"nobody48" wrote: > I need to replace my current after-market ECU on the 1987 > Oldsmobile V6 3.8 > car. > I checked with the mechanic, and it looks like the new one > costs about $600. > If anyone had successfully replaced it in the past, where did > you get yours? > > Is it also possible to buy an ECU for a different car and > switch the > programmable chip in them, had anyone done that?
$600 is mighty steep. Is ?new? actually new? The GM dealers in my area have had nothing but remanufactured units for these cars for quite a few years. You can buy remanufactured ECMs from quite a few different sources but I always buy them from the dealer due to reliability issues. However the dealer may not accept an aftermarket reman ECM as a core, you may have to pay the core cost if you purchase from the dealer.
As far as getting an ECM from a different car, if the ECM service numbers are the same it is the same computer, you will just need to transfer the PROM.