i work at a car dealership, which means, yes sadly...i cannot park on the actual dealership lot, i have to park across the street. so, i find out, the rain gutter got clogged with leaves, which means...semi-flood. guess which car was in the deepest part? that's right, '97 integra type r #362. so, i didn't think much of it, it wasn't that deep, here are the pictures of it. that happened on friday, car drove fine on the way home. car started acting weird saturday, and then sunday, my car wouldn't start...so i check for spark, got it...check for fuel, got it....so i check fuses, and they as well, are all fine...then last i check the ecu...*wimper* WHOLE passenger side floorboard...soaked...just wet like crazy...reach up, the wetness goes all the way up to the ecu...so im GUESSING that the water messed up my ecu. but i wonder why it took 2 days for it to screw up? do u guys have any ideas, and are there any fellow ITR owners in the bay area, that might be willing to meet this weekend and help me out? thanks!

 

jOO need a bit of help then.

Let's hope someone can help you get #362 up and running again ASAP!

 

seriously...****** sux

 

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Sorry dude, I can't imagine. I definitely wouldn't be happy..

 

I never knew that the 97's went up to #362. I think that's the highest I've seen yet.

I have no idea who you are, but I have my stock 97 ECU just hanging around. If you wanted to do some kind of colateral exchange, I'll let you use it for a short period of time so you can drive your car and get it sorted out. Let me know.

 

at first, it didn't lok too bad from the pics...

im sorry about that and i hope this thing can be up and running ASAP

 

yeah, that's the thing...it didn't look too bad in person either, that's why i didn't think anything of it...and it drove fine after, just the next 2 days after that it kept getting worse and worse, until it just wouldn't start....

haleiwa-brando: really...thanks, hrmmm we'll have to talk, i might be able to use my friend's extra gsr ecu just to drive it home, then hopefully my insurance will cover it, but i'll keep you in mind, again, thanks for the help!

 

That blows...water damage is aweful...so many damn electrical connections that can get corroded. I wish you the best of luck with it!

 

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The Type R community is pretty close knit. I like to help.

 

let me know if u need a 97 ecu, I can get it for u..I live in SF and I will be coming to SAC this friday...


Like people said Type R peeps look after each other

 

hell if you need anything OBD2 ITR electrical (anything) hit me up man i am more than willing to help a brotha out

 

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97-440 here

Have you taken the ECU out of the car and opened the case at all?

 

sorry to hear that dude

 

sorry to hear that dude, that blows!

 

it may have just taken time for something to oxidize

 

i was at my girlfriend's grandparents house when the car started to act up, so tools were limited, but they helped as much as possible...so no i didn't take the ecu out of the car or take the cover off, but im going back there this weekend with my tools, and hopefully...i can get something hapenin...i hope its not something dumb/stupid that i overlooked, haha newayz, thanks for all the ppl that have been helping out...for those that have offered to help, where are you located, because i would like to meet up or be interested in buying/borrowing parts, if at all possible, thanks

 

wow, i wonder how the water got inside? I know there are rubber grommets under the car, you think one of those were off or not on properly?

 

hey I'm from Sacramento. I feel you.

 

some of the plugs probably got corroded, in my old 5lug b18c5 ek hatchback i use to take the computer out at night, one of the nights it must have been raining to get a drop or two of water in the ecu plugs and a couple weeks later my car was acting up/not firering randomly so my car would brake down and it would run and brake down.....

so my advice is first check where the plugs go to see if there is any corrosion, clean it off with some thin sand paper if there is, you might want to pop the ecu cover to see if anything else is corroded, i just cleaned it off in my ecu,

good luck with her

 

Sucks to hear what happend but I'm glad the ITR community is here to help

 

The problem with electronics and liquid only apply once the electronic components are energized. When you assemble a pcb and its components, you generally use rubbing alcohol/toothbrush to clean of the flux/solder residue, then you rinse with water. You have to make sure that the pcb is thoroughly dry before you test or use it (apply power), though.

Each consecutive time you started the car could have led to a fried component in the ECU. It probably became worse each time and ultimately the car wouldn't run. I'd say the connections probably aren't corroded, but who knows. Maybe you should check them out when you replace the ECU and hit them up with some WD40.

As a rule of thumb, if you drop anything electronic into water you should remove the batteries and let it dry completely before you apply power. Avoid the urge to test it out while it's still wet.

Good luck with the ITR

 

i've got an OBD2-a itr ecu for sale cheap if you need it, just let me know

 

Take the ECU out, open the cover, and clean it out real good with electrical contact cleaner and some q-tips.

I flooded my standalone once and this is how I fixed it.

Water can bring in so many deposits, which will short circuits.

 

If the ecu is still wet, pull it from the car and bring it inside... put it in front of a fan and let it dry overnight... I had a p28 that the exact same thing happened to... drove home sounding like a wrx... thought i was a goner. Let it dry and the next day it was 100%.

edit: looks like i should read that alot of people posted similar stuff.... give them a try.

 

Best of luck to ya, its good to see everyone offering help. How long was your car sitting in water?