Trivial observation about cars and ECMs

[Programmer]

They don't have a high failure rate--it's usually the mechs that don't have
a clue...so
they swap out the PCM when they can't find the problem...just like you
thought.

Lyndon.
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From: <ae2598 at wayne.edu>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 7:19 AM
Subject: Trivial observation about cars and ECMs


> Having parted out another car last weekend, I couldn't help but notice
> something.  Seems like nearly every car I get to strip down has a
> remanufactured ECM in it!  It's uncanny.. I'd have to guess that about 8
> of the last 10 cars I've parted out did not have the stock ECM.  Anyone
> notice a similar trend?  I can't believe that the stock ECMs had such a
> high failure rate.. Could it be that ECMs have a bad rap among service
> techs, and automatically get swapped out when a car comes in with
> drivability problems?
>
>
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