tbomb
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- 98 Sport 4.0 SOHC 4x4
i posted a while back that i had a problem with my superchip after 3 months of running with it - it developed a little corrosion between the chip and the ecu. well, superchip was great to deal with and they sent me a new chip for free. now the problem is trying to avoid the corrosion problem. ive been poking around with a few ideas, and i want some feedback and/or ideas from you guys.
1) dielectric grease on the chip...but someone told me that the contacts are so close together that it could short across one - i didnt think dielectric grease was a conductor, i thought it was for dissipating heat and such?
2) black silicone around the chip, but it just hit me that if i seal around the chip, air & moisture can still get into the computer from other entries (the ecu is not air tight.) i really dont wanna have to silicone the whole ecu, thats ridiculous.
the reason i asked for people with diablo or hypertech chips is because both diablo and hypertech provide you with a gasket of some sort, right? well, superchips doesnt, so you guys have any suggestions?
im aware that this is a very rare problem, but it makes me curious why my truck is more suceptible to allowing moisture into the ecu than any of the other 9 million explorers on the road (well, at least the ones with chips.)
sorry this is so long thanks all.
1) dielectric grease on the chip...but someone told me that the contacts are so close together that it could short across one - i didnt think dielectric grease was a conductor, i thought it was for dissipating heat and such?
2) black silicone around the chip, but it just hit me that if i seal around the chip, air & moisture can still get into the computer from other entries (the ecu is not air tight.) i really dont wanna have to silicone the whole ecu, thats ridiculous.
the reason i asked for people with diablo or hypertech chips is because both diablo and hypertech provide you with a gasket of some sort, right? well, superchips doesnt, so you guys have any suggestions?
im aware that this is a very rare problem, but it makes me curious why my truck is more suceptible to allowing moisture into the ecu than any of the other 9 million explorers on the road (well, at least the ones with chips.)
sorry this is so long thanks all.