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My car has been running really poorly lately.
Took it to ford they said that my diablo chip has fried the computer and i need a new one. Now that is all well and good, but they want $800 plus tax to put one in and that may or may not fix everything they said.
Any ideas?
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Did you try just removing the diablo and resetting the computer?
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^^ Did you try resetting?
What dealer did you take it too?
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07-05-2007, 07:49 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-05-2007, 07:49 AM by konafocuswrc.)
take your diablo chip off and take your car to different dealer..
believe or not, they blame everything on aftermarket stuff and they refuse to do anything about it..
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konafocuswrc,Jul 4 2007, 05:49 PM Wrote:take your diablo chip off and take your car to different dealer..
believe or not, they blame everything on aftermarket stuff and they refuse to do anything about it..
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Well Iv'e heard the same thing, its alsways aftermarket parts that are the problem!! Like konafocuswrc said "remove the chip and take it else were, it may be a quick fix.
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You should try this of course, but IIRC the Diablo will always leave tell-tale evidence that the box was tampered with, so don't be surprised if you get the same answer.
Have you tried a wreckers? If you go to
http://www.car-part.com you can even search for the ECU based on code and they all look to be $150 CAD or less.
hardk0re,Jul 4 2007, 04:18 PM Wrote:Did you try just removing the diablo and resetting the computer?
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