e36 dead

[blaze94]

Water got into the ECU :bawling:

Anyone got a space ECU with serial 0 261 203 667?

 

[zaleonardz]

Sucks dude.

If you dont come right, research GO-Tech aftermarket ECU's.. may be an alternative.

Also they should be plenty at scrapyards, but you will need to code them..

 

[2LV2]

Second that!

Had a similar story on my Lancia. Stupidity

Much cheaper to replace with aftermarket ECU, unless you can find the specific ECU secondhand....

Easier to set-up, tune, the advantages are endless...... You probably gonna get an increase in power too

 

[netercol]

if you cant find local, try ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-9...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1994...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[Tumo]

And how would you prevent this?

 

[Hellas]

Sorry to hear man, but who told you that a 316 grows into a M3 if you water it?

Scrap ECU, retune magic and you're off! :thumbsup:

 

[Die_Miek]

Sorry to hear man, but who told you that a 316 grows into a M3 if you water it?

good one

 

[Die_Miek]

i remember reading a thread where a guy took his car to the car wash, and his ecu got wet and the car was dead.

he struggled for some time than,cant remember whether somebody told him or whether he just decided, he kick started the car and the car magestically started.

the car was either a e36 or pre fl e46.

maybe you should try it, guess uve got nothing to lose.

 

[rick540]

The E36 does that when the drain holes get clogged.

PM me, I'll see what I can do with the old ECU

 

[2LV2]

ECUs have been known to survive getting wet.

Take the unit out, crack open the casing and allow to dry out.


You just never know with electronics......

 

[blaze94]

Found a BMW technician here in CT with refurb units available. Getting it sorted today hopefully and the EWS/keys reprogrammed.

 

[blaze94]

All done. Quick plug in of the ECU and EWS and the car started perfectly today.

 

[Hellas]

All done. Quick plug in of the ECU and EWS and the car started perfectly today.

:clap::clap: Nice!

 

[SirSparky]

Sucks dude.

If you dont come right, research GO-Tech aftermarket ECU's.. may be an alternative.

Also they should be plenty at scrapyards, but you will need to code them..

i take it you have never owned a car with a go-tech....trust me go tech is the biggest load of shite around,not having a go at you just speaking from my own personal experiance :thumb:

 

[Jacques24681]

I've got a 318i 2002 e46 F/L , the n42 motor. Is there any aftermarket ecu's that I can fit on my car?

 

[zaleonardz]

nope, you have dual vanos and VVT.

Don't know if anything like this is available, last time I checked it was not.