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Originally Posted by Porsche54321
Thank you, I already took out the immobilizer, put it in alcohol, dried it out and cleaned the contacts as best I can.
I am Debating taking a heat gun to the microchip. I think this may melt the welds a bit to get a better contact.
I'm a bit worried it may make it worse, maybe the solder will just seperate from the various pins.
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It seems like you're pretty comfortable doing that, but I'd be very careful about using a heat gun on it.
I swapped the EEPROM from my damaged one into a replacement unit, but it's not for the feint of heart. There are so many tiny components nearby, and they can easily drift out of alignment from their pads.
I practiced many times on junk boards before I dove in.
To prevent the solder from separating, you can dab some flux on the pins. That should help keep the solder on the pins and pads.
Good luck.