billy

i think i fried my ecu is there a way to check to see if it is good or not?
i have a 87 na
please help
thanks
billy

Keith

To see if the ECU comes up and runs ok, find a green 6-pin connector near the leading coils. It will only have 4 pins in it. Connect a voltmeter, test light, led or anything capable of showing 12V between the pin right under the tab (middle top of connector) to any other pin. Have a friend turn on the ignition. You should see 12V (or the light/led light) for 3 seconds, then shut off. If you connected the device to any of the left hand pins, it my start turning on and off, which means it is blinking an error code at you, after being on for 3 seconds, but it still indicates the ECU is working. However, that does not indicate that the ECU does not have any blown drivers or receivers, it just indicates that the ECU is "thinking" (computing), so it is just a starting point. Good luck!

Irv, Keith's dad

billy

thank you very much thats a start im going to go and and try it ill keep you informed.
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billy

billy

ok i did what you said and the test light lit up but stayed lit and dint go out. i conected it to all the other pins and dint get anything? whats that mean? please say its not bad?

oh and can you bye chance tell me what this is?
pic

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billy

Mobius

that pic is your power steering control unit. I know this because mine was going beeeeeeeeeeeeep. About drove me insane. I removed my power steering pump and I guess it was trying to still talk to it, but freaked out becuase it wasn't there anymore.

billy

ya i know it drove me up the wall. thanks for the help i figured it out last night.
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billy

HAILERS

BILLY, its the port for pulling ECU trouble shooting codes. Go to http://home.rmci.net/panther/ecu_codes.htm You can build one for under five bucks easy, and make it in less than thirty minutes. The codes are broken down on the above site.

billy

HAILERS

thanks for the info it help out alot.

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bily