u/ZakAttackz

My roommates' 97 TJ threw a couple check engine lights, then stopped running entirely. The hint was that the CEL **wasn't** coming on when I turned the key. Capacitors had leaked and dissolved the flex PCB, the 5v regulator circuit was straight up gone! I tried repairing it with new capacitors but there just wasn't enough left. As a hail mary before spending hundreds on a used ECU that probably has the same issues, I tried two $0.50 5v regulators from Amazon and it worked! The check engine light even stopped tripping and the engine runs better lol. Not a bad fix for $1. Screw Chrysler for using shitty capacitors, and why is this this even a flex PCB?? Anyway I smothered it in 3M Quadrack hot glue and resealed it with RTV before bolting it back on and sending it around the back 40.

Just finished my TDI swap, so some diesely noises are expected however it shouldn't sound like a Caterpillar dozer. New AX15 external slave, new LuK clutch, Centerforce throwout bearing. Running Royal Purple MTF in the trans, the first break in change didn't have any concerning chunks or particles. Started rattling within the first 80 miles, and it goes away when I engage the clutch or push on the synchros. I don't hear it in gear, but it's hard to tell for sure. Hoping it's a throwout bearing.