Is my ECU fried? With pictures.

[horizontalkev]

I am fighting a no start issue, just cranks over. Engine light does come on after turning key then shuts off after 5 seconds like normal but I can't connect the application Torque to my ecu anymore.. Here are pictures

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As you can see there are some yellow gum looking areas and bubbles.. Will this keep me from starting, but still illuminate the engine light like normal? I don't smell nothing fishy

 

[boost97gst]

Yea the component near "d308" looks fine in that pic. Time to go through the "no-start" threads and just go down the list. Probably nothing too complicated.
Running any tank dry can do 2 things: clog the pick up filter or even the main filter or 2, fuel keeps the pump cool. running really really low like that overheats fuel pumps. You need to check rail pressure.

 

[motomattx]

That looks to be a flashable ecu? Ecmlink doesnt repair those anyway if it is.

 

[horizontalkev]

you can check for proper grounds to the sensor on the engine bay and power to with the key on! just my thoughts

Say what? What sensor?

 

[TurboLaserRS]

I still think that ECU is garbage. I've been through 3 ECU's in my 1g and none of them looked that bad, and my car still wouldn't run on 2 of them, and 1 of them had like permanent 2 step from some kind of short. I really think you should find someone local that can toss you an ECU out of a known running car just to make sure.

 

[horizontalkev]

& yeah its a flashable ECU. I am banking towards either my fuel filter or fuel pump.

 

[motomattx]

Flashable ecu's dont have the failure rates that the old eproms do, no capacitor leak issues either.

 

[horizontalkev]

Anybody want to buy an ECU? Lol. Today I will put carb cleaner into the intake and see if it tries to start. If so, fuel filter will be on order. Maybe the FP dying down rather quickly might have something to do with my recent sending unit/bulkhead work. Im pretty sure the fuel pump is seated correctly, then again I had the no start issue before that so idk.

 

[horizontalkev]

Problem solved... Was messing with the car all night and noticed my spark plugs were black, and then looked back and my previous problems and realised overtime I was have more and more issues with the car from running rich, stalling out once rpms dropped, hard starts to the decreased fuel mileage and hesitating/sputtering at lower RPMs.. Then it hit me, damn fuel pressure regulator must have gave out, checked the vacuum line to it and sure enough fuel was present.. Used a friends old fpr and it started right up. Thanks guys