ccrunner84 wrote:
Whats up with the ECU repair? I do work at an electronics shop if you want me to check it out.
-Nick
Heck if I know, specific information is slim. About the only specific thing (to this issue) I've ever read is this from stealth316:
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The information in this paragraph comes from Stealth TT owner Max Taylor. Max replaced the leaking capacitors on the ECU and yet still had a problem with no spark to cylinders 1 and 4. He traced the problem to a lack of signal coming from pin 3 on the small vertical board on the ECU. Max found a place that was aware of this problem and knew how to fix it.
I know the guy I sent it to replaced the big caps and did a little soldering, but he obviously didn't test it in a car. I'm waiting for a response from him to see if he knows anything about this specific problem. If he's no help, I'll decide whether to buy a used or send this one out for re-repair.
AvPro is one that has a decent rep on 3si, but the whole ECU repair thing seems hit-or-miss. I get the impression most repair places don't understand the full extent of the damage these boards can sustain.
Like this guy I dealt with -- he replaced the caps, did some soldering, and called it a day. Obviously wasn't enough. But who knows how much is enough in any given case? Even AvPro told me on the phone that they don't do diagnostics. They visually inspect and repair based on that, and your symptoms.
At least all doubt is now removed. When I do the ECU repair/replace thing again, there will be no question -- the car will run or not run.
At this point, I'm just extremely happy to look at my non-running car and
know why it's not running. haha, curse these ECUs!
That's okay, I've got plenty of other things to get right while I work out a good ECU. Geez, I
think the last thing I was doing was a pressure test right before this problem happened...
Thanks Nick!
I've got the NA powah to get me around in the meantime.
