lol my ECU/ alternator ate shit halfway back to campus
 

how is everyone else's day going?

Bad.

how come?

I dunno, I just woke feeling like something was wrong but I dunno what but it ruined my day.

How do u figure its the ecu?

Damn dog, I sympathize w/ you

NE winters are a bitch

why did you put ecu / alternator

you aren't making sense

an ecu couldn't fry an alternator or vice versa. pls explain.

Cars are stupid.

I think this thread is about cars.

Yeah I agree fuck cars!!!!!!!

Lol these guys, right?

Hey, it seems like we have a lot in common.

Wanna be my friend?

Lol@ you cant fry an ECU

I mean I believe it is an electrical problem.



I was driving in the left lane, all of a sudden my sound system dies. Ok. Monsoons are temperamental. Airbag light comes on. Now I'm curious. All of a sudden my car kicks into limp mode, no turbo, and I'm losing RPMs... but the tach is stuck at 3K and my speedometer at 80, all my gauges are frozen.

throw on my blinkers, move into the breakdown lane (at this point I'm going 40, gauges still stuck)

So I check the engine bay. All good. Make sure the battery terminals are secure. Yep. My car still has battery power but the starter isn't going, let alone catching

Who knows. Could be a fuel problem, it was running really rich at start up. This is the first time its hit limp mode since before I cleaned my IAC

Does your fox have rabies?

Alternator sense circuit can short to ground causing overcharging and blow the ecu.

NETCEES IS MY DIARY ANONYMOUS TAGGER.

first I'm criticized for not sharing enough about my life. now this. What do you want from me.

What are you loling at? You understand the basic concept of how an alternator works, obviously. Your alternator could not directly "fry" your ECU. That's why I was confused with the slash.

Anyway, it likely sounds as if the alt is your problem. ECU only goes into limp if it's an issue related to something else. A fried ECU would kill your car immediately, not go into limp mode. The alt no longer charging your battery or letting the starter turn over is a pretty likely diagnosis.

Does it crank? If so does it sound like the engine is free spinning? Does it have about 105k on the odo? Could it be the timing belt

That's a wiring problem though, not the result of the alternator burning out. Overvolt shouldn't happen anyway with fuses in place but god only knows with an early 90s GM..

The slash was supposed to mean either one of those haha.

Idk why it died so suddenly... no grinding noises or symptoms of any kind.. Fucking VW.

Nope.

And he thinks you're very smart and funny, and he likes your name....it suggests strength and confidence. He says he believes you are very steadfast in your beliefs and a man of great honour.

The fox likes these traits.

Split I think your car has aids tbh.

If your fox uses British spellings, we are mortal enemies.