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Re: what could take out ecu
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 1/12/2010

Any relay or solenoid controlled by the ECU. If for some reason either suffers from "turn to turn" short, this reduces the resistance, and increases the current through the ECU. The ECU fries. This is one thing that can "take out an ECU.

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