Dodge ECM Gold Pins

**joef1812** · 07-21-2012, 10:13 PM

Maybe i should have put this under electornic recycling but here it is.
I was at the junk yard tonight and i was looking under the hood of a dodge van that was gonna ger crushed and the ECM was alraedy removed but the conector was still there and it appeared to have gold plated pins in it. I cut it out and brought it home and took it apart. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if i have gold of if i am seeing brass and being to hopefull. Pics below
The whole connector
http://oldfortmadison.org/ewaste/1.JPG

the wire and pin
http://oldfortmadison.org/ewaste/2.JPG

the pile of sleeves after they were removed from the pins
http://oldfortmadison.org/ewaste/3.JPG

**c4f5** · 07-21-2012, 10:50 PM

Gold or not, it's probably worth more to the core buyer than as scrap.

**joef1812** · 07-21-2012, 10:54 PM

the ecm is im sure they all get pulled for a core buyer but i havent found someone interest in the wiring harness end

**Mechanic688** · 07-22-2012, 12:37 AM

Gold plugs into gold and I'm sure that applies to vehicles also. You should be able to reclaim the gold pins out of it, there is buyers for them here.

**joef1812** · 07-22-2012, 12:39 AM

the ecms and all that stuff went to a core buyer i was just pulling the sleeves out of the ecm plug in. alot of the other makes i looked at breifly didnt look to be gold or at least not as much as the dodges i may go back tommorow when i have some time and look around a bit more

**ResourcefulRecycling** · 07-22-2012, 12:40 AM

I can't find core buyers around here interested in ECMs

**Mechanic688** · 07-22-2012, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by joef1812

the ecms and all that stuff went to a core buyer i was just pulling the sleeves out of the ecm plug in. alot of the other makes i looked at breifly didnt look to be gold or at least not as much as the dodges i may go back tommorow when i have some time and look around a bit more

I know the GM computer I found in the mud at the yard had a big wide gold plug-in so the car side harness would be gold also.

**joef1812** · 07-22-2012, 12:47 AM

i cant say i really say i looked to hard but the gm ecms had gold but the connectors didnt appear to but i didnt take any apart, if i make it back tommrow i will check it out and post up some more pics

**BarrenRealms007** · 07-22-2012, 01:25 AM

You can also find palladium on some connector's for auto's.

**joef1812** · 07-22-2012, 01:43 AM

How would i tell its palladium as is it worth removing. do you know if these sleeves are gold because if they are i can get alot more

**Mechanic688** · 07-22-2012, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by BarrenRealms007

You can also find palladium on some connector's for auto's.

Shoot, I wouldn't sneeze at palladium either, $574.00 still better than copper!
Does palladium look like white gold? Cause these boards I pull out of Dish amps have a whitish look to them (on the circuit traces), they don't have the typical "gold" color to them.

**c4f5** · 07-22-2012, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by joef1812

the ecm is im sure they all get pulled for a core buyer but i havent found someone interest in the wiring harness end

Sorry. Looks like I misunderstood the original question. My core buyer also gives a reasonable price on harness with ends still on, so I don't mess with it. Maybe I'm missing out, but I chop it out, and only worry about discarding the plastic loom cover, so I don't mind. I don't have a buyer near me either. It's a road trip every 1-2 years. This year, it looks like we might start meeting annually at a place where I make a planned trip anyway.....fingers crossed.

**BarrenRealms007** · 07-22-2012, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by joef1812

How would i tell its palladium as is it worth removing. do you know if these sleeves are gold because if they are i can get alot more

The sleeves look like gold plated but I would have to test them to make sure. The palladium is plated onto the connector and is more of a dullish white color.

**BarrenRealms007** · 07-22-2012, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Shoot, I wouldn't sneeze at palladium either, $574.00 still better than copper!
Does palladium look like white gold? Cause these boards I pull out of Dish amps have a whitish look to them (on the circuit traces), they don't have the typical "gold" color to them.

Yes palladium can have a dullish white color to it. Boards usually don't have palladium used in the circuit traces unless it is very small traces in circutry on chip's. Traces are mostly lead (some gold) for older board's and tin for newer board's, the color you are seeing could be oxidized tin.

**MBMetals** · 07-24-2012, 10:15 AM

Core buyers only buy selective ecm's ranging from $5 to 60$, most older GM ecm's are worthless. Dodges are hit and miss.

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