OR WTB Ecm chip cover

[s_blazin]

I'm in need of the cover and the two screws to cover up the chip area of the ecu.
If someone has a cover and the two screws it would be great.

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503 851 3385

 

[powercat6]

Re: WTB Ecm chip cover

Go to the junkyard and find a late '80s Grand Am or Sunbird. A Skylark might work as well.

The cover should be the same; the ECM is not the same unless the engine is turbocharged or certain years of the Quad 4.

 

[s_blazin]

Re: WTB Ecm chip cover

Go to the junkyard and find a late '80s Grand Am or Sunbird. A Skylark might work as well.

The cover should be the same; the ECM is not the same unless the engine is turbocharged or certain years of the Quad 4.

Yes I found this which is helpful. And Row52.com is a good place to search for cars

Even in SoCal, where cars last a long time, 25-30 year old vehicles become scarce in the local junk yards. Particularly the dismantlers. The dismantlers get their inventory through contracts with insurance companies. At about 10 years, the vehicles are not likely to be insured for comprehensive and collision because they have depreciated enough that they aren't financed, which requires the coverage. So the older cars aren't on the contracts, and don't go to dismantlers.

As they wear out and get wrecked, or suffer a mechanical malfunction that is cost-prohibitive to repair, they end up in the pick-a-parts. My observation has been that in the area of the yard I frequent that contains about 300 similar vehicles (domestic SUV) there is now only one or two 1st gen S/T, if any, and they are in pretty sad condition. There are still lots of Astro/Safari, and I go to those for engine parts such as brackets and pullies, etc.

"The junkyard" isn't as reliable or practical a resource as it was a few years back. These cars are becoming scarce. Not to mention "a late '80s Grand Am or Sunbird. A Skylark" wasn't very prolific or popular when they were new. Gonna' be really tough to find 25-30 years later.

But not a bad suggestion. I need to find one of these ECM's to strip the connectors out of. So I still look for the Quad-4's. Haven't seen one for 15 years.

This is spot on. After checking row52 there are only about 4 cars from the list above in the yard, and the sucky part is this particular yard is about 50 min away. So a bust would really be a let down. Although on the flip side I know that the yard I frequent in Albany buys a lot of cars "off the street". So joebob comes in and says hey I gotsa 87 cutlass in my front yard whatcha gimme fer it. They'll verify it has a title, buy it for pennies and send their wrecker out to grab it. I'm friends with the owners son of pick a part so I get the skinny on this stuff. I've actually sold them cars after Ive pulled The stuff I want, motor, Trans, seats etc. I would say 50% of their inventory is "off the street"

In fact I've actually bought a couple cars from them that they bought off the street, as "rebuilders" they call them.

 

[0966Sy]

I have two covers if you are still in need of one