ECU might be toast

[blacktalon27]

ok guys my car died on me a few days ago, bucking like a bronco and blowing the ignition fuse, and frying the ignition transistor apon replacing both i still have no spark or fuel.. so i tear apart the dash and pull the ECU.. i open it up and it smells like shit and there is brown goop that has leaked out over 5% of the board close to were it hooks to the conects.. i triedd the trouble code test thats in the manual and it wouldent even read anything at all with key on full battery but shows a cel..thats before i pulled the ECU of course.. so does it sound like the ecu is fried?? im new to dsms so this manual is all i got..there is also this relay or somthing hooked into the conects near the ECU part # e8t07071 could this also be bad and what is it .. i have a 90 tsi awd talon i feel like

 

[steve]

e8t07071, that's the MPI relay. It could be bad but you already know that your ECU is bad. It's not supposed smell or have brown goop on it. That's from the capacitors leaking.

 

[blacktalon27]

thank you sir, ok so its bad can i have it rebuilt for cheap? and the relay should be a part store item i hope. thank you for any future info

 

[blacktalon27]

hey guys this MPI Relay part seems to be very hard to find it took me hours of internet surfing to find this place, it is all i could find there just over 100$ the site is
AutoCenter.net

 

[steve]

so its bad can i have it rebuilt for cheap?

Cheap compared to getting a new one from the Dealer. Not enough information to say anything else or even guess if it can be rebuilt.

 

[Ducky]

For good or ill, I got a remanned ECU from Advance Auto for about $300(?) and it works great. They had to order it in of course but it only took a few days.

 

[Ksone14]

you might wanna try motoguys garage. its an ecu shop located in illinois and they ecus for dsm's. i came across them on ebay as i was looking for a replacement and i believe it costs in the neighborhood of $200.

 

[And_44]

Steve himself that responded to your post here is a ECU god. He may be able to help you with a repair or replacement. Here's his website aswell. DSM (Talon Eclipse Laser) and 3S (3000GT and Stealth) ECU Service and Repair

 

[steve]

Post pictures. Make sure to include the white edge connector in one of them and use enough light that you can get in focus pictures.

 

[avenged5]

you might wanna try motoguys garage. its an ecu shop located in illinois and they ecus for dsm's. i came across them on ebay as i was looking for a replacement and i believe it costs in the neighborhood of $200.

I wouldn't recommend Motoguys. I recently bought an ECU from them and it took me quite a while to even get in touch with them after placing my order. I finally did talk to them after I filed for a refund through paypal and they told me they were waiting for new cores to arrive (and they couldn't say this sooner?). After receiving the ECU it did get my car running again, but now I'm struggling to get in touch about the core deposit. I shipped my core off about three weeks ago. They haven't responded to any of my emails and every time I call it says their answering machine is full. I would say save yourself the hassle and and just get one from autozone or advance auto.