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-====== Reverse Powered 2G ECU ====== +====== Reverse-Powered 2G ECU ====== 
-A reversed powered ​2G DSM ECU is probably blown.  This can happen when you try to jump start the car while having the positive and negative cables reversed, for example. ​ This will almost always leave the ECU in a non-functional state. ​ And, unfortunately,​ this often means the ECU is not reasonably repairable.+Reverse powering a 2G DSM ECU is bad a thing.  This can happen when you try to jump start the car while having the positive and negative cables reversed, for example. ​ This will almost always leave the ECU in a non-functional state. ​ And, unfortunately,​ this often means the ECU is not reasonably repairable.
  
-A quick check to see if the ECU might be repairable or not is to open the ECU case and check diode D103.  A picture of this diode is below for illustration.+A quick check to see if the ECU might be repairable or not is to open the ECU case and check diode D103.
  
-[[http://​www.ecmtuning.com/​images/​forums/​ecurepair/​2gd103.jpg|D103 on 2G ECU]]+^ Good diode // (click to enlarge) //  ^ Blown & probably dead // (click to enlarge) //  ^ Blown but maybe OK // (click to enlarge) //  ^ 
 +|{{https://​www.ecmtuning.com/​images/​forums/​ecurepair/​2gd103.jpg?​300|Good}}|{{2012-03-25_15.49.37_1024x768_.jpg?​300|BlownBad}}|{{2gd103maybe.jpg?​300|BlownMaybe}}|
  
-If that diode is blown to bits, then the ECU is not repairable.  ​If the diode has managed to stay intact, then you're probably one of the lucky ones and your ECU can be restored with a simple track repair!+If the diode has managed to stay intact ​or the diode blew but the track nearest to it also blew, then you're probably one of the lucky ones and your ECU can be restored with a simple track repair
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 +If that diode is blown to bits *and* the track nearest to it appears to be intact, then the ECU is almost certainly not repairable. ​  
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 +**NOTE:** Just to be clear, the diode itself isn't the issue here.  A blown D103 is just an indication that the rest of your ECU is toast. ​ It is extremely unlikely that replacing *just* D103 will bring the ECU back to life.  Otherwise this would be an easy fix...
  
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