Stupid question, but I'm still asking

The current ECU is "melting" the potting off the back of it.

Lol, some can be in a box on a shelf and bleed out. No need to be on a running vehicle.
I've posted pictures of this one in various stages of its melt down.
This is how it looks now......

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Same ECU February 2020......
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