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I replaced my #1 injector because it wasn't working and had the battery disconnected for about 5 hours. After I completed the job I reconnected the battery and the car was idling rough and is getting increasingly worse. Not to mention the radiator fan races but goes off when the car is turned off, and last night my coolant light came on with the gauge reading fine?

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It sounds like with the amount of issues you have described, your ECM may be the problem and will need to be replaced. You can get one from the Salvage yard or you can get one from the Auto Zone, you are going to have to get the new ECM flashed to the information stored to your car's PRO codes and to have your radio work again.
Thank you for using fixya and i believe Auto Zone sells the ECM for around $150.00.

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