Computer Box.. How long does it last?

[9MX]

ganun? kakatakot naman. so far sa 7 yrs na oto ko la pa namang napapansin na problema. any symptoms kapag bumigay nga yung computer box or any of its parts?

the function of capacitors is to filter voltage which operates on the ECU board and powers up the microprocessor, so if one or more blows up and the unfiltered voltage reaches the microprocessor, its frying time

my suggestion is for you take out the ecu box, if you're not mechanically inclined, take it to those hole in the wall tv repair shops, ask them to identify the capacitor specs, if they don't have it in stock, buy them at deeco in raon, ever gotesco commonwealth, or farmers cubao. then have the technician desolder and solder the capacitors for you. though i haven't done this since i went the DIY route b4, i'm pretty sure the tv shop would charge you lower compared to what they would charge you in banawe.

i'm no expert, but imho ECUs are just like our PCs, the same architecture. Its the software and processing power that varies. Definitely hackable to those who have the time.

[an0nim0us]

Lancer GTi namin 5 years lang inabot - 18,500 nagastos namin dun (sayang di ko lam na pwede irepair yun). so far wala pang ibang ECU na nasira sa iba kasi up to 6 years max lang sa min eh so I'm assumming that more than 9 years life ng mga to (sold my 96 civic to my barkada, ok pa naman hanggang ngayon).

[orly_andico]

definitely 12 years plus for an old car. my friend has a 93 corona 2.0 EX and di pa naman bumigay ECU niya (but the distributor already did -- another IC-laden piece of electronics). yung 626 ko, 12 years na rin, pumutok lang ECU dahil sa ka-engotan ng repair people.

[benzoyl]

may alam ba kayo mabibilhan ng ecu nito?

[Flagg]

Yung car ko 16 yrs and still going....

[albert_b]

Yung car ko 16 yrs and still going....

baka wala kang ecu? :-D yung mga ganoon ba katanda na car merong computer?!

[1D4LV]

baka wala kang ecu? :-D yung mga ganoon ba katanda na car merong computer?!

di naman siguro bro.... afaik, yung mga 1990 na Lancer GTi's meron na.

[StraightSix]

Yung car ko 16 yrs and still going....

baka wala kang ecu? :-D yung mga ganoon ba katanda na car merong computer?!

Siguradong meron ECU yang BMW ni flagg ... 1979 unang na-develop ng BMW yung ECU nila.

[sirkosero]

the function of capacitors is to filter voltage which operates on the ECU board and powers up the microprocessor, so if one or more blows up and the unfiltered voltage reaches the microprocessor, its frying time

my suggestion is for you take out the ecu box, if you're not mechanically inclined, take it to those hole in the wall tv repair shops, ask them to identify the capacitor specs, if they don't have it in stock, buy them at deeco in raon, ever gotesco commonwealth, or farmers cubao. then have the technician desolder and solder the capacitors for you. though i haven't done this since i went the DIY route b4, i'm pretty sure the tv shop would charge you lower compared to what they would charge you in banawe.

i'm no expert, but imho ECUs are just like our PCs, the same architecture. Its the software and processing power that varies. Definitely hackable to those who have the time.

yep! thats a good way DIY! bili ka sa deeca ng parts pero sa raon at cubao. from experience pinaka walang kwenta yung deeco sa ever gotesco commonwealth. wala pa ako nahanap na piyesa na kailangan ko dun! buti pa alexan meron parati

[OTEP]

ECU's don't have a built in expiration date. It doesn't have moving parts, too. The capacitor thing happens to Mitsus a lot but is easy enough to repair if you have the know how (foreign forums are a good source).