey metal box stamped 89661-1A230 . Four plugs: A, B, C, and D. Sixty-two pins of silent judgment.