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• Cavalier SRi Ecotec difficult starting 8 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  to this problem, as if was faulty I assume car would not start at all, or does turning it over several times give ECU enough information to start? It was running fine before it was left standing about. Urgent help appreciated as have long drive ahead
• stolen keys again 4 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  we have one missing and one spare set of keys for each car. the Audi was taken away by the insurance company as it was at risk of being stolen by the culprit returning for second dibs. The process of "just getting secure" now involved changing all the locks and some ? ECU reporogramming. Expensive
• Goodwill from Ford? 12 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  that Ford won't entertain a claim. We're feeling slightly miffed about this, an expensive fault developing as a consequence of something that happened within weeks of the warranty end, could the ECU be programmed to fail the coil on cue? (Tongue in cheek). Would you persue a claim or grin and bear it?
• Audi A4 tdi 1996 - Power Loss? 15 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  regularly (by myself)...... The car is currently driving fine, and I can not get it to replicate the issue everytime?? Also, is there a way of re-setting the ECU without a VAG Com? Any idea's?? futher more (pls note this has always been there) I can here a good whoosing noise from behind the steering
• 306 1.8 petrol pinking under medium load 4 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  . This genuine 37k miles car still burns the same faithful 1 litre of oil per 2000 miles that it always has. I have not yet tried a tank of super unleaded. Of course ignition timing is taken care of by the ECU so I haven't even tried to check it. Can any BRer with experience of the XU7 engine with Magneti
• Fiesta 1.25 16V - Idle speed 5 May 2005 (Forum)
  the ecu for a period of time - apparently this can "re-set" the management system that may fix the problem. Is this likely to help and, if so, could someone tell me where it is located?! Thans in advance guys.
• Vectra DTI Engine Management Light 20 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I have a Vectra 2.0 DTI - 2001 registered. The dreaded ECU/Problem Light has come on. The light comes on once the car has warmed up, i.e. after 10 minutes driving. The light then stays on and the car dramitically looses power. When standing and revved, it will refuse to exceed 3,500 rpm whilst
• Fiesta 1.25 Zetec 1996 starting problem 16 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  . It then runs and drives perfectly. Ambient temperature is not a problem 22 deg C down here today! I first thought that ECU was retraining itself (after flat battery) but have now done about 50 miles and fault still reoccurs. Petrol is now all fresh. It is worse if car has not been used for more than about
• 1994 306 1.8 XU7 warning lamp 9 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  to my trusty Pug Indy for a couple of weeks, but if something relatively inexpensive stands out from a list of known XU7 engine / Magnetti Marelli 8P ECU gremlins, I'm quite prepared to take a chance and fit it myself. Many thanks for any help you can give.
• VW Tdi 110 loosing power 28 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  airflow meters, loose air pipes & new turbo's. I checked everything except the turbo on this car & in the end decided the problem must lie either with the ECU or turbo. I came accross this info on the web which may be helpfull to others - http://www.technologie-entwicklung.de/Gasturbines/VNT15-Turbo
• BMW 318i hesitation, help!?! 6 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  mechanic who checked the emissions and determined that the mixture was fine and he couldn't think what it could be. I was thinking maybe the ECU and if so, is it possible to 'reset' it? ANY ideas would be greatly appreciated... Cheers, Steve
• 1.8 Focus fuel consumption 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  faults which could develop in these circumstances. Do lambda sensors deteriorate if not used? Is it worth having my ECU interrogated or is this what I should expect from this model. Thank you for your help SR
• Omega Auto Gearbox Problem 9 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  still doing it! Could it be a ECU fault or is it in fact the gearbox thats faulty. Any other suggestions. P.S. Anyone know what connections to jump to get to the gearbox fault codes?
• Starting Problems on Golf 3 16v 31 May 2003 (Forum)
  the injectors which did help for a bit. They said they found no fault codes on the ECU. I've changed the HT lead and put a new rotor arm on from the advice of one garage but no difference. The other thing I noticed was that the oil temperature registers at 20C colder than the water temperature dial. Surely
• Jerky Cav Drivetrain 20 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  but is most obvious in 1st/2nd because of greater torque. Not sure if it is a mechincal or ECU problem? It requires an extremely light foot, sometimes it will do it when I havent knowingly moved my foot. I can get round the problem by dipping the clutch and bring the revs up when wanting to speed up in slow
• Imports a tale of caution 31 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  the stereo to recode it.( they should have faxed MB for the code or take it to the merc dealer which is 500 yards from Motorpoint) The new Mercs having tons of electronics 'thinks' that the radio has been nicked and a shuts down cetain elements of the ECU. They asked me to get the car home and take to my
• Cavalier 1.6L - no spark to HT lead 10 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  expensive". I have taken the amplifier off the car and checked the resistances across the four terminals - and these range from 10 ohms to 120 ohms, i.e. there is no open circuit or shorted circuit. I have spoken to a friend who suggests it could be the ECU or the distributor itself
• Dishonest John's Guide - all true 7 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  system fault, using a fault code reader that I built for 50 pence from instructions on the Internet. Problem was a faulty knock sensor (£60), but you can bet that if I had taken it to a garage, I would have ended up paying £600 plus for a new ECU.
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  Faulty used car - what are my legal rights? 8 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a car, which less than 2 months down the line has a ruined fuel injector and ECU. I was not expecting such an issue because the engine management...
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  Getting a classic back on the road - what should I do? 12 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 1991 Nissan Sunny has been off the road for many months. I've bought a new battery as the old one is completely dead. I haven't fitted the battery yet...