Extremely Weird Check Engine Blink

[KeithL322]

...so heres what happening, before the car would VERY rarely get a check engine light blink on for just like 2 seeconds and the car would stuter and go right back to normal and the light would go off.... and now i tried to drive it and i didnt get out of my apartment complex and the check engine light clicked on like 3 times, o and it makes a REALLY loud click sound when the check engine light comes on....any clue?

 

[95TalonOwner]

ECU could possibly being dying.

 

[KeithL322]

yeah possibly... i mean im not sure if its even related to the exhaust leak or not i just thought i would say it has one incase it was related to it. but yeah any other possibilites anyone? O i forgot to mention, im having idle problems... sometimes it will sit at 600 RPM's and my safc will be saying its at 1000 RPM's or so, and other times it will be at 600RPM's and the safc will say 600 and you can hear it putter when its sitting at 600, and somtimes it will surge between 900-1200, and then other times it will be perfetly normal at 800...

 

[cmptrphreak]

try moving the connection to the ecu around if u can get it to stop blinking then ## ecu is about to die.

 

[KeithL322]

try moving the connection to the ecu around if u can get it to stop blinking then ## ecu is about to die.

what is ## supposed to mean?

 

[steve]

Have the capacitors been changed in the ECU yet?

Steve

 

[cmptrphreak]

it was u r (together) what i meant was your

 

[KeithL322]

Have the capacitors been changed in the ECU yet?

Steve

No sir I havent done anything to the ECU... Im guessing their is already a post about changing the capacitors that I should check out?

 

[steve]

I'm guessing there is already a post about changing the capacitors that I should check out?

Likely hundreds of them, as well as the first VFAQ in the electrical section. http://www.vfaq.com/FAQlocator-electrical.html

I take it your a new DSM owner?

Steve

 

[KeithL322]

Likely hundreds of them, as well as the first VFAQ in the electrical section. http://www.vfaq.com/FAQlocator-electrical.html

I take it your a new DSM owner?

Steve

Pretty much... thanks for all the help

 

[KeithL322]

just to give ean ending to this thread, the capacitors had blown out, go tthem changed though a while ago, so its good to go now, thank you for all the help!