what are the symptoms of a fried ecu

[conquest707]

so i put my motor back to stock to get it smogged (just intake, M30 afm, and a chip, not hard stuff) i put it all back just now and now my car wont start, no fireing at all. all i get is a bunch of relay clicking from the engine compartment, with my check engine light flashing along with it(sometimes) so i was wondering maybe i f'd up the ecu putting the chip in this time. does it sound like the problem? do i just need to reset/gorund something?

[jlevie]

Are you sure that you installed the stock chip in the right orientation?

[conquest707]

100%, after i let it sit for an hour or so, it fires maybe once or twice.

[jlevie]

When you swapped chips, was the battery disconnected? If not there is the possibility of damage to the DME as it gets unswitched power.

You could try a hard boot (disconnect the battery for 20-30 seconds). And make sure that the DME connector is fully seated and that you haven't left anything in the engine bay disconnected. I'd also try swapping in a new main relay. If none of that helps, the next step would be to try a known good DME.

[accident]

"clicking" and the check engine light flashing? do the other dash lights flicker too? sounds like a dead battery.

[Yogawrench]

fried ECU? Smells burnt, tastes like chicken.

Sorry, couldn't help but engage my very juvenile sense of humor since I have no idea what the real symptoms would be. Good luck with getting her back running again.

[Moberg12]

When my DME went bad the car was getting fuel, and I was getting power to the coil, but none to the plugs. If I left the key in the on position to long my coil would actually start to bubble out the black goo that is inside. I fried two coils before I figured out what was happening

[Smatt90IS]

+1 on the battery