Chip contact problem
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Chip contact problem
When I installed my 60hp superchip I pulled the computer and took it apart and cleaned the board where the chip plugs in with a brillow pad (plastic steel wool) Lost contact in the bush lastweekend, tach hit 500rpm with the motor off key on and the wait to start didn't come on. I pulled the chip and everything was fine. I pulled the computer apart last night and cleaned up the conector one more time put the chip back in and put it back together. Just as the truck was coming up to temp today going down the hill to town it died and the tach flutterd around 500rpm. Pulled the computer on the side of the road and pulled the chip. Its running fine with out the chip, but it sure is alot nicer to drive with it. What am I doing wrong? Could the chip itself be the problem. Is there something I should be putting on the conection? Thanks for any help
Eckart
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I have been holding it inplace with nothing but the finest in camo duct tape. I'll try the solder. Once the chip is on the computer I have a hell of a time getting the sleave its in bolted back to the truck. Could it be squeezing it to hard? Thanks for the help. Eckart
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I'm not sure what your PCM looks like or where your chip plugs in, but when I installed my chip on my 4.6 Thunderbird, the instructions specified to sand the contacts on the PCM side until all the sealant was off and the metal was rough.
Maybe you could do the same thing? Not sure if steel wool would cut through everything I took off with the sand paper.
Hope you get it sorted out.
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Maybe you could do the same thing? Not sure if steel wool would cut through everything I took off with the sand paper.
Hope you get it sorted out.
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Hey Eckart, I was having the exact same problem with a SuperChip module on my 2003 F-150 Lariat...it died on me three times traveling at highway speeds. When it happened the first time, I checked to ensure my chip was still fully seated (and firmly taped in place) and then emailed SuperChips and they told me they had never heard of this problem and so I chalked it up as an anomaly. When it happened two more times (the same day), I contacted my distributor who told me there was an "inherent problem" with SuperChips modules due to the F-150 ecu bracket coming into contact with the SuperChip when installed. After I expressed my displeasure about finding this out now instead of before the purchase, I emailed SuperChips two more times with what I found out about a potential safety/ manufacturer problem with their chip. Well, they ignored my emails...so much for them standing behind their products. I did manage to go back through my distributor and get an RMA for my chip with store credit.
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Eckart,
I had the same thing happen when I put my chip in. I had a Jet chip before and I had cleaned the jumper so much I wore down the connection. Look on the legs of the jumper. Each one should be silver. If see a copper color on any of them you will need to drop some solder on em. Best of luck.
I had the same thing happen when I put my chip in. I had a Jet chip before and I had cleaned the jumper so much I wore down the connection. Look on the legs of the jumper. Each one should be silver. If see a copper color on any of them you will need to drop some solder on em. Best of luck.
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I sanded mine down right to the copper, because that's what Jet told me to do on the phone. I no longer run the jet chip and now have the Diablo. The diablo works great and have had no problems.
One thing I did do though, and this will help, take a pair of needle nose pliers and bend back the metal lip on the computer mounting bracket, just where the chip sticks out, because this metal lip will press up against your chip. I did this for the jet chip because it stuck out so far. However, the diablo fits nicely inside and doesn't come in contact with anything.
Try bending that metal lip back.
Tom
One thing I did do though, and this will help, take a pair of needle nose pliers and bend back the metal lip on the computer mounting bracket, just where the chip sticks out, because this metal lip will press up against your chip. I did this for the jet chip because it stuck out so far. However, the diablo fits nicely inside and doesn't come in contact with anything.
Try bending that metal lip back.
Tom
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Brillo Pads? Steel wool? NEVER! When working with eproms (chips) don't use anything that can possibly short out a circuit. Get some contact cleaner or use the eraser from a pencil. If some of the steel fibers were to break off and get into the equiptment it could mean the end.
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I soliderd each contact and scraped them flat but slightly raised and put the the chip back in. Two days later it stalled crossing an intersection and would restart and die with the tach fluttering
That was strike 3 the heck with the chip. Don't want it if I can't trust the truck with it, or it dies at the wrong time and I cause an acident. Oh well, but the truck sure did have alot of get up and go with it. Thats life. As for brilow pads they are plastic ...they scrub like steel wool but made of plastic.
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That was strike 3 the heck with the chip. Don't want it if I can't trust the truck with it, or it dies at the wrong time and I cause an acident. Oh well, but the truck sure did have alot of get up and go with it. Thats life. As for brilow pads they are plastic ...they scrub like steel wool but made of plastic.Eckart
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Eckart,
You should go back to your distributor and make them at least give you store credit for the thing. As I said in my earlier post, there's a problem with these chips that SuperChips and their distributors are all too aware of
. I swore I would never give SuperChips another dime of my money due to their crappy customer service (my own opinion) but I had heard alot of good things about their Microtuner 1715 so I got one. To their credit, installation was a snap and I haven't had any problems since.
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2003 F-150 Lariat XLT 4X2
5.4L auto
Flowmaster 3" exhaust
AirForce One air intake
You should go back to your distributor and make them at least give you store credit for the thing. As I said in my earlier post, there's a problem with these chips that SuperChips and their distributors are all too aware of
. I swore I would never give SuperChips another dime of my money due to their crappy customer service (my own opinion) but I had heard alot of good things about their Microtuner 1715 so I got one. To their credit, installation was a snap and I haven't had any problems since. ----------------------------
2003 F-150 Lariat XLT 4X2
5.4L auto
Flowmaster 3" exhaust
AirForce One air intake
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