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95 F150 196000 miles.4.9L 5 speed manual transmission. Suddenly started rough idle, check engine light flashing, stalled out. Would start, but not stay running. checked codes and got these: 117, 126, 122, 112, 327, 513, 553, 565. I pulled the PCM and found all 3 electrolytic capacitors had aged out and leaked. Some corrosion was present. Also, a trace was completely burned around a couple of diodes. Took it to the repair department where I work and they did their best not having schematics, etc. Of course it isn't fixed, but I tried to use it and the truck would hardly run and when it did, it surged 3 or 4 times and died. I have a new computer to install, but I am trying to figure out how that trace was burned in two. I don't want to damage the new one as it is hard to find and cost $230. I've attached pictures. One of the whole unit, one of the burn between the diodes (ignore the jumper wires, we tried), and one of a particular area by a cap that had shown some blackening. If anyone has any ideas ( I have a few from engineers and Scanner Danner videos) please send them along. I'm not a novice mechanic, but I have had little experience dealing this deeply in the electronics of my truck.
Caps can fail in a couple of ways... one is open, the other is short. Assuming for a second that these caps shorted, and you'd have full current to ground on a circuit that was only supposed to be filtering a signal. I'd not be surprised the traces burned.
For giggles, cut the caps free and measure resistance/coninuity (yes, odd to measure resistance on a cap). If zero ohms... sustained, then they shorted out. If it starts and zero but climbs... that's normal for a good cap.
Oh.. be sure to observe polarity if the caps are marked. It won't really matter, but, it's a good habit to form.