In detail: do-it-yourself Opel ebu repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.
OPEL Astra, Corsa, Vectra and a number of others with ceramic engine control units installed. The most common failure of ceramic blocks is the appearance of sporadic or non-erasable errors on various sensors. The reason for this is the not very good location of the block in the engine compartment on the engine. The unit is constantly exposed to vibrations transmitted from the engine.
Reports on the repair and restoration of ECUs ("brains") of Opel cars:
Malfunctions of the electronic engine control unit on OPEL vehicles. One of the malfunctions is associated with problems in the operation of the accelerator of the gas pedal. At the same time, the car does not respond to the gas pedal, or the reaction is slow and the car is in emergency mode. Does not accelerate, loss of power, “Check Engine” lamp comes on. Computer diagnostics on one of the cars Opel Vectra B 1.8L Z18XE 2001 showed the following errors:
P0120 - Throttle sensor / pedal position A - malfunction.
P1525 - Throttle valve actuator - malfunction.
P1550 - Throttle actuator motor - System or component in alarm condition.
P0603 - ECU. Memory device error or electrical failure.
The cause of this malfunction is in the “brains” of the motor control. We restore ECUs with such faults with a guarantee!
In addition, it is possible ignition malfunctions - these are misfires, the absence of a spark in one or more cylinders. It is also possible to eliminate such irregularities. Typical errors:
Video (click to play).
P0300 - Ignition misfires detected.
P0301 - Cylinder 1. Ignition misfires detected.
P0302 - Cylinder 2. Ignition misfires detected.
P0303 - Cylinder 3. Ignition misfires detected.
P0304 - Cylinder 4. Ignition misfires detected.
Summing up, I would like to say that Opel cars, on which "brains" are installed, made using hybrid technology, failure of any sensor or executive component is possible after 8-10 years of operation.
Malfunction of the electronic control unit for the high-pressure fuel pump of the injection pump on OPEL vehicles with a diesel engine. A typical manifestation of a malfunction of OPEL cars with Isuzu injection pump ECU is that the car starts, runs and stalls after a few minutes. Difficulty starting the engine. Over time, the car stops starting. No signal to control the injection pump valve. Computer diagnostics show error 0251.
The owner of the car contacted us with such a typical malfunction. Checks at one of the service stations in our city revealed that the problem is in the injection pump control unit. Soon, the ECU was brought to our craftsmen. After a visual check of the injection pump ECU, a poor soldering contact of the throttle output in the 130V voltage circuit was found. Within a couple of hours, the block was cured, the place of cold soldering was cleaned and soldered. This fairly simple unit malfunction saved the owner several thousand rubles and time. As a rule, it takes more time to find more complex causes of a malfunction.
Malfunction of OPEL vehicles with injection pump ECU PSG5, VP30, VP44 is accompanied by the inability to start the engine. Computer diagnostics show errors associated with the pump control circuit.
We will repair electronic control units for Opel cars, repair dashboards for Opel cars, restore electronic control units for high-pressure fuel pumps and ABS for OPEL cars, repair control units for high-pressure pumps Opel / Isuzu. We also repair and restore other ECUs of most manufacturers.
To contact us with a faulty control unit, you need collect and provide the following information.
or e-mail and get a consultation regarding the repair of OPEL electronic control units.
Repair and restoration of ECU on requests from regions it is possible to decide without the participation of the car. ECUs are sent by regular mail, transport company or courier delivery.
In the life of every car owner, especially if he is the owner of an inexpensive and old foreign car, there comes a moment when on the car dashboard the icon lights upCheck - check the car engine.
One of the reasons for this malfunction on Opel Astra G and H cars is the failure of the ECU (electronic control unit for the car). It is about the brain of Astra that will be discussed in our today's article.
Opel Astra ECUGandH- what models are installed
The petrol engine Z 18 XER DOHC-I is equipped with an electronic engine management system Simtec 75.1 EMS manufactured by Siemens VDO.
Opel Astra ECU repair - wire soldering
The Opel Astra ECU provides camshaft position adjustment and engine temperature control. To perform these functions, the computing power has been increased and additional sensors have been installed.
The design of the control unit located on the intake module has been improved. A new crankshaft sensor and two camshaft control valves for the intake and exhaust valves are used. In addition, a new throttle body is installed with heating from the coolant circuit. Electronic engine control module Simtec 75.1 located on the intake manifold housing and secured by four threaded bushings.
Technical features of the Opel Astra ECUGandH- table
The engine management system has the following differences from the Z 18 XE and Z 16 XEP engine systems:
installed PCB - printed circuit board;
a second camshaft sensor is installed;
a second temperature sensor is installed.
Now I would like to touch on the topic of common malfunctions found on the Opel Astra G and H ECUs
Common malfunctions of the Opel Astra ECU arise for the following reasons:
mechanical damage. The engine control unit is damaged from shocks and strong vibrations, which contribute to the appearance of microcracks in its circuits and housing;
sharp jumps in temperature, as a result of which the engine control unit itself overheats;
corrosion;
depressurization and ingress of moisture into the ECU case;
interference in the work of a block of people who do not have the necessary skills;
the so-called "lighting" from a car with a running engine;
rearrangement of terminals when connecting the battery;
starting the starter without a connected power bus.
This is what the Opel Astra G ECU chip looks like
All of the above factors affect the efficiency of the engine control unit in different ways. Some of them cause minor harm to the “brains” of the car, while others can instantly break the block. Fortunately, there is still a way to prevent the final breakdown of the unit - ECU diagnostics, which should be performed at least once a year.... This is the only way to save on expensive part repair or complete replacement.
In most cases, self-repair of the Opel Astra ECU is impossible, therefore, now I will give you step-by-step instructions for parsing and removing.
Error P0230 of the fuel pump relay has appeared. I tend to repair the ECU 99%. Tell dear members of the forum how to solder the jumpers from ceramics to the connector. who came across please respond. or give a link on the repair of these blocks
vidamotors, yes I know that there are no air conditioners))) Sealed a little! -) And if this capacitor is soldered, will it be better or worse?
Thanks for the advice plow,)) So these remnants of the jumpers interfere with soldering? I have a pancake solder to hold on for two, three trips and a couple of contacts, yes it will fail (
here is Z-18, you completely get rid of the gel, you clean the areas, take an active flux, a little patience and there will be happiness! It is imperative that the entire connector must be soldered, half measures will not puncture.
Yes, even ration-)) Have you tried contact spot welding?
The guys here wrote that somewhere there is an ECU circuit on the Autodate, like, I didn't find it!
Members of the forum help out. I ask for help. The situation is this: two tracks on the ceramic board “burned out”, in general they became unusable (((ECU Z18XE These are the ones in the first photo, on the right of the Third and Fourth over the capacitor! what conductors to solder them. /35/wp-content/uploads/ext/2733/i130/1502/ea/54aa95370106.jpg
Guys, tell me please! such a question Siemens Z18XE ECU. This contact is not soldered https://my.housecope.com/wp-content/uploads/ext/2693/i637/1502/0a/838b289ca128.jpg It does not ring on the capacitor, if it goes somewhere else, there is no contact! Tell me where you can solder it, on which conduit or where? The sputtering is already barely alive on this contact does not hold at all!
I soldered with ordinary thin POS61 and acid flux FTCA. walks for more than a year and nothing falls off. only it must be washed off. I washed it off with ordinary alcohol-gasoline.
I will put in my 5 kopecks, as I was worn out in my time with these blocks. About the gel. There are two ways. I tried only one myself. 1. I use YaXun oil-base wash. Dissolves gel well. Then it is simply washed off with alcohol. No sticks. Contacts are not mechanically affected. The board is clean. 2. Before Chinese chemistry came to our market, people used a polyurethane foam remover. I will not vouch - I have not tried it. Before that, I had tried everything: alcohol, acetone, gasoline, kerasin, nitro solvents, hydrochloric and sulfuric acid (alas, there was no nitrogen), aqua regia, a temperature of 480 grams. Uselessly.
About soldering. I solder the contacts on the comb with the usual POS-61 with aluminum flux (with thorough rinsing). On ceramics it is possible with flux on aluminum, it is possible with ordinary rosin and so and so it takes (of course, with washing).
It was once on the block from the X18XE-1 that two contacts from the flash drive to the ceramic (thinner than a hair) came off. Nothing, soldered - a microscope and a soldering iron with a very thin attachment + a tripod.
But, IMHO, all the same, all such shares do not go for a long time.
BlackRaven, shamanroman, thank you guys for responding!)) Very useful information that is very difficult to find. To summarize: How to solder and with the help of what (solders and fluxes) the information was received and everything is clear! If, of course, someone can advise some kind of miracle flux, this will not be superfluous!