[bmw] ECU trouble

["ONeill, William" <William_ONeill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry to hear about your ECU troubles.  I had one go on my E30 M3. I had it
repaired by Programa.  Not cheap (~$400), but much less than new, and it has
a guarantee. BTW, I also swapped out a bad "light control module" with them,
at a reasonable price, much less than new.

http://www.programainc.com/

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Bill O'Neill

'95 E36 M3 "kompressor"
'90 E34 535i

> 
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 23:01:17 -0400
> From: "Serge Maillet" <serge.maillet@domain.elided>
> Subject: Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 23:01:17 -0400
> From: "Serge Maillet" <serge.maillet@domain.elided>
> Subject: [bmw] E36: ECU Failure??
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> Last weekend I washed my '97 E36 with one of those high 
> pressure washers
> (home version). That same night while driving, my check engine light
> came on. Today the BMW mechanic told me the computer was reporting an
> engineering error.. so he checked the ECU and it was damp inside.. and
> some water. He told me he let it try, resealed, reset the ECU and no
> more check engine light. Well tonight it came back on..  
> could this mean
> that my ECU got damaged and need replacing? On average, how 
> much would I
> pay for one of those units in used condition from a junkyard? Argh..
> this is so fustrating. Thanks for any advice!
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