[DML] Re: End of life for idle ECU's

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

My idle ECU died at 9,600 miles on the 81 you saw in PA. After a new 
idle speed motor & ECU, all is well again. 

Since I have you for a second, where did you get the LED's you use 
in your AC panel? I've looked around, but with no luck?


Later,

Joe OBrien



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> I recall that recently, we've had 2 or 3 cars, who's idle would 
occasionally, 
> and randomly for no reason whatever jump from 700/900 to 2000 
RPM's and 
> perhaps reset once the throttle linkage microswitch had been 
opened and 
> closed by tapping the accelerator pedal. The cause ended up being 
failed 
> ECU's and someone mentioned that we may be seeing the "end of 
life" for 
> these computers.
> 
> Twice lately, I've felt a surge while driving and this morning I 
was at a stop 
> light and the engine jumped from 775 to 2000 RPM's until I tapped 
the pedal.
> 
> I'm now up to around 40k miles on my car. (Just so you know how 
many hours 
> have been logged on the ECU).
> 
> These appear to be developing auto-transmission governor computer 
style 
> failures. Has anyone been tearing a failed ECU down to figure out 
what 
> component has been failing and whether or not it's feasible to 
repair them, or 
> would a new but unimproved ECU from a vendor be a safe buy?
> 
> Rich A.
> #5335








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