Major Electrical Problems on Cali 93 model
The car started running bad about 3 years ago acting like it was only firing on 3 cylinders and blowing smoke. We stopped driving it because we thought it was a stuck valve or hole in the piston. Well after 3 years in storage I am putting this back together and running up against tons of problems, one I just cant figure out.
The Crank angle Sensor was fried for sure so I replaced it. Also the module that sends the signal to it had a hole drilled through the bottom that let moisture in so we had to replace that. I replaced all the plugs, o-rings, gaskets, wires, and seals. The fuel injectors leaked horribly so I replced the gaskets and cleaned out the whole system. Finally the car would start but the fuel injectors just keep a steady non stop flow of fuel instead of pulsing. So we pull the ECU and sure ass hell it is corroded beyond belief from water damage. This would appear to be the problem right?
So we order the ECU which is no longer in production and the problem does not change, so we order another one and still the problem persists. Somebody said that because it is a california car it has a different ECU for Emissions Controls and said we have to get a Cali ECU in order to make it run right??????? This could be true but really doesn't make sense to me either. I would think that having replaced all of the electronic components on the car it would run just fine?????
I could use some advice, even the shop I have it at now is left scratching thier heads. They cant get the Cali ECU, but I think it should matter what ECU I put in it, I think it's another problem entirely?
Please a word of advice from some of you miata experts, I am just a motorcycle mechanic?
