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I pulled my upper plenum off to hunt down my slow coolant leak out of the rear of the engine. Turns out to be the rear end of the passenger side head gasket. No big shocker there.
During the removal of all the crap on top of the motor, I managed to break one of the very brittle SAI lines, specifically the one between the cross-pipe and the pump. Couple that with the broken mount/isolator for the pump and I am quite frustrated with this system.
Checked out AB and Rovers North and the hose I broke is a $130 item. I then started researching on ripping out the damn thing all together and found the ECU wouldn't be very happy with me. Every thread I find on the subject seems to end in people getting in a pissing contest about OBDII and emissions crap. But, it does seem as though I can swap out matched non-SAI ECU/BCM and tear the system free of my truck. I have found such a set in known working order for cheaper than the one plastic pipe mentioned above.
Has anyone swaped over the ECU/BCM, and if so what will need to be done to make it run in my truck?
Can I simply swap in a non-SAI ECU and have it synched to my current BCM, what would the advantage be?
What is the average cost of having the ECU/BCM synched, and can this be done by someone with one of the aftermarket systems, or must it be done at the dealer with the testbook?
Is there a way to have the ECU programmed with my VIN when ordering, to save me a trip to the stealership?
I am sure I will come up with some other questions, but this will do for now.
I pulled my upper plenum off to hunt down my slow coolant leak out of the rear of the engine. Turns out to be the rear end of the passenger side head gasket. No big shocker there.
During the removal of all the crap on top of the motor, I managed to break one of the very brittle SAI lines, specifically the one between the cross-pipe and the pump. Couple that with the broken mount/isolator for the pump and I am quite frustrated with this system.
Checked out AB and Rovers North and the hose I broke is a $130 item. I then started researching on ripping out the damn thing all together and found the ECU wouldn't be very happy with me. Every thread I find on the subject seems to end in people getting in a pissing contest about OBDII and emissions crap. But, it does seem as though I can swap out matched non-SAI ECU/BCM and tear the system free of my truck. I have found such a set in known working order for cheaper than the one plastic pipe mentioned above.
Has anyone swaped over the ECU/BCM, and if so what will need to be done to make it run in my truck?
Can I simply swap in a non-SAI ECU and have it synched to my current BCM, what would the advantage be?
What is the average cost of having the ECU/BCM synched, and can this be done by someone with one of the aftermarket systems, or must it be done at the dealer with the testbook?
Is there a way to have the ECU programmed with my VIN when ordering, to save me a trip to the stealership?
I am sure I will come up with some other questions, but this will do for now.