Bad ECU (Rebuild or Core Charge)

[eoseitz]

So after replacing fuel filters, spark plugs, fuel solenoid and plug wires I finally discovered my problem. It turned out to be a bad ecu. I bought a new one and the car runs perfectly now.

I opened the ecu up and saw the dreaded leaking caps. I'll upload photos later so everyone can see what to look for. My question is, should I take the core back to advanced auto for $50 or have it rebuilt and ported so I can use dsm link on it?

I'm not sure how much damage the acid has did. At times the car would run.

 

[4g63Powered]

First off, is it an EPROM? You need one of them to run DSMlink.

Second, find a electronic repair shop and see if they'll give you a free estimate on the repair.

And finally, I have zero idea what you mean "ported" when it's used in reference to an ECU. Don't say that; people might laugh.

 

[eoseitz]

Its a non eprom ecu. And I meant to say socketed, not ported. . I was referring to the way they make it so you can plug the serial port wire into the obd port. sorry for the confusion.

 

[4g63Powered]

Okay. You can only socket Eprom ECU's, however. I'd still try to get an estimate, and make a decision from there.

 

[92_talon_awd]

I know this thread is a little old but I just wanted to throw out this little bit of info for anyone who searches. ECMTuning.com, makers of dsmlink, can do an eprom conversion to dsm ecus that aren't factory eprom.

 

[snowborder714]

That is only for 1g ECU's.