Need ECM info asap.........

[8sm]

Whazzz’ s up guys and dolls...... its been crazy busy OTJ and I rarely find time to breath.

Shorten story is a friend of mine borrowed the 4Runner and let the battery die, I think when jumped they reversed the cables and fired the ECM. My buddies family budget is not in a position to replace the part, nor would I asked them to, it was an honest mistake.

I need to pick your collective minds, has anyone had to replace their ecm, if so where did you get it.

The obvious choices being the dealership & salvage yard come to mind. Yet, I’ve also read that services where available to have the unit bench tested and refurbished.

I searched and found an outfit called ECM Outlet. They appear to test and repair the units, however their reviews are not good. Has anyone use this type of service?

The salvage yard route is a flip of a coin additionally a 97 3.4L 5sp w/ e-locker combo is rare.

Checking with Toyota, a new ECM is costly even with my son’s discount. However, I may end up going that route due to “ it’s for a badass 3rd Gen 4Runner” lol.

Any hoot, any suggestion or considerations would be greatly appreciated.

Regards………. 8sm

 

[EatonKyleH]

Whazzz’ s up guys and dolls...... its been crazy busy OTJ and I rarely find time to breath.

Shorten story is a friend of mine borrowed the 4Runner and let the battery die, I think when jumped they reversed the cables and fired the ECM. My buddies family budget is not in a position to replace the part, nor would I asked them to, it was an honest mistake.

I need to pick your collective minds, has anyone had to replace their ecm, if so where did you get it.

The obvious choices being the dealership & salvage yard come to mind. Yet, I’ve also read that services where available to have the unit bench tested and refurbished.

I searched and found an outfit called ECM Outlet. They appear to test and repair the units, however their reviews are not good. Has anyone use this type of service?

The salvage yard route is a flip of a coin additionally a 97 3.4L 5sp w/ e-locker combo is rare.

Checking with Toyota, a new ECM is costly even with my son’s discount. However, I may end up going that route due to “ it’s for a badass 3rd Gen 4Runner” lol.

Any hoot, any suggestion or considerations would be greatly appreciated.

Regards………. 8sm

I've used an ECM repair service before a few times due to customers wishing to pursue that route after their own research. I can tell you that I have had 0% success with these outfits. It seems to me that they are doing a lot of guesswork and they obviously do not have the same vehicle to install on for verifying their repairs. All it made me do was second guess my diagnosis when I got it back and the vehicle still did not work but in the end every time I got a known good ECM and it worked out. I'd say avoid it although it may be more promising if failure is known to have been caused by the backwards jump start.

There is a very large salvage yard near me that only does Toyota parts and I deal with frequently. If you'd like me to check into what they may have available I would be happy to.

I hope everything works out and you can get it back on the road soon! Just wanted to share my experiences as I noticed your thread hanging out there.

 

[8sm]

Thank you for the response

Kyle, thank you for the info and PM.

Without a doubt T4r.org members are the BEST !!!!!!


Best regards to all, be safe it's hot out there.

Wayne/8sm

 

[audiness]

I shudder to think about how much a new ECM would cost at the dealer. Its probably cheaper to buy another truck actually.

 

[8sm]

I shudder to think about how much a new ECM would cost at the dealer. Its probably cheaper to buy another truck actually.

Cough Cough Cough.......... it's a lot and greater than $1K

 

[BrianSD_42]

Camelback Toyota has them for $800-$900