Peugeot 306-intermittant stalling

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Mon 10 Jan 2005 00:15
Peugeot 306-intermittant stalling - Dereksn51
This query for an acquaintence of mine who does'nt want to be ripped off!.Car's a petrol V reg 306 which is intermittantly stalling .Main dealer says the ecu is at fault and wants £600 to replace.Local scrappies have bought no joy.Firstly is this a common fault on these cars and secondly is there a company (like Best of British Rover which I use for my Rover parts)that could supply the part for a more reasonable figure.Thanks in advance
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Mon 10 Jan 2005 07:56
Peugeot 306-intermittant stalling - Ross_D
What engine is in the 306? In some versions, the ECU is locked to that particular car and so swapping the ECU from another car will require an unlocking procedure.
Also, in the HDi at least, a new ECU is supplied 'blank', eg the dealer will program the features of the ECU using their diagnostic machine.
You should try somebody like BBR-reman (Sp?) who speacialise in this type of thing, they can also test your ECU for a sum to test to see if it is serviceable.
Whatever you do, advise your friend to go elsewhere, a specialst who deals in ECU type problems will most probably be better than a Peugeot dealer in my experience!
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Mon 10 Jan 2005 08:21
Peugeot 306-intermittant stalling - Peter D
Why the ECU there is a lot of other things that require testing before the ECU can be blamed, everyhing form HT lead resistance checks, vent pipe condition and idle control servo motor. Garages are using the ECU story to get the car in and make the till ring. Beware. A small independant or a tune up shop or even a mobile business can fix this. Regards Peter
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