Mess of problems!! Please HELP!

[silverGSR09]

First, my car just died last wednesday. Check engine light turned on out of no where and wouldn't run for shit. I got it towed to my buddys shop and he said it was the ECU. EVerything was going crazy, barely would read the diagnostic test, ect... I bought a brand new ECU $700!! I had to get it towed to a acura dealer to get the key flashed so it would be read by the ECU. I'm now being told its not the ecu.. I'm fu^^* bullshit! Anyone ever had there car die out of no where?????? HELPPPP

[rewsintegra]

Originally Posted by silverGSR09

First, my car just died last wednesday. Check engine light turned on out of no where and wouldn't run for shit. I got it towed to my buddys shop and he said it was the ECU. EVerything was going crazy, barely would read the diagnostic test, ect... I bought a brand new ECU $700!! I had to get it towed to a acura dealer to get the key flashed so it would be read by the ECU. I'm now being told its not the ecu.. I'm fu^^* bullshit! Anyone ever had there car die out of no where?????? HELPPPP

did you check all the fuses?
is your timing belt good?
do you have spark?
do you have fuel?


and you can usually pick up an ecu for under 150 bucks on craigslist. so u got screwed there.

[food2000]

Wow, $700 bucks, that almost forged pistons and rods!

Did they pull the codes? Maybe you ran out of gas?

There are a billion things that could've caused your engine to cut out? what have you eliminated?

Details details.

[silverGSR09]

Originally Posted by food2000

Wow, $700 bucks, that almost forged pistons and rods!

Did they pull the codes? Maybe you ran out of gas?

There are a billion things that could've caused your engine to cut out? what have you eliminated?

Details details.

ok listen... No I did not get screwed because its BRAND NEW! used ecu's can be junk. You can't go to a local parts store and buy one.It was a dealer only part. TWO! I didn't run out of gas! two codes came up: cylinder position sensor and ECU. Replaced ecu and cylinder pos. sen. was fine after dealer tested it. My friend who is a master tech at a honda dealership check sensor after sensor and nothing worked. This is becoming frustrating and way to f*cking long. He said its gotta be a ground somewhere shorting out or something. Yes its getting gas and yes its getting spark. It runs but for like 5 secs and dies and sounds like ass. Thats the f*cking problem. Its getting everything!


AHHH I cant figure this out!

[rewsintegra]

Originally Posted by silverGSR09

ok listen... No I did not get screwed because its BRAND NEW! used ecu's can be junk. You can't go to a local parts store and buy one.It was a dealer only part. TWO! I didn't run out of gas! two codes came up: cylinder position sensor and ECU. Replaced ecu and cylinder pos. sen. was fine after dealer tested it. My friend who is a master tech at a honda dealership check sensor after sensor and nothing worked. This is becoming frustrating and way to f*cking long. He said its gotta be a ground somewhere shorting out or something. Yes its getting gas and yes its getting spark. It runs but for like 5 secs and dies and sounds like ass. Thats the f*cking problem. Its getting everything!


AHHH I cant figure this out!

do you have compression?

[MC Teg]

Originally Posted by rewsintegra

did you check all the fuses?
is your timing belt good?
do you have spark?
do you have fuel?


and you can usually pick up an ecu for under 150 bucks on craigslist. so u got screwed there.

Either that or go down to a junkyard. Bought mine for $50 and was guaranteed to work or you get a full refund with 90 days.

[food2000]

Yep, used ecu's can be junk but they usually don't go bad and i'd never pay anything over $200 for one.

You can buy a socketed and chipped ecu for tunning for $180 (Xenocron.com). Guaranteed to work.

Aside from that, like stated above: compression test.

How's the timing?

Sounds like Ass: sputtering? ticking? klanking? As you rev the noise gets loudeR?

If it's a wire shortage somewhere, good luck with that.