

| Subject: | Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun? |
| From: | vw_van_fan_Mark |
| Date: | Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:18:07 -0700 |
For fun you could use an Ohm meter to see if that transistor connects to the ECU pin that drives the ignition coil. Put a meter probe on each of the three legs in turn and test the ECU pin(s) with the other probe. I would look at ECU pins 25, 12 3 to see if any leg of that transistor connects to any of those pins. The driver transistor for the fuel injectors is the one I'm used to seeing a bad connector at. Mark Alistair Bell wrote: > That black component that had the one leg solder joint broken is BUV37B > > Looked up and it’s , if I read it right, a power transistor. > > Alistair > >>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 2:41 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Yesterday wasnt much success. Was planning on more but it poured ra= >> in most of afternoon and I really didnt want to fool around in the wEt. >> >> Went into work at 5, got my work work going and then tried.... >> >> Timing light with trigger tie wrapped on, inductive lead around plug lead, etc. Crank and no flashing of light. >> >> Installed spare dizzy. Now I have now idea of hall sensor in this unit ok. BUt installed made no change, cranks and no timing light flash. >> >> I was getting pretty disheartened. Back to work and out by midnight . >> >> Today I got the ecu into the home workshop. And looked at it more carefully. >> And I did find one bad solder connection. The pin does move in the joint when lightly probed. >> >> https://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/65892428-f4f0-4c98-b531-805319377126.jpeg >> >> It corresponds to the middle leg of this black square heat sunk component. >> >> https://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/2171ce8f-47d2-47f0-be1c-03f92115a95e.jpeg >> >> I will reflow the joint unless I hear back from you guys not to bother= >> :-) >> >> Alistair >
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