factory ecu $975 + $400 labor. That sucks, you could have bought an AEM EMS or some other standalone for less than that. This is my philosophy, when something breaks on your car, just replace it with something better. ECU breaks=buy a nicer ECU. Brakes need replaced=buy cross drilled rotors and nice pads. Clutch slips=buy a better one. When your car breaks it is not always a bad thing. A lot of times more desirable aftermarket parts cost less than OEM replacements. If you get your car back let me know and I'll let you use my logger on it to see what codes youre throwing.

 

I live and die by it...

 

uh ..........DUH! and your point?

 

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Best way to troubleshoot a EGR valve is to use a vacum gauge. EGR valves always use to give me problems in the past..

 

I totally agree with you Scott. It's easy to point the finger at the dealership when you are the customer. You authorized all of the work to be performed. You could have just not given any authorization for the work when the service advisor contacted you. Hey, some people pay over $900 for a ecu, thats what honda charges retail.......................

 

Its one thing to authorize the work and have it fixed, its another to authorize it and have the dealer not fix the problem. Most dealers will know how to fix a stock vehicle, but when you modify it (like adding or upgrading a turbo kit) the dealer has no idea what they are doing. I definitely wouldn't take my car to honda to have them tune my hondata, its just common sense. So in other words, if your car is basically stock the dealer should be able to fix it... if you your car is modified you may want to take it to someone that has experience working on modified vehicles.

 

please, no offence is meant by this, so dont get your panties in a bunch..!

from what i've heard around, you fucked up your car attempting to street race. ive heard the stories of the immense clouds of smoke erupting from under your hood one saturday night and babying your car home to blame the mechanical problem on someone else (such as your "drunken father") and then denying any knowledge of any other problems so daddy wouldnt get upset because his son cant drive. this way daddy would still pay to get the car fixed. how sweet.

so in turn, you try to make hall mitsubishi look like a bunch of idiots, but judging by the replies youve received thus far in the thread, you're the only one that looks like an idiot.

 

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i know quite a few that know a little more than you do.....