ECU Rebuilding cost?
01-15-14, 07:48 PM
#1
ECU Rebuilding cost?
I have searched and it has not brought up anything.
I'm looking for the cheapest estimate to rebuild the ECU for a 92 SC4. eBay only has one source and that would cost me $150.
Where did you get your ECU rebuilt?
TIA
I'm looking for the cheapest estimate to rebuild the ECU for a 92 SC4. eBay only has one source and that would cost me $150.
Where did you get your ECU rebuilt?
TIA
01-16-14, 08:35 AM
#4
I have heard about this place, but I can't remember why its so familiar 
http://lextech.org/osCommerce/catalo...4d6e55a5e9fdf5
http://lextech.org/osCommerce/catalo...4d6e55a5e9fdf5
01-16-14, 08:52 AM
#5
Soldering is one thing, soldering those tiny capacitors is another. That requires special skill that I do not have. All I have soldered is things like iPod batteries, and the like. Bigger solder pads are a lot easier.
This is exactly what I was looking for! I looked up Lextech and I couldn't find this. I might try this place. Thanks! 
I have heard about this place, but I can't remember why its so familiar
http://lextech.org/osCommerce/catalo...4d6e55a5e9fdf5
http://lextech.org/osCommerce/catalo...4d6e55a5e9fdf5
01-16-14, 10:48 AM
#6
Dude, its really not hard at all. I'm sure you could find some broken something or other to practice on. The capacitors don't solder onto a pad, they go through the board. Seriously, its retarded simple. I learned to solder by watching YouTube videos. Once I was confident with doing wires my gfs sc ecu took a ****. That was almost 4 years ago. I gave it a whirl, replaced two capacitors and today that ecu is running a 2jzge in a mk3 supra. No issues, my first one.
Don't be afraid. But if you can't help it, then open the ecu, write down and order the values of the capacitors and take your ecu to a cell phone repair store that's reputable in your area and tell em you'll give em a quick 20 bucks. Its seriously a simple job for anyone half confident with soldering.
Don't be afraid. But if you can't help it, then open the ecu, write down and order the values of the capacitors and take your ecu to a cell phone repair store that's reputable in your area and tell em you'll give em a quick 20 bucks. Its seriously a simple job for anyone half confident with soldering.
01-16-14, 11:03 AM
#7
Dude, its really not hard at all. I'm sure you could find some broken something or other to practice on. The capacitors don't solder onto a pad, they go through the board. Seriously, its retarded simple. I learned to solder by watching YouTube videos. Once I was confident with doing wires my gfs sc ecu took a ****. That was almost 4 years ago. I gave it a whirl, replaced two capacitors and today that ecu is running a 2jzge in a mk3 supra. No issues, my first one.
Don't be afraid. But if you can't help it, then open the ecu, write down and order the values of the capacitors and take your ecu to a cell phone repair store that's reputable in your area and tell em you'll give em a quick 20 bucks. Its seriously a simple job for anyone half confident with soldering.
Don't be afraid. But if you can't help it, then open the ecu, write down and order the values of the capacitors and take your ecu to a cell phone repair store that's reputable in your area and tell em you'll give em a quick 20 bucks. Its seriously a simple job for anyone half confident with soldering.
Thanks, I appreciate your input.
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01-17-14, 05:54 PM
#8
Check out this thread in the LS forum. This guy knows his stuff. You should read through this and decide if you want to try it yourself. I did mine in my LS based on this thread. I also recommend replacing all of the caps. It's kind of stupid to replace only a couple. If only a couple have leaked, it's only a matter of time before the others leak also. DO NOT buy an ECU off of Ebay or have one of those random guys rebuild it. They never use the correct caps. It explains everything in the thread on where and how many to get. I'm pretty sure he even has some info on the SC400 ECU also. If you want an expert to rebuild your ECU, contact "LScowboyLS". I've heard he rebuilds them for people, but don't quote me on that. It is VERY important that you buy not only the correct caps, but also the correct brand caps. Hope this helps some.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...capacitor.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...capacitor.html
01-17-14, 06:01 PM
#9
Dude, its really not hard at all. I'm sure you could find some broken something or other to practice on. The capacitors don't solder onto a pad, they go through the board. Seriously, its retarded simple. I learned to solder by watching YouTube videos. Once I was confident with doing wires my gfs sc ecu took a ****. That was almost 4 years ago. I gave it a whirl, replaced two capacitors and today that ecu is running a 2jzge in a mk3 supra. No issues, my first one.
Don't be afraid. But if you can't help it, then open the ecu, write down and order the values of the capacitors and take your ecu to a cell phone repair store that's reputable in your area and tell em you'll give em a quick 20 bucks. Its seriously a simple job for anyone half confident with soldering.
Don't be afraid. But if you can't help it, then open the ecu, write down and order the values of the capacitors and take your ecu to a cell phone repair store that's reputable in your area and tell em you'll give em a quick 20 bucks. Its seriously a simple job for anyone half confident with soldering.
01-20-14, 05:25 AM
#10
^ wrong. Stop making stuff sound harder than it seems. Its seriously not that difficult. You just have to grow a pair and make it happen. I understand some people may not have the confidence in skills to do this to the ecu in their daily, but anybody with half *** skills with a soldering iron can do this completely fine and it will be functional. There's not 49 capacitors in these ecus, and any cell phone repair shop should have the right tools to make each capacitor a 5 min job. At MOST! They pull through holes. You suck solder up as you pull cap out, replace, add solder, clip legs. DONE.
Anyone that plans on keeping one of these vehicles should have a spare ecu anyway.
Anyone that plans on keeping one of these vehicles should have a spare ecu anyway.
01-20-14, 06:01 AM
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Soldering is one thing, soldering those tiny capacitors is another. That requires special skill that I do not have. All I have soldered is things like iPod batteries, and the like. Bigger solder pads are a lot easier.
This is exactly what I was looking for! I looked up Lextech and I couldn't find this. I might try this place. Thanks!
This is exactly what I was looking for! I looked up Lextech and I couldn't find this. I might try this place. Thanks!
01-20-14, 06:42 AM
#12
I did it myself without any previous experience. My car has been running great since I did them. I'm not saying that it cant be done. All I'm trying to say is that these ECU's cause so many "ghost" problems in these cars its not even funny. If your comfortable with joe blow at the cell phone repair shop soldering in new caps in your ECU, go for it.
There's more to it then just slapping the caps in there anyway. The most important thing is making sure you are using the RIGHT caps.
There's more to it then just slapping the caps in there anyway. The most important thing is making sure you are using the RIGHT caps.
01-21-14, 10:46 AM
#14
I doubt the most experienced guys on here have half the experience any of those cell phone repair guys have, as they only repair electronics all day long, and are generally used to soldering under a magnifying glass which you wouldn't need for ecu repair like this.
Not being comfortable doing it is one thing, and I get wanting to leave it up to experts, but if someone who is picking up a soldering iron for the first time can get through it, the guys who work all day with any electronics can easily do it, and If I needed someone to do it locally that would actually be a good place to take it to in a pinch.
01-21-14, 11:09 AM
#15
The components on cell phones are smaller than most any other device, let alone the large capacitors on our large ecu boards.
I doubt the most experienced guys on here have half the experience any of those cell phone repair guys have, as they only repair electronics all day long, and are generally used to soldering under a magnifying glass which you wouldn't need for ecu repair like this.
Not being comfortable doing it is one thing, and I get wanting to leave it up to experts, but if someone who is picking up a soldering iron for the first time can get through it, the guys who work all day with any electronics can easily do it, and If I needed someone to do it locally that would actually be a good place to take it to in a pinch.
I doubt the most experienced guys on here have half the experience any of those cell phone repair guys have, as they only repair electronics all day long, and are generally used to soldering under a magnifying glass which you wouldn't need for ecu repair like this.
Not being comfortable doing it is one thing, and I get wanting to leave it up to experts, but if someone who is picking up a soldering iron for the first time can get through it, the guys who work all day with any electronics can easily do it, and If I needed someone to do it locally that would actually be a good place to take it to in a pinch.
When I first heard the rumor of "rebuilding the ECU" inside your garage, I thought of things like small resistors, circuit board repairing, ribbon cable connectors, even working with ohm values, and my knowledge is basic in that area. I imagined it was almost inconceiveable to do at home, but I guess if the capacitors are it, I'll give it my best shot!
