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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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ECM broken, what can I do?

Hi everybody,
I could buy a 91´ 305TBI Camaro for a few bucks.
The only problem is, that the car can´t be driven, because the computer is broken.
So what can I do?
Does anybody has an used one that would fit???

Think about the fact I´m here in germany and its not so easy to get any ecms for american cars!!!

So any help is appreciated, thanks Rob
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 05:11 AM
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Re: ECM broken, what can I do?

Come on guys, nobody???

What do you need to help me? The VIN, building year???

Can I use simply another ECM plug it on and the car runs, or is it a little more difficult??

Does somebody has an ECM fro a donnor car that could fit???

Thanks Rob
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 06:05 AM
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Re: ECM broken, what can I do?

Rob,

How do you know it is the ECM first off? And the ecm swap is pretty simple, get your part number and find another one just like it and do the swap.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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Re: ECM broken, what can I do?

Hi, because the guy wrote it in his advertisement.

I dont know if this correspons with the description, but I have to believe it.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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Re: ECM broken, what can I do?

the ecm is broke or the connection is broke i hope he did alot of troubleshooting first to determine it is the ecm but it disconects quickly and is found under the passenger side dash goodluck
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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Re: ECM broken, what can I do?

Do they sell Intakes and Carbs in Germany?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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Re: ECM broken, what can I do?

Hi Trevis,

yes they do :-) Otherwise I would order the parts in the States.

Why do you ask?
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Re: ECM broken, what can I do?

If it really is teh computer, then its a fairly straight forward thing to fix. All you need to make sure of is that you swap your prom over to the new computer or youll have a no-start due to the VATS. Look for computers for 89-92 F-bodies and similar year caprices with LO3/5's. Those will have the correct ECMs.
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