Good day everyone. I will get right to it!
I have and 06 Wrx Tr.
I am looking to change out my ECU soon.
The reason be is because MANY years ago (4) to be exact. I was parked downtown here in jacksonville on a meter.
It flooded really bad that year and water came into my back floor board (I didnt notice at the time) And when driving home came forward into my front floor board and hit my ecu. Causing me to stall out and come to a stop.
I got towed home that night and still had no idea what happened at that time. The next morning i fired up the car no problem and then noticed that water had come in and slushed forward and that is what did it. I took out the ECU.
CLeaned it out and the carpets and plugged it back in and it was good to go. But now i have a check engine light that wont go away. I had the codes reset and some went away but about 9 or 10 came back.
Subaru told me just drive it or i could replace it if there was an issue with its performance and stability.
One thing i noticed is my idle is not all that great when coming to a stop. It causes you to stall out if you dont give it a litle gas before the stop. Also i noticed if i was to put a short intake on it my car rejects it and stalls out. As to before i was able to. The check engine Codes read all kind of haywire stuff like cruise control not working (works) Ac not functional (works) etc.
In order for me to do any tuning and upgraded in the future and also read correctly what is wrong when there is a problem with my car i need to get this changed. We tried (friend and I) Flashing over it with mappings from the same year and model wrx with same bolt ons as i do but it still showed check engine and the system didnt read right on the laptop. So we flashed it back for safety precautions.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS POST
1.) What i need to know is: Is there a good ECU to go with that for the cost is a good deal and better than the Stock one?
2.) If so what are the steps of installing an ECU because i am sure its not just plug and play.
3.) I was told by Subaru the price was around 700$ just for the ECU itself and it still has to be tuned to the car (Stock)
4.) That is why i am wanting to know if there is an after market way i can go for better options or am i stuck with going thru Subaru for this? Can you give me a quote and a link for help? Thanks!
P.S. After you understand my problem above. Let me know if there is any additional steps i will need to take to completely solve my issue. I recenlty got my tax return so i want to get on this ASAP. I am not balling in any kind of way so I am not trying to destroy my funds but i dont want to destroy my car either doing something wrong. THANKS!
I have and 06 Wrx Tr.
I am looking to change out my ECU soon.
The reason be is because MANY years ago (4) to be exact. I was parked downtown here in jacksonville on a meter.
It flooded really bad that year and water came into my back floor board (I didnt notice at the time) And when driving home came forward into my front floor board and hit my ecu. Causing me to stall out and come to a stop.
I got towed home that night and still had no idea what happened at that time. The next morning i fired up the car no problem and then noticed that water had come in and slushed forward and that is what did it. I took out the ECU.
CLeaned it out and the carpets and plugged it back in and it was good to go. But now i have a check engine light that wont go away. I had the codes reset and some went away but about 9 or 10 came back.
Subaru told me just drive it or i could replace it if there was an issue with its performance and stability.
One thing i noticed is my idle is not all that great when coming to a stop. It causes you to stall out if you dont give it a litle gas before the stop. Also i noticed if i was to put a short intake on it my car rejects it and stalls out. As to before i was able to. The check engine Codes read all kind of haywire stuff like cruise control not working (works) Ac not functional (works) etc.
In order for me to do any tuning and upgraded in the future and also read correctly what is wrong when there is a problem with my car i need to get this changed. We tried (friend and I) Flashing over it with mappings from the same year and model wrx with same bolt ons as i do but it still showed check engine and the system didnt read right on the laptop. So we flashed it back for safety precautions.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS POST
1.) What i need to know is: Is there a good ECU to go with that for the cost is a good deal and better than the Stock one?
2.) If so what are the steps of installing an ECU because i am sure its not just plug and play.
3.) I was told by Subaru the price was around 700$ just for the ECU itself and it still has to be tuned to the car (Stock)
4.) That is why i am wanting to know if there is an after market way i can go for better options or am i stuck with going thru Subaru for this? Can you give me a quote and a link for help? Thanks!
P.S. After you understand my problem above. Let me know if there is any additional steps i will need to take to completely solve my issue. I recenlty got my tax return so i want to get on this ASAP. I am not balling in any kind of way so I am not trying to destroy my funds but i dont want to destroy my car either doing something wrong. THANKS!