Audi A4 '03 2.0 FSI - Drowned ECU

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Tue 10 Jan 2012 16:28
Audi A4 '03 2.0 FSI - Drowned ECU - eddieno8

Hi, my car failed to start shortly after i'd had it through the car wash. The problem has since been diagnosed as a drowned ECU. The lad at the garage has identified a couple of areas where the water managed to get into the ECU box, the most obvious of these being a definite V shaped cut into the box.

A couple of months ago my wiper blades stuck, due to the common problem of a corroded linkage. The work to replace this was done at HiQ. My question is; does the ECU Housing Box have to be removed or touched to gain access to effect a wiper linkage replacement, meaning it could have been damaged by HiQ. Also, is the quote of £950 for a new ECU accurate?

Many thanks

Andy

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Wed 11 Jan 2012 10:57
Audi A4 '03 2.0 FSI - Drowned ECU - dieselnut

I don't doubt that the ECU housing was damaged while repairing your wipers, but proving it will be difficult. Worth speaking to the manager of HIQ though.

Have you tried thoroughly drying the ECU & connectors.

There are companies that specialise in ECU repairs, Google & see if there is someone local, otherwise there is this company :- www.bba-reman.com

Edited by dieselnut on 11/01/2012 at 10:59

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Sun 5 Feb 2012 05:54
Audi A4 '03 2.0 FSI - Drowned ECU - eddieno8

UPDATE

Thanks for your reply. I had the repair done at a cost of 750 pounds. The garage that did it gave me the damaged ECU housing box also. I took it straight to HiQ where they agreed to look into the matter. 2 weeks later I received a cheque for the full amount and a letter of apology. Some clouds really do have silver linings :)

Thanks for your help.

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Sun 5 Feb 2012 08:17
Audi A4 '03 2.0 FSI - Drowned ECU - Chris M

It's bad that one of HiQ's monkeys botched the job in the first place, but that's excellent customer service that they were willing to hold their hands up without a fight.

And thanks for reporting back.

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