Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 14:30:12 -0700 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: Protecting Injection Computer
Sam wrote: > > Well, it happened. I was 50 miles from home, and the fuel > injection (believe that's the name) computer quit. At least, that's > what my dealer said. As we speak, there installing a $575.00 rebuilt > unit. Calls to junk yards and conventional auto parts stores were > fruitless. This surprises none of us, I'm sure. Huh? I can find no end of Bosch LH 2.2 or 2.4 injections boxes. They're all over the freakin' place. Volvos, VWs, all of 'em! I've got two extra ones at home... I coulda set you up for $50. > The cash is gone. My goal now is to protect the "new" computer. My > understanding is that they are sensitive to loads that may be incurred > during, for example, jumping another car. I frequently power a scanner > or Ham radio transceiver through a very poor cigarette lighter adapter > (which is in the garbage). There have been times when I found myself > endlessly pushing that adapter back in to reestablish connection. Yes, > I feel like a stupid idiot. I wonder if this contributed to the > computers death? I would say unlikely. Usually what kills the FI boxes is unreliable power, like from a dying alternator or, as you mentioned, from jumping from another car. I must say, in seven years of owning a car, I've only been jumped once... it really shouldn't be a regular occurance... Extreme temperature will also kill the box.... Anyway, there's nothing you can really do to protect it that I'm aware - don't do anything "electrically stupid," and keep in mind they do die eventually - it's basic electronics and does have a service life. -Justin
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