Eddie 70

I pulled my EBCM this morning and have it boxed up to send off for repair. My question, Is there a need to pull the fuses for the ABS, TCS or whatever for any reason before I drive my car. I plan on driving it this week to work.

Thanks for any help.
Eddie

99FewteRC5

No need to pull any fuses. You should be fine

trussme

When You drive it..Just Remember...removal of the EBCM means loss of all systems that require control of brake line pressure. You have lost ABS, Traction Control, and Active Handling. You have also lost Dynamic Rear Proportioning and Rear Stability Control if your car is a 2001 or newer, though you won't see warning messages for those systems.
At this point, you can safely continue to drive your car, just remember that those electronic driving aids are no longer functioning so you should adjust your driving habits accordingly.
It would be helpful to cover/enclose the area where the EBCM was disconnected...in case you would be driving in rain...

LoneStarFRC

Let some baggies and rubber bands be your friends.

bgray

Agreed! Worked for me!

Eddie 70

Thanks for the posts guys. I have been driving with the TCS, Service Active Handling etc message for over months. I have covered the electrical connections with baggies held by ty-wraps. This worked well for me. I need to try and cover the pump part a little better. Just to keep it from getting dirty in there.


BTW, with the EBCM removed, the DIC now says Service Car Soon.

killertiller

I need to have mine repaired also.Who rebuilds them and how much?I seen a guy on ebay does them for cheap,almost to cheap so it scares me.

LoneStarFRC

A lot depends on the year model. Fill out more of your profile.

www.absfixer.com has been pretty much the gold standard. Brandon was so successful a lot of copycat guys jumped in the market too.

Eddie 70

Just got my EBCM back and I no longer have the codes that go with the EBCM issues. So far at this point I am happy again. No codes!!! Woo Hoo!!

killertiller

Who repaired it? I called abs fixer 4 times and sent 2 email with no responce all week.Thats enough for me to not use them at all

Eddie 70

PM sent.

DARRYLZO6

ABSfixer is the word.

xlr8nflorida

I need to send my unit out, do you have a vendor?

old coons

I need to do this as well. I have code 1214....is absfixer the only one? I read the instructions on soldering the points inside the ebcm, is this all absfixer does? If so, I may give it a shot myself this winter, have others fixed their own? Thanks

blackdak318

I did it myself via the wire up on here. It is pretty straight forward as long as you have a good soldering iron. The resistor you need to replace is seriously less than $2 and there is a link in the write up where to buy it.

rkdc5z06

Your fine. Just make sure the wires pulled from EBCM unit don't mess with the pullies, belts and radiator fan.

Other than that, try to avoid water, since the unit is "opened"

I didn't care about not having TC, ABS, AH becuase I didn't have them in the first place when I got the car 7 months ago, and I took the EBCM off to finally fix it.

Here is my review:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...some-pics.html

vette48

I repaired mine about two weeks ago. I pulled it off and all I did was re-solder the 5 points on the resistor. Put it back on temporarily with 2 torx screws turned on the key cleared all codes. I then resealed everything back, put it back on, went for a 5 mile ride no more codes , success it worked. It is not hard to do just be patient, take your time.. I also never soldered before. Clean up old 5 solder spots get some flux put it on and heat up apply some new solder and your done
. HOPE IT WORKS FOR YOU GOOD LUCK MIKE I DID NOT EVEN REMOVE THE OLD SOLDER JUST RE MELTED NEW SOLDER OVER THE OLD SOLDER.

bobkey777

I bought an M-code (non active handling) ebcm from a salvage yard today and once I started digging in, it looks like I have to remove the entire ABS assembly to get the ebcm out of the car. Is that right? If I do have to remove the abs, how do you effectively bleed the abs system? I've bled brakes before, but never had to go into the abs system in the past.
Thanks for the help in advance. Btw, I have a 98 vert that's not repairable according to absfixer.

vette48

Hi; I am not sure you can repair your 98 vette unit. You could try to get more info in the c 4 section... If I am not mistaken you can not repair your 98 vette ebcm. Maybe someone with more experience can help out with the answer .. Sorry Mike

bobkey777

Thanks for the response. Great news though, the ebcm I bought worked like a charm. No ABS/traction control lights after a year of frustration. One point to note for anyone that might read this post: I had an M code with part part number 16257049 and the one I installed is a part number 09356961