Jump to content
SAU Community

Need Help From People Whos Running Power Fcs

Radioham

By Radioham,
in Engines & Forced Induction

 Share

Recommended Posts

Radioham Explorer

Radioham

Posted
Posted

Hi all,

I've got a faulty "ECR33" Power FC, just been diagnosed with a water damage. :P

Every function works except for the one that controls the injectors. :)

I've been told if I can get the chip (5D4T313-151007) replaced, should work as usual.

I'm aimming to find out if there's any interchangeable chip available before sending it back to Japan via Nengun ($14,000 JPY to reset the PFC, + shipping cost to Japan and back + additional repair fees) :D , so if people who have Power FCs can please help me find out whether you have this chip in your Power FCs will be wonderful.

Hopefully most Power FCs share the same design and chips.

Thank you all for your time. :D

Red box shows the location of the chip in my Power FC.

DSC07723.jpg

STATUS Grand Master

STATUS

Posted
Posted

most of the r33 get a faulty main processor which is the large one in the socket. The reason r33 powerfc's were discontinued was because that eprom was discontinued and is impossible to replace... so if that main processor is kaput then the powrfc is not repairable.

I repair about 4 or 5 owerfc's a week and unfortunately most of the r33 ones have a dodgy main processor and it cant be replaced as it is no longer in production.

It seems to be only a r33 issue most other pfc's just have dodgy capacitors or igintion transistors.

Only a handfull of PFC's run that large processor (all now discontinued by apex) it is not common across the whole range. Those whithout this processor are still available new.

STATUS Grand Master

STATUS

Posted
Posted
Hi all,

I've got a faulty "ECR33" Power FC, just been diagnosed with a water damage. :P

Every function works except for the one that controls the injectors. :(

I've been told if I can get the chip (5D4T313-151007) replaced, should work as usual.

I'm aimming to find out if there's any interchangeable chip available before sending it back to Japan via Nengun ($14,000 JPY to reset the PFC, + shipping cost to Japan and back + additional repair fees) :) , so if people who have Power FCs can please help me find out whether you have this chip in your Power FCs will be wonderful.

Hopefully most Power FCs share the same design and chips.

Thank you all for your time. :(

Red box shows the location of the chip in my Power FC.

DSC07723.jpg

Ah shizzer i just looked at your picture, i have a few spare of those little suckers (i thought it was the usual main cpu failure).

If you like i can repair it here if you get stuck.

  • 2 years later...
MJTru Mentor

MJTru

Posted
Posted (edited)

http://www.ebay.com/...=item19d537ec9d

take a look at the IC chip it is the same. but IC 15 is the igntion driver and you should have no spark when this is bad. a good test is to pull all the coils off and put plugs in them them remove cas sensor, then with the ignition turned on turn. then turn the cas sensor clock wise slowly this will simulate starting the motor, you should hear the fuel pump prime and injectors fire, but no spark. i can fix it for you if you like, and test it. Please send PM if you still alive. lol

Edited by MJTru
MJTru Mentor

MJTru

Posted
Posted

most of the r33 get a faulty main processor which is the large one in the socket. The reason r33 powerfc's were discontinued was because that eprom was discontinued and is impossible to replace... so if that main processor is kaput then the powrfc is not repairable.

I repair about 4 or 5 owerfc's a week and unfortunately most of the r33 ones have a dodgy main processor and it cant be replaced as it is no longer in production.

It seems to be only a r33 issue most other pfc's just have dodgy capacitors or igintion transistors.

Only a handfull of PFC's run that large processor (all now discontinued by apex) it is not common across the whole range. Those whithout this processor are still available new.

only the first batch for the first 2 yesrs were like you say then they fixed it,but didn't want to be liable so they pulled out. that is the truth, i can provide manufacturing dates of bad batch if you really need it.
MJTru Mentor

MJTru

Posted
Posted

wow. i dont think that was the topic. here are some good link to doing it your self. thanks to John Sobon

http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/96

you can do it just buy the chip.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Dose Pipe Sutututu
      NC MX5

      By Dose Pipe Sutututu · Posted

      The German place in Cabramatta was rock solid, fresh pretzel cooked to order back then. Then it went all quiet, after all the poker machines were removed, then I believe it closed for good. I did drive past the other week and noticed outdoor lighting a big screen, but no idea what is there now.  
    • joshuaho96
      R33 GTR running -9 with no tune

      By joshuaho96 · Posted

      Yeah I suspect even if you hold airmass per cycle/cylinder constant if you get too far away from stock you're still going to have problems running the factory tune within the bounds of the factory load scale. Cams, different displacement/rod ratio, etc. I'm just lucky that the GTIII-SS with wastegate boost + CA compliance cats is pretty much equivalent to stock turbos. When I have actual space I can finally get it tuned and modify the fuel system for flex fuel to 100% handle any detonation concerns when cranking the boost to whatever those dinky turbos can put out.
    • The Bogan
      NC MX5

      By The Bogan · Posted

      I would say no, why, because my daughter, who also lives in Goulburn, hasn't recommended us going there Pity, as we miss all the German joints around in Sydney, actually, the restaurants are the only thing I really miss about Sydney, and a special mention to Ishibanboshi at Bondi Junction, their Kara-age Don is heart cloggingly deliciousness (always added a special boiled egg...or 2) 😋 
    • GTSBoy
      NC MX5

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Does that German restaurant still exist in the old place out the NW end of Goulburn? When I say "out the NW end of"...I am really being vague. It was 1997 when I was last there, and the only point of reference I can recall is that it was on the opposite side of the main drag from the big merino. And when I say "opposite side of the main drag", I don't mean "on the main drag". It was either a couple of streets back from there, or might have even been out in the sticks a bit further. Was an old farm building or mill or somesuch. And when I say "the big merino" I might actually be thinking of a completely different part of town, because I just looked on maps and the big bugger is not where I remembered him to be! The food was good, consisting largely of various German mystery-meat sausage/loaf things and kartofflen.
    • GTSBoy
      R33 GTR running -9 with no tune

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      So while the second sentence is completely correct and the whole point of the conversation, the first sentence bears consideration. If this bloke is just hoping to throw big turbos on and drive it around, because there are no helpful facilities at all in his tropical paradise** then he likely has zero chance of even knowing what the TP is on the last column in the stock maps, let alone know whether the ECU is operating anywhere near it or past it. So the point is very very moot. And, per what I said before, at stock boost on those turbos, you may well be off the end of the map. **I'm just back from Vanuatu, so I know exactly what small Pacific nations can be like wrt paradise without requisite facilities. But it's not even that simple. I put a high flow on my car and had to drive it around without a proper tune because of the lack of opportunity*** to put the bigger AFM and injectors into it to allow it to be tuned. I had to turn the boost down to less than I had before, and back off the boost controller's ramp, because it was exploring parts of the map that it didn't drive in before, and really couldn't access for tuning on the dyno either, and so was pinging. It was still well within the last column, because when I first**** set up the Nistune on the Neo I rescaled all axes of the maps to give some more space to explore. ***Family dyno was broken ****This was 13 years ago, and the TIM thing wasn't a thing then and so TP would definitely grow when pushing past the stock tune's limits.
×
×
  • Create New...