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Old 01-20-2006, 12:26 PM
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I need a PCM for my 95 SSEi. I know I can get one from - gmpartsdirect.com - but I was wondering if anyone knew of anyplace that had good remanufactured ones or just a good place to buy? Any help would be appreciated.
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You just need a stock PCM??? Head to the junkyard. You might have to get it flashed at the dealership, but it'll be cheaper than buying one new.
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or if there are no yards near you. check with a body/mechanic shop
and ask them if they could call there supplier for a used one.
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make sure to use your EPROM from your current PCM...

and what are your symptoms that you need a new PCM???
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95 is a tough year to find around here. My mechanic buddy said they were available from parts places at about $80 remaned.
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Thanks for the help everyone. I was having problems with the car dieing and stalling out when you stepped on the gas. My brother-in-law is a mechanic and he ran the code but it didn't help much. He said he thought it was the ignigition module or the PCM.

I had a spare ignition module but that did no good. I priced the PCM local and it was $240 at GM, $140 at a local auto parts store, $104 at AutoZone with a 3 month warranty and $99 at Oreilly'* with a life time warranty. It took about an hour (much easier to put back in then to get out as I fought with one clip for some time).

Thanks again for the help.
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the $99 pcm fixed it?
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It seems to be working fine. It appeared to be a remanufactured unit but if it works, and that is what I was looking for. It is my wifes car and has over 140,000 miles on it and I don't expect to keep it forever, so getting it back into service was the most important thing.


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