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proud infidel

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hi, im having a issue getting my scanner to read my ecu, checked every fuse and relay and they look fine, also my key started flashing on my dash, it cranks but no start. took out my ecu to see if is damaged and also found nothing burnt or disscoloration, hope anyone had this kind of issue and was able to repaired

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Re: scanner wont connect to ecu after rainy day and key started flashing too
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2019, 09:05:28 PM »
I had a similar experience with another car when the ventilation ducts were flooded on to the electrics. I had no diagnostics or electrical response at all.

Let the car stand and dry out for 72 hours and see if it starts. You might be able to charge the battery while you are waiting? You may be surprised. If the car starts check that the drain hose for the Air-con is clear and the evaporated water is able to drain away under the car (and not overflow onto the electrics). You ought to be able to use a piece of wire from underneath the car to gently unblock any debris which is blocking the evaporator drain pipe.

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Re: scanner wont connect to ecu after rainy day and key started flashing too
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2019, 12:58:16 AM »
did that already, and all of this happened 2 weeks ago

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Re: scanner wont connect to ecu after rainy day and key started flashing too
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2019, 01:01:13 AM »
took my ecu apart and everything inside looks new

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Re: scanner wont connect to ecu after rainy day and key started flashing too
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2019, 10:49:35 AM »
It could, of course, be a coincidence, but if the problem coincided with the heavy rain, then it's worth investigating - possibility of water damage in the loom and connectors, which can be a temporary short, or a permanent failure due to longer term corrosion.

First of all, are you getting power to the OBD socket?

What sort of a scanner are you using, a generic OBD type, or Honda HDS?

The key flashing is obviously telling you that the immobiliser is not happy, whether that is connected to the loss of diagnostic connection,  not sure. HDS should normally be able to connect to the immobiliser, where most generic types only connect to the engine ECU, so you might have more luck with that. The HDS uses a different protocol to connect to the immobiliser module, on different OBD pins.

It's a sensible plan to try to get the diagnostics working, and go from there, but you may need Honda HDS to diagnose the immobiliser problem.


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Re: scanner wont connect to ecu after rainy day and key started flashing too
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2019, 06:18:03 PM »
I had a problem with my Volvo whereby the aerial around the ignition switch wouldn't sense the chip in the key. I bought a replacement, but while checking out the fitting I dropped the adjustable steering wheel right down and on moving it back to the correct position the key worked, and it did for the rest of the time I had the car. Worth a try?

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Re: scanner wont connect to ecu after rainy day and key started flashing too
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2019, 06:19:18 PM »
yes, there is power going to the DLC and im using an innova 3150 and an elm327(bluetooth)
since is my day off, i will check every ground point specially G101 going to the ecu.


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Re: scanner wont connect to ecu after rainy day and key started flashing too
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2019, 06:25:20 PM »
thanks jocko, i will also take my steering apart and check the wiring or anything burnt around it.

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Re: scanner wont connect to ecu after rainy day and key started flashing too
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2019, 11:23:39 PM »
Not familiar withe the Innova, but the elm327 will not pull any immobiliser data.

I would have thought it would connect though. Does it power up okay, just no communication with the ECU?
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Re: scanner wont connect to ecu after rainy day and key started flashing too
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2019, 05:03:25 AM »
it does power up, but not connecting to ecu, tried on other 2 cars and connects
 flawlessly

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Did you get your car to start? Your car will not start while the key light flashes. You can only power the accessories.

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My ecu is dead, im still looking for another ecu which its manual trans, there are a bunch of automatic ECU but no luck yet.

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My ecu is dead, im still looking for another ecu which its manual trans, there are a bunch of automatic ECU but no luck yet.

That's a bummer.

We have a few specialist ECU repairers in the UK who don't charge the earth, such as www.bba-reman.com

Anything like that over in the US?

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I wish i was closer but im in mexico, btw mine was produced in brazil which makes it harder to get:(

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Do you know if im able to make an automatic ecu work in a manual trans?

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