sr20det ecu can it go bad/how to tell?

[speeddreamz]

I'm having starting issues, is there a way to tell if the ecu is bad....? can you blow an ecu somehow... ? can they go bad just randomly?

[240_keyy]

I heard that if you accidentally kick it the case can be dented and short stuff out.

other than that I dunno...

[tougebear]

Originally posted by 240_keyy
I heard that if you accidentally kick it the case can be dented and short stuff out.

You're going to have to kick it really hard in order bend the cover in.

The easiest way to tell if the ecu is burnt is to open it. If there's a break in the contacts you can trace the problem to whether or not you have a grounding problem somewhere else. An ecu doesn't necessarily break by itself.

Another sign would be water marks. Some ecu's are left in junkyards for a while and will get very wet in the rain. If that's the case, have it replaced by your importer.