ECU went bad
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09E350, 07E63, 13CLS63
Thank you guys! I don't think I can tackle this job myself. It's a very expensive repair, the labor is the same for replacing just the TCU or the whole valve body. No guaranty that just replacing the TCU will take care the problem. The value of the car is around 5-6k (if not broken), not sure if I want to spend 3-4k to fix it :-( I'm wondering if there is any place that they would buy broken/as-is cars like this one.
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From: Seattle, WA
2019 M5 Comp, 2005 Ariel Atom 2
Thank you guys! I don't think I can tackle this job myself. It's a very expensive repair, the labor is the same for replacing just the TCU or the whole valve body. No guaranty that just replacing the TCU will take care the problem. The value of the car is around 5-6k (if not broken), not sure if I want to spend 3-4k to fix it :-( I'm wondering if there is any place that they would buy broken/as-is cars like this one.
Have you checked other comparable cars for their selling prices? This market is still a bit crazy so don't just go off of blue book. If you find they are worth a bit more repaired it might make the decision easier, then you could sell while the market is up and recoup the costs.
