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Originally Posted by dikkstarr
Why such a swing in prices then? Mine cost me 1400, and the dealer said it was a new one, my invoice didnt say reman FICM. A reman is new internals with the old shell or casing, like trannies or alternators?
I wonder what part of it breaks and what they do to fix it? So it will just break the same way again in the future? Whatever goes bad inside them.
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I was told that the VIN determines the price....crock of crap. I think the stealerships charge what they think they can get away with.
My indy mech tells me that heat is the killer of FICMs, which makes sense, if you think about where it's located. Engine heat, turbo heat and coolant heat are a recipe for disaster. It's not if your FICM is going to give up the ghost, it's when. If there are circuit boards in the FICM, which I'm pretty sure there are, then it's a sure thing that the heat will crystaline the solder, fry a diode, etc.
I personally would love to find a new place to mount the damned thing, but the biggest problem I see with that is getting a harness extension. The next viable solution is to duct cold air straight to the FICM.
