ECM upgrade?

[wmerrell]

Got car put together and took it out for a run.
Parked the car for a couple of weeks and now will not start.
Went through the Vortex Buick touble shooting guide.
Appears the ECM is bad.
Are there any NOS ECM around?
Are they all remanufactured?
Is there another product?

 

[TurboBob]

post some of your troubleshooting steps here. The ECMs are pretty reliable pieces. Its most likely not the ECM.

The ECMs are easy to get, either remanned, used from a junkyard, or on here.

Bob

 

[wmerrell]

post some of your troubleshooting steps here. The ECMs are pretty reliable pieces. Its most likely not the ECM.

The ECMs are easy to get, either remanned, used from a junkyard, or on here.

Bob

Car started up Friday.
Installed a wide band that day.
Car would not start after installing wide band.
Fuel pump did not click when ignition key was turned.
Thought the battery was low because car did same thing when the battery was low previously.
Charged battery.
Car still did not start. No click from fuel pump.
Have juice going into coil pack.
No juice coming out of coil pack.
New coil pack.
Still no juice.

 

[TurboBob]

fuel pressure?

you can jump the pump on at the connector behind the alternator.

blown fuse (you did install something electrical lately)

what kind of juice are you measuring at the coil pack?

no spark could be crank sensor, cam sensor, fuse, module, coilpack, ecm.....

Check engine light? codes?

B

 

["Reaper"]

Stupid question but did you unplug the orange wire by the battery and for get to plug it back in. Ask me how I know that question.....

 

[whitehot1]

If it turns out to be a bad ECM you can get a remanufactured one from O'Reilly's auto parts for $81.00 with exchange. It is a BWD brand with a lifetime warranty. I have one in my turbo regal and it works great no issues at all. Here is a link check it out.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/BWD0/ECC7148/01599.oap?year=1987&make=Buick&model=Regal&vi=5000098&ck=Search_electronic control module_C0396_5000098_4308&keyword=electronic control module&pt=C0396&ppt=C0334

 

[Slow91z]

Every time my relay doesn't click it's the relay, easy to check with a voltmeter.

 

[wmerrell]

I had trouble starting the car before.
Last time took out a fuse and just put it in and the car started.