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scolburn79 · Jan 7th, 2008, 06:28 AM

Well my ECU blew up on friday

Not good at all. Dealer wants $2850 installed. So now I am wondering whether to go Motec or Stock. They cost about the same, just gotts see if it will work on my car first. What are people's thoughts on this?

DaFlake · Jan 7th, 2008, 06:54 AM

Curious.... How did you "blow" it up?

scolburn79 · Jan 7th, 2008, 08:01 AM

3 seperate possible causes or all 3 at the same time

1..Plasma Booster (Ignition Amplifier)
2..Screamin Deamon 40 000V Ignition Coil Pack
3..Nology Hotwires

Any of these could have caused it or maybe none. But my guess is one did. So now I will be getting rid of all 3 and going back to stock Ignition Coil Pack. Throwing the Plasma Booster across the room and smashing it against the wall ( To relieve me of some anger and pain). Finally reverting back to Magnecor Plug Wires.

DaFlake · Jan 7th, 2008, 08:12 AM

??? How can any of these fry the ECU? None of them provide power to the ECU so how could it have blown it?

Sorry, but this makes no sense to me.

What happened before the car died?

scolburn79 · Jan 7th, 2008, 08:48 AM

Well, the Plasma Booster is across the Ignition coil wires. If you get a back feed, it goes straight back down the line and it is fed straight off the ECU. The ECU controls everything. A short will blow anything apart. Fuse or No Fuse. I am a sparky so I now that stuff!! Learn from my mistake.

DaFlake · Jan 7th, 2008, 08:56 AM

Sorry, I don't buy that and still makes no sense to me. That being said, I run stock coil pack and don't have the plasma booster (don't see the benefit of it) but it would be real hard for it to do and I am not certain that it is actually possible. Even if you did get an over voltage on the line, it is going to go the path of least resistance and that is out via a spark. I think that you are being fed a line buy the dealer personally.

scolburn79 · Jan 7th, 2008, 10:16 AM

All said and done, the car is out of warranty anyway and I am left with a dead ECU. They wouldn't warrant my car anyway, it practically has no BMW parts left in it!! So now I am just waiting to hear back if a Motec is compatible or not.

DaFlake · Jan 7th, 2008, 10:21 AM

I hope you get it resolved soon.

steve11 · Jan 7th, 2008, 10:53 AM

Go with the Motec or an Autronic.Both fabulous products.

dsakko · Jan 7th, 2008, 10:18 PM

Replacing it physically with a replacement stock ECU is a 5 minute job - just clip out the old and in with the new.

Not sure if it then needs to be coded up to your car (the computers tend to have codes that are passed by the C-Bus to pass security checks before letting you do things like start the engine and turn on the stereo).

Babes · Jan 8th, 2008, 11:06 AM

i removed my screamin deamon coil pack and nology hotwires too today. I had missing and backfiring under boost, even very low boost. Reverted to stock and its a wicked machine again, almost as wicked as my 1970 BRG cooper s!

brett · Jan 8th, 2008, 12:02 PM

there is an engine on ebay at the moment, they may have the ecu as well.

Also have a chat to Steve at Brickworx in adelaide he is importing new mini half cuts.

Tell him Brett from Ausmini sent you!!

Minipnut · Jan 9th, 2008, 04:35 AM

ouch !!!! just abit more expensive than a wiring loom @_@ tried the wreckers?. im sure some has writen a cooper S off by now.

dsakko · Jan 9th, 2008, 11:03 PM

Big problem here in Aus is so many people are buying the wrecks and rebuilding them. Very difficult to get wrecks here.

Brickworx have done well to get a surprising number of BMW Mini spares.

Jan 7th, 2008, 06:28 AM	#1
scolburn79 Forever Modding!! My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane, Northside Local Time: 06:08 AM Posts: 125 Offline	Blew up ECU Well my ECU blew up on friday Not good at all. Dealer wants $2850 installed. So now I am wondering whether to go Motec or Stock. They cost about the same, just gotts see if it will work on my car first. What are people's thoughts on this?

Jan 7th, 2008, 06:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
DaFlake Lovin' every MINI of it! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanging on The Cape! Local Time: 03:08 PM Posts: 11,037 Offline	Curious.... How did you "blow" it up? Global Moderator

Jan 7th, 2008, 08:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
DaFlake Lovin' every MINI of it! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanging on The Cape! Local Time: 03:08 PM Posts: 11,037 Offline	??? How can any of these fry the ECU? None of them provide power to the ECU so how could it have blown it? Sorry, but this makes no sense to me. What happened before the car died? Global Moderator

Jan 7th, 2008, 08:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
DaFlake Lovin' every MINI of it! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanging on The Cape! Local Time: 03:08 PM Posts: 11,037 Offline	Sorry, I don't buy that and still makes no sense to me. That being said, I run stock coil pack and don't have the plasma booster (don't see the benefit of it) but it would be real hard for it to do and I am not certain that it is actually possible. Even if you did get an over voltage on the line, it is going to go the path of least resistance and that is out via a spark. I think that you are being fed a line buy the dealer personally. Global Moderator

Jan 7th, 2008, 10:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
DaFlake Lovin' every MINI of it! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanging on The Cape! Local Time: 03:08 PM Posts: 11,037 Offline	I hope you get it resolved soon. Global Moderator

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Jan 7th, 2008, 08:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
scolburn79 Forever Modding!! My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane, Northside Local Time: 06:08 AM Posts: 125 Offline	3 seperate possible causes or all 3 at the same time 1..Plasma Booster (Ignition Amplifier) 2..Screamin Deamon 40 000V Ignition Coil Pack 3..Nology Hotwires Any of these could have caused it or maybe none. But my guess is one did. So now I will be getting rid of all 3 and going back to stock Ignition Coil Pack. Throwing the Plasma Booster across the room and smashing it against the wall ( To relieve me of some anger and pain). Finally reverting back to Magnecor Plug Wires.

Jan 7th, 2008, 08:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
scolburn79 Forever Modding!! My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane, Northside Local Time: 06:08 AM Posts: 125 Offline	Well, the Plasma Booster is across the Ignition coil wires. If you get a back feed, it goes straight back down the line and it is fed straight off the ECU. The ECU controls everything. A short will blow anything apart. Fuse or No Fuse. I am a sparky so I now that stuff!! Learn from my mistake.

Jan 7th, 2008, 10:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
scolburn79 Forever Modding!! My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane, Northside Local Time: 06:08 AM Posts: 125 Offline	All said and done, the car is out of warranty anyway and I am left with a dead ECU. They wouldn't warrant my car anyway, it practically has no BMW parts left in it!! So now I am just waiting to hear back if a Motec is compatible or not.

Jan 7th, 2008, 10:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
steve11 Mad Modder My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Australia Local Time: 06:08 AM Posts: 340 Offline	Go with the Motec or an Autronic.Both fabulous products.

Jan 7th, 2008, 10:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
dsakko MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Adelaide, S.A. Local Time: 06:38 AM Posts: 734 Offline	Replacing it physically with a replacement stock ECU is a 5 minute job - just clip out the old and in with the new. Not sure if it then needs to be coded up to your car (the computers tend to have codes that are passed by the C-Bus to pass security checks before letting you do things like start the engine and turn on the stereo). Feb 02 R50

Jan 8th, 2008, 11:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
Babes Cruising In The Minge My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Perth Local Time: 05:08 AM Posts: 740 Offline	i removed my screamin deamon coil pack and nology hotwires too today. I had missing and backfiring under boost, even very low boost. Reverted to stock and its a wicked machine again, almost as wicked as my 1970 BRG cooper s! 2003 BRG/W JCW MCS 2002 PS/PS JCW MC 1970 BRG/W MK2 Morris Cooper S

Jan 8th, 2008, 12:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
brett 1st MINI Owner in QLD !!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St George Local Time: 06:08 AM Posts: 2,390 Offline	there is an engine on ebay at the moment, they may have the ecu as well. Also have a chat to Steve at Brickworx in adelaide he is importing new mini half cuts. Tell him Brett from Ausmini sent you!!

Jan 9th, 2008, 04:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
Minipnut MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 06:08 AM Posts: 457 Offline	ouch !!!! just abit more expensive than a wiring loom @_@ tried the wreckers?. im sure some has writen a cooper S off by now.

Jan 9th, 2008, 11:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
dsakko MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Adelaide, S.A. Local Time: 06:38 AM Posts: 734 Offline	Big problem here in Aus is so many people are buying the wrecks and rebuilding them. Very difficult to get wrecks here. Brickworx have done well to get a surprising number of BMW Mini spares. Feb 02 R50

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