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• Ford Fiesta - Immobiliser 19 May 2013 (Forum)
  the trick ,the car now starts and drives fine .I guess the time delay allows the ecu to reset ? A nice easy fix
• Fiat Panda 1.2 56 plate - Cold starting..... 16 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  a full service last October including new plugs. The ecu has been checked for error codes but there are none showing. Your thoughts please.
• Citroen C3 2006 - Engine warming lamp - Anti Pollusion Fault 31 Jan 2013 (Forum)
    Hi, Bit of a saga here. This warning originally appeared last month, so I took it to the Citroen dealership garage, got charged £50 diagnosis and they 'fixed' it with an ECU software update. The fault code from diagnosis was 'P1197  Key off voltage low / Piezo
• any - MPG display 15 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  if the discrepancy is down to the smaller tyres. My question is where does the display get its information from. I suppose obviously it comes from the ECU but what tells this the information. wemyss    
• Citreon c3 2003 1.4 diesel - Citreon c3 2003 1.4 diesel ODb2 ??? 18 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a problem with starting on the above C3. The ECU get errors and then it very hard to start. The garage clears the faults via the ODB2 port and the car starts perfect again. I stays right for between a couple of week and 3 months then stops starting well. Im being charges £10
• Audi A6 avant 2006 - Water in passenger footwell 18 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Leaves blocked plenum chamber drain and water ingress caused £1300 damage to a ECU (I think!) under passenger footwell. Now no MMI functions working at all. I've never been notified of a known problem by Lancaster Audi, where I bought the car from new. Last service was September 2009
• FIAT Punto - Power Steering Failure 9 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  My power steering recently failed right on top of the mot. The garage informed me that the steering column might need replacement, or the electric motor and ECU. That cost would
• Peugeot 307 - Peugeot 307 HDi struggling to start 23 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  seems to make no difference so I think I can safely rule out the glow plugs. I read on another forum that it could be the coolant temperature sensor.....is this likely? Or what else could it be? The car has just had a new MAF so that is fine and there are no faults recorded on the ECU
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  Ford Ka engine light-how to reset? 16 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Ford Ka 1.3 2002 with a Dura Tec engine. The car was misfiring and it has now been fixed by my father in law and the problem is solved, however...
• Many - Cost of spares 22 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Just had problems with  tyre presuure sensors. Cost £70 each plus £70 fitting each. ECU needs reprogramming afterwards to recognise new ones. Then problem with parking sensor. Cost £70 each plus, you've guessed it, £70 fitting. Car now 4.5yrs old so
• Peugeot 307 2.0 Diesel hdi - Electrical fault - help & advice please!!! 26 May 2011 (Forum)
  ). The lights, indicators, wipers, central locking & alarm all work fine. The indicators make the clicking noise but the light on the dash isn't on. Is this a case of a fuse gone or something much more serious? someone mentioned a faulty ecu which sounds scarily expensive :/ any advice or tips would be much
• Citroen C3 - Citroen c3 starting problem. 2002 model (S regis.) 2 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  and spent 200 quids, still no solution. Garage said instrument detect immobiliser problem. Used extra key to test, the car still refused to fire. Now I guess it is worst bcos it is showing ECU on the dashboard. I am thinking of breaking the damn thing into piece
• peugeot 306 meridian 1.4 petrol - peugeot 306 problem 21 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  is ok but is unsure exactly what is causing it. he said it maybe the brown 15 pin connector bolted to the back of the ecu case but wasnt sure as to what it is for. As he was taking a look he noticed a wire running fom one of the fuses in the fuse box next to the battery to a square black connector
• kia sedona - No pulse on injectors with 2.9 CRDi sedona 2004 9 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  light in the injector wiring plugs and there is nothing at all. My autodata doesnt have a wiring diagram for this vehicle so I am struggling with basic checks. The cam sensor has a 3 pin plug on the ecu side unplugged with 5 volts at 2 of the terminals and one to earth which seems odd
• Fiat Punto Mia - Power Steering Failure 10 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  My power steering recently failed right on top of the mot. The garage informed me that the steering column might need replacement, or the electric motor and ECU. That cost would
• FIAT Ulysse JTD - HELP please, Fiat JTD (HDI) non starting 9 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi Can anyone try and give me a few fresh ideas of why my fiat ulysse will not start, its a 2000 X JTD 8 Valve and the engine code is RHZ with a bosch ECU. I have done the usual stuff with these modern cars - i had a mobile guy come out and scan the car for codes. here is the rather long
• Ford Focus 1999 1.6 Ghia - Firing on 3 cylinders (I think!!) 26 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  . Apart from the diagnostics is there any other tests I can do / try to try and narrow this down.  Does the focus have a blinking ecu light thingy that my astra does when I press accelerator + break and count the flashes? Any advice greatly appreciated he's already spent a fortune getting
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 91 1.6 xr2I 8v emissions too high 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  cam shalft and tappets all new!! check cam belt timeing the engine had new big end bearings piston rings fitted and seems to be runnig great its just the emissions is driveing me mad!!! i did get told ecu can go faulty that stops you from resetting the emissions is this true?. can any one help me
• SAAB 9-5 (1997 - 2009) - 05 2.2 Xenon headlights 18 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  fiddle....you need to change the headlight ecu, and there are lots of wires. Does anyone know anyone who has done this before, and would be prepared to do it again. Does anyone know what exactly you have to do, as my mechanic is very good, and may be able to do it, with guidance. Please help!!
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 97 1.2 dash rattle 26 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  container with a marble in it. To date ive removed and checked behind instruments os dash vent ,scuttle trim, under wiper linkage,removed ecu looked inside A pillar. even taped up demister vent but the sound is the same. I also removed osf wheel arch liner and checked security of charcoal cannister but all