[s-cars] Dead ECU -> upgrade opportunity?

[Robert Myers]

Kris,

Don't abandon all hope.  I discovered that the drains for the cowling below 
and in front of the windshield were plugged when my '95 S6 (just like 
yours) quit on me after spending the night in a heavy rain,  The ECU was 
sitting in about 3 inches of water,  I baled out the water, opened the ecu 
and dried it with a piece of cloth I had on hand in the trunk, and hooked 
the ECU back up. and, much to my amazement, drove it back home.  That was 
about a year ago and I've had no ECU related problems since then.

At 12:28 AM 1/4/2005, Kris Pruden wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I'm trying to find a silver lining in a very dark cloud.  My '95 S6
>had a water leak that seems to have done in the ECU.  My mechanic
>suggests that it might recover once it has dried out, but I have my
>doubts.  He quotes $1600 for a replacement.  That sucks, but I got to
>thinking that this might be an "opportunity" to upgrade to an
>aftermarket ECU (the MTM and IA seem to be popular choices).  However,
>from what I've been able to determine by reading this list, it seems
>that the upgrade process involves sending in a working ECU for
>reprogramming.  Is this the case?  If so, I guess it's not the
>opportunity I hoped for, in which case does anyone know of a source
>for a replacement ECU at a better price than $1600?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kris
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