Fried PCM, help needed

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Oct 29, 2008 | 01:32 AM

paulc87

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Jun 2004

Posts: 207

Likes: 0

From: Herrin, IL

Fried PCM, help needed

About a week ago my car was starting hard, and also was having electric problems (Lights flickering while driving, etc.). Then it would completely not start. The shop pulled the code (P0601 - Control Module Read Only Memory (ROM), and I was wondering if I have to get a completely new PCM and if so, how would I get my tune on it? I'm not even sure if it would run with a factory tune

Any help is appreciated.

Oct 29, 2008 | 02:18 AM

slagger

TECH Regular

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Mar 2004

Posts: 484

Likes: 0

From: Downey, California

my flash got messed up in the middle of programing it ( battery in pc went low) but I sent it to MADZ28 and they fixed it for $40.

Oct 29, 2008 | 08:24 AM

slow

TECH Senior Member

iTrader: (7)

Joined: Dec 2001

Posts: 6,150

Likes: 7

From: Orlando

If you throw a P060x code on a 1998 pcm, it is normally dead.

Oct 29, 2008 | 08:46 AM

Frost

FormerVendor

iTrader: (45)

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 5,913

Likes: 2

From: Richmond VA

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulc87

Contact your tuner. He will have the 'finished' version of your tune. You can send him a PCM (or maybe he has one) and have it flashed back...

Oct 29, 2008 | 01:02 PM

paulc87

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Jun 2004

Posts: 207

Likes: 0

From: Herrin, IL

So all I need is a new PCM with my tune on it, correct?

Nov 15, 2008 | 10:48 PM

paulc87

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Jun 2004

Posts: 207

Likes: 0

From: Herrin, IL

OK So I had a new battery and terminal installed, and also got a new PCM with my tune flashed to it. Anything I should worry about before replacing the PCM? I'm assuming it got fried when I was having bad battery problems

I'm assuming the mechanic knows to disconnect the battery before replacing it

Last edited by paulc87; Nov 17, 2008 at 02:01 PM.