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Old Jul 3, 2019 | 10:56 AM
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So its kind of a long story I'll condense to the basics:
1994 S10 LS Swap with a Current Performance Wiring harness
2004 P59 Van ecm w/DBC/IAC controls

This truck has been swapped for 7 years. Originally it was a 5.3/4l60e. Over time things changed. This year I swapped to a 4l80e. I tried to segment swap my old ecm, and it bricked. When it did I swapped to a P59. I had to move some wires as well as add some grounds (could be issue #1) When the 4l80e was swapped in, the original harness was not made long enough for the vss to reach. My fix, was to dismantle a factory harness and add in the new vss/ turbine speed sensor from the van harness, so nothing has been cut, spliced or otherwise hacked up. Also a relay was added, which was jumped off a existing relay for a trans cooling fan. The fan shuts off when the truck is powered down like it should.

At this point the truck starts/runs drives as it should. If the truck sits somewhere between 1 and 2 days, it is somewhere between almost dead, to totally dead. I have used a test light to try and narrow down what is going on here and the best I can tell it is the ecm. I have checked all of the 12v+ sources and the Key on 12v+ sources and they all seem to be in the correct spots and doing what they should. So far, I disconnected just the ecm 1 night and the battery was fine the next day. I am going to look to see if I can get this to continue over a couple of days or maybe 3 this holiday week and see how it goes.

Has anyone had any issues with a ecm causing a parastatic draw like this? I can not find any info in the internet other than guys having their 12v+ and the 12V+ key on mixed up. I am wondering if possibly a segment flash may help fix this issue? I am also going to try to borrow a different ecm to just hook up, to see if the issue continues. ANY info is appreciated!
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Old Jul 3, 2019 | 11:30 AM
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Start by measuring your current draw on the various circuits and you will have your answer because everybody else is just going to be guessing. A segment swap isn't going to cause your PCM to draw more current.
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Old Jul 4, 2019 | 03:23 PM
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O Reilly rents a tool called Amphound
it really helps finding problems like this
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Old Jul 4, 2019 | 09:48 PM
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I have tried to narrow down where the draw was specifically, however pulling out the fuses did nothing. I had everything out and still had the issue. One problem I have is I can't get a diagram from current performance as that's " proprietary information"
I did not mean to illude a segment swap would cause the issue, more to the effect if the ecm wasn't going to sleep, if perhaps a segment swap may fix it is all.
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Just to update this thread, I did narrow this down to a bad ecm. I do not know what the problem is in it, but I do know it is in the blue connector. If I disconnect it, the drain goes away. I ended up swapping in a 2005 p59 I had, and it seems fine now. Strange, and a real pia to troubleshoot!
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