this question might sound stupid but anyways i'm tryin to narrow down the problem with my 99 TL. IF the ECU got submerged in water which is more than likely damage, will the car even turn over or start after that? I my GSR when the ECU is out the car turns over but wont start so i would like to if the TL is the same way thanks

 

Even if the ECU survives the water bath, corrosion will eventually set in and ruin the circuit board and electrical contacts, thereby causing intermittent faults or total failure.

 

k thanks i do notice some corrosion on some parts inside the ECU so i hope thats my problem cuz i found one for $150 at a local junk yard. I would still ike to know if the car would turn over with a bad ecu or with the ecu?

 

well if its bad and triggering the imobilizer it wont crank over

 

if i get a another ecu will it affect the imobilizer system?

 

now the car is turning over but it wont start when i bridge the starter by putting a piece of wire on the little clip on the starter and touch the positive terminal on the battery.

 

You'll also need a working ECU to supply the properly timed ignition and fuel injection pulses to the engine for it to run.

 

:agreed:

 

The key is now turning over car but its not starting. The key started working once i took off the RSX key and the spark plug gap tool off the key chain so now i need to figure why its not starting up

 

use just teh TL key, take every other key off. It sounds like the emobilizer is going wacky

 

does the green immobilizer key on your dashboard stay lit/blink or go off when you try and start the car?

 

If it blinks when you're starting the car, it doesn't recognize the key. We went over this in your PMs to me. If you have other chipped keys on your keychain that can cause problems.

 

like i said in the above post i took the rsx keys of the key chain and it worked...thanks for all you guys help