My DS is dead ....

[turboculosis]

Well,since I kept getting a" hardware timed out "error I then played with the ribbon connection(@ecm) while the car was running and accidently pulled the ribbon off the ecm.At this point the car died.I've tried everything to get the DS running but no luck.Previously all I had to do was play with the ribbon connection and the timed out error went away.Now nothing.Did I somehow fry the module by breaking the ribbon connection at the ECM while the car was running?

 

[Fast231]

Was it ever working? If not then take the ecm out and clean the pins some more.....Then when your done, clean then some more.. When i first got DS i had a major hard time getting it to work, I would get the time out no matter what i did, then it started to give bad readings.......

I ended up carfully scraping the last part of the sealant off while brushing some solvent on with a small paint brush,

Good luck,

 

[turboculosis]

Thanks.I'll make sure the tabs are clean.Looks like cleaning the tabs just twice isn't enough.I did have it running two days ago.I'lll definitely give it a try.

 

[dgreene]

I found something that will clean of that coating real well. It's called MEK(methyl ethyl ketone). We use it with one of our large printers where I work, but you can get it at most hardware stores. The more pure the better. I only cleaned my connector once with this stuff and haven't had to mess with it since. Give it a try......