Monday, November 15, 2010 - 04:49 pm, by: Rowan McMahon(Mr_eps)
yup. just a quick public "shouts out" and exposure to a little office located in Balcatta.
just imported my series 3 vvti soarer (fun times to be had in a rare import), registered it last thursday. paid rego - went to go to work. car drives off and breaks down in middle of busy intersection..
it was terminally DEAD. most people would wreck the car after this.. luckilly i diagnosed it quickly because i'm the smartest man alive.
diagnosed it by plugging in my parents' ECU.. turned out my ECU was stuffed
took the ECU out.. had a look.. could see nothing wrong but bought new set of capacitors "just in case" based on a recommendation from a forum member here - $10 from jaycar..
took it to PERTH DIGITAL .. found these guys online.. they do electronic repairs - i know you guys are keen as with your cars but complex soldering i leave to a pro.
dropped it off today (monday morning) as i conveniently work around the corner $88 up front fee to repair and replace capacitors (which i supplied and the guy said i did a job well done on getting 105 degree ones)
got a call in my lunch break to inform me that on close inspection my ecu has: a stuffed diode leaking capacitors a corroded track on the circuit board (due to leaking capacitor) and lightly corroded pinouts
all up - i have had 9 capacitors replaced... a diode replaced.. a track repair on the circuit board.. pinouts cleaned and re-juvinated to make a crisper connection to the loom.
all up the service came to $100 even.
moral of the story is - all you guys that have soarers.. your cars are getting long in the tooth now..
PLEASE take your ECU to these guys. GET YOUR CAPS REPLACED AND YOUR ECU INSPECTED.
it's a cheap service. old capacitors leak - and you'd NEVER notice it.. symptoms can be - but are not limited to: lumpy idle torque doesn't deliver properly through rev range fuel economy SUCKS or (like me) car can just fking DIE.
i KNOW you guys know about your crappy capacitors but these guys will reapir YOUR ecu for $110 - that's with THEM supplying the parts!!!
for $100 - Perth Digital get my personal WA Workshop recommendation for 2010, recognised for their honest excellent customer service, positive knowledge and a price i'm MORE than happy with.
honourable mentions go to:
HYPERDRIVE MALAGA for always delivering a quality product at a reasonable price - and ALWAYS following up with customers before carrying out unplanned works
STRUT SPECIALIST in osborne park - replaced dead gas struts in my boot with exchange parts in TWO of my families' cars.. in and out in about 20 minute and swapped the struts over for me no questions asked.. $66 per visit with exchange parts.. highly recommend.
PERTH VINYL WELDING Unit 3, 8 Boag Rd, Morley, WA 6062 dash repair, door sill crack repair.. seamless work
and also RICHARDS TYREPOWER scarborough beach road for being SO understanding and helpful throughout my horrific ordeal that i've had getting my families cars complied and registered for renting me wheels and tyres - i cannot thank you guys enough for your help and i WILL repay this favour you guys have done for me.
this thread can now be used for other members to reccommend / suggest other workshops we may not be aware of, i'm sure there's another workshop thread in this section BUT this is a 2010 thread. start fresh!!!
Many shops have gone out of business (IE: Tenagah / Kensai)
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 02:17 am, by: Rowan McMahon(Mr_eps)
i'm currently based at stirling works depot on natalie way ;-) I have no trouble telling you that cos by the time you get around to stalk me i'll either be back in bali or have a new job. getting new jobs and going to bali and djing when I feel like it is how I roll.
ps the repaired circuit board at perth digital worked a treat. car idles better than before, car runs better than before. let's see how the economy goes ;-)
so happy that it's alive again. cant recommend these guys enough. taking my parents ecu for cap replacement on wednesday :-)
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