Help ! Whats wrong with my Path ?

[EvilLex03]

Ok, I just got my Pathfinder, a 94 XE its all stock and I just took it out to go get it a little muddy. Well, I went into a little puddle... well I thought it was little, anyways I got stuck and took on water on the passenger side and I got the computer a little wet. Now it will start up ok but if I hit the gas it dies! I dryed out everything for the most part so do you think that my computer is gone ? what should I do to fix this ? when I was stuck the path was runnin fine till the water got inside thats why I think its just the computer... could it be something else?

 

 

Thanks for the help. I new at this !

 

-Mike

[statikuz]

A little muddy, a little puddle, and a little wet. =P I think your computer could be a little fried. =) Just kidding... anyways, I think there's ways to salvage it if that ends up being the problem, but it very well might not be. Beats me.

[sw]

if you think its the ecu easyest thing to do is to go to a wrecker and grab another one (get one on the cheap in other words)

 

have you taken the distributor cap right off and check for water in there?

[EvilLex03]

I did not get anything in the motor wet, I was going slow so nothing got into the engin bay. What else could it be ? will a computer work from any year path that style ?

[sw]

have you taken the distributor cap right off and check for water in there?

my comment still stands

[EvilLex03]

ok, I will check the distributor cap in the morning. I did not do it yet, but hey maybe thats it !

 

-Mike

[statikuz]

Do it now. It takes a screwdriver. Ready go. =P

[88pathoffroad]

The ECU has to be from the same year, engine and transmission-equipped Pathfinder as yours. That is to say, it needs to be from a 1994 V6 with an auto as opposed to being from a '94 V6 with a manual tranny, if that's what you have. That being said, bathing the ECU while the engine and ignition is on is a good way to fry it and make the vehicle not run afterwards, yes.

[EvilLex03]

Thanks for the help, I just went to the local junk yard and got a new computer for $75 and pluuged it it, all better !!! it was just the computer.

 

-Mike