I have just bought a 1996 Discovery SE; 4.0 gem engine, automatic transmission.
I bought it from a women that was tired of mechanics charging her and not fixing the vehicle. It transported soccer kids around its entire life and shows no off road use at all.
Long story short: The previous owner was told by her mechanic the ECU was cooked, so she bought a used one on line and had him install it, after installing the used ECU (bad idea) it still didn't start. She sat on it for a few months and then she sold it to me.
First I reinstalled the original ECU to see if I could read the codes (no codes most likely cleared by the mechanic). I left it in to see if it was working all along and started my own diagnostic.
Second I bought a new crank positioning sensor and in the process of installing it, I found the sensor wires were cracked and in contact with each other about 6" from the plug up.
Question Before I scuff my knuckles up and get grease buried in my finger nails. Is there a way this condition could fry the ECU? Should I install the sensor loosely just to see if I can get the rig to fire? (I know it takes three arms and a lot of patience to install the sensor and cover, a real pain)
I am thinking I should replace the wire back to a location it is not fragile and install the new crank positioning sensor, and give it a try. But I want to know if it could burn the ECU out????
Has anyone seen this before?
BTW IS this 96 GEM worth fixing up for a camping or a rock crawler????? Its straight except for the headliner? I know there are a lot of bad opinions about GEMs I know they are the same block as the Bosh, but I just wanted some input.
Thanks
Thanks
I bought it from a women that was tired of mechanics charging her and not fixing the vehicle. It transported soccer kids around its entire life and shows no off road use at all.
Long story short: The previous owner was told by her mechanic the ECU was cooked, so she bought a used one on line and had him install it, after installing the used ECU (bad idea) it still didn't start. She sat on it for a few months and then she sold it to me.
First I reinstalled the original ECU to see if I could read the codes (no codes most likely cleared by the mechanic). I left it in to see if it was working all along and started my own diagnostic.
Second I bought a new crank positioning sensor and in the process of installing it, I found the sensor wires were cracked and in contact with each other about 6" from the plug up.
Question Before I scuff my knuckles up and get grease buried in my finger nails. Is there a way this condition could fry the ECU? Should I install the sensor loosely just to see if I can get the rig to fire? (I know it takes three arms and a lot of patience to install the sensor and cover, a real pain)
I am thinking I should replace the wire back to a location it is not fragile and install the new crank positioning sensor, and give it a try. But I want to know if it could burn the ECU out????
Has anyone seen this before?
BTW IS this 96 GEM worth fixing up for a camping or a rock crawler????? Its straight except for the headliner? I know there are a lot of bad opinions about GEMs I know they are the same block as the Bosh, but I just wanted some input.
Thanks
Thanks
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