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Offline HERC99

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y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« on: February 24, 2012, 11:52:39 AM »
y dose my truck keep blowing ecm like they r  candy    it,s n 89 chevy tracker 4x4 plezz help

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Offline beagle..t

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Re: y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2012, 02:20:26 PM »
stupid question but is the ecm have the right numbers dont know if this makes a difference but thought i would ask also might have a wiring short
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Re: y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2012, 02:47:03 PM »
How are they blowing? I've seen a few lately with holes in the centre near the connector, just looks to be age related. If you are blowing good ECUs then you probably have a short in the wiring somewhere.
2000 Vitara 1.6, 3+3 Lift, 33"MTs, 5:83s, LWB brakes, Winch, Snorkel, Safari Rack
1986 SJ413K PickUp, 1.6L conversion.

OBD1 - Full diagnostics on a PC/Laptop: http://www.rhinopower.org

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Offline HERC99

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Re: y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2012, 09:30:12 PM »
the one cap looks dun but i changed it n it still dosent work every thing els still comes on but the ejector dosent

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Re: y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2012, 10:59:30 AM »
Have you got any test equipment, an oscilloscope or similar?
2000 Vitara 1.6, 3+3 Lift, 33"MTs, 5:83s, LWB brakes, Winch, Snorkel, Safari Rack
1986 SJ413K PickUp, 1.6L conversion.

OBD1 - Full diagnostics on a PC/Laptop: http://www.rhinopower.org

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Offline HERC99

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Re: y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2012, 08:56:26 PM »
no i had it tested by some one else n he saide it was all good

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Re: y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2012, 05:23:39 AM »
Let me be the devil's advocate here - accurate information aids diagnosis.

1 - How many ECUs has it blown/times have you repaired the ECU?
2 - What did you change - the cap or the ECU?
3 - How did the other person test it?
4 - If he put your ECU in to another vehicle and it worked, what's the probability that you have a fault elsewhere?

In short - your initial post suggests you have replaced/repaired the ECU several times, however, the follow up posts, suggest otherwise.
« Last Edit: February 27, 2012, 05:25:10 AM by fordem »
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Re: y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2012, 08:45:31 AM »
i blow through 3 ecm,s then tryed to fix the 3rd one in one year n the one i got fixed i tryed it in my wife,s tracker first n it dident work if this help,s

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Re: y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2012, 02:25:34 PM »
Most of those ECUs are shot now, if its not been rebuilt within the last 10 years then its probably on its way out anyway. You should check your wiring for shorts but with ECUs that old its best to start with a recon. unit.
2000 Vitara 1.6, 3+3 Lift, 33"MTs, 5:83s, LWB brakes, Winch, Snorkel, Safari Rack
1986 SJ413K PickUp, 1.6L conversion.

OBD1 - Full diagnostics on a PC/Laptop: http://www.rhinopower.org

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Re: y dose my truck keep blowing ecm,s
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2012, 02:22:40 PM »
ok thanks for all the help