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• Corsa 1.2 Vegas Starting Problems 10 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  start! Vauxhall think there may be a problem with injector or ecu message regarding injector as there were previous fault codes but they have been resolved. Usual vauxhall prices £300+ vat no labour for each option. Anybody got any ideas. Seems intermittent and that would suggest electrics? I have
• Deposit on used car deal 14 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  on completion of the work. We left a bankers draft and drove the car home. We had hardly got a mile from the car lot when the car cut out. Any attempt to give it any throttle would result it cutting out with a bang and the ECU light coming on. (It was ok on the initial testdrive.) It was able to be restarted
• Nearly new car running very badly 12 May 2005 (Forum)
  this, is a pleasure to drive. No fault codes were stored, so the dealer replaced the ignition module and plugs. No difference. Then the ECU, same again. To get to the point, the car has had 18 dealer visits in its 19 month life. Its had the above replaced, along with every engine-based sensor, but still no joy
• Doing it yourself!! 10 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  of the things that most of us would, such as check the air filter, fit new plugs and HT leads and look for faults in the fuel system. It was all to no avail. It was suggested that the ECU was to blame and, as you will know, this item is far too expensive to replace in the vague hope that it could be at fault
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  Please help me with a major warranty problem following repairs to my Skoda Fabia. 4 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2006-registered Skoda Fabia in December 2008. The car had 47,000 miles and was in good condition. At the time of purchase, I was given 12 months'...
• Astravan 1.7 DTI 16V Y17DT 2001 - Error code P1125 Y17DT astravan G orange warning l 16 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  . replaced the MAF no change, replaced the boost solenoid on the back of the engine under the pump ecu, no change. The solenoid valve I fitted to the top of the engine that turned out to be the EGR valve, was in fact the rear boost lower solenoid valve, so that was a bonus. The pipe fitting on the old boost
• 2008 Ford Focus Mk2.5 Titanium 1.8 Duratec Petrol - 08 Ford Focus 1.8 Weird Revs/Idle No Codes But S 4 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  a signal to and from the ECU too apparently. It's one of those SmartCharge things Ford is adamant is a good thing. He reconnected the alternator and the car's idle went mental, rising to 2.5K and more without touching the accelerator pedal. We disconnected the 3-pin plug so it's now working
• Ford Mondeo Mk3 - Tdci - Strange overheating problem, only at speed 4 Jun 2018 (Forum)
    - ECU Diagnostics confirmed that the temperature was apparently what the temp gauge was reading when it was overheating, so cant be dodgy electrical sensor
• Subaru Impreza 2.0 - performance flatspot 21 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  . i have tried to reset the ecu, but it will work better just for about 2 days and then go back again to working horribly. i have been to 5 mechanics . they said the changing of the rims will not cause that, just coincidence. i have changed new fuel filter with regulator. also the fuel pump. we put
• subaru impreza 2006 2.0 R - subaru impreza 2006 2.0R engine PROBLEMS !! 19 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  , no acceleration. then suddenly it will take off again with a spurt but will soon die down again. on the highway 3rd and 4th gears no problems. it will fly. but it never worked again as it did the first month.i have tried to reset the ecu, but it will work better just for about 2 days and then go back again
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  Have I void my Fiat warranty? 16 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I was driving my fiat 500 Abarth recently. As I pulled out of a junction on to a busy main road and changed gear my vehicle revved very high and jumped...
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  Timing chain failure on Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSI - what are my options? 15 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used (2011) Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSI from a dealer in 2012. Two weeks ago, parked normally on (flat) drive in evening. Following morning, engine...
• Peugeot 106 1997 1.1 - MOT - CO 2nd fast idle, & idle speed too high 21 May 2014 (Forum)
  it up with a blow torch. It reads up to 0.8v, but I haven' wired it up in real life to get actual values when the car is running. Should I be overly concerned about the "003) Exhaust engine idle speed too high [7.3.D.2]" as Haynes says this is controlled by the ECU
• Focus 1.8 TDCi 2001 - 9318 Fault code - occasional engine stop and rough 1 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  (but working) EGF valve. On my car it appears to be attached to the intake manifold so that looks like a tricky  job but if someone can tell me it's easy enough I will do it. Replacing the CAM position sensor and updating ECU software may be a good idea. Any other ideas?  I
• Ford Mondeo TDCI - 2006 Mondeo TDCI EGR Valve - Help Please!!! 29 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  find no faults with the car.  They remapped the ECU and while the (always black) smoke is significantly less than before, it is nevertheless present, particularly on the motorway, with small depressions of the accelerator in 4th and 5th gear.  I cleaned out the existing EGR valve
• Ford Mondeo - 2001 Mondeo 2.0tddi - various/related problems? 6 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, our car has recently developed a problem/ several problems that have stumped us. We've always been a bit conscious that the timing isn't quite as we'd expect it to be, ecu has been reset which solves the problem but only for a few weeks/months.  Last week the car started bunny
• 306HDi-Knocking after new fuel pump 13 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  over and the speedo/rev counter went round to 110/5000rpm on starting and all the segment of the mileage display lit up - I assume because of low voltage. I'm wondering if the low voltage as reset the ECU or anything and the car needs 're programming?' which is causing the coughing/knocking noise
• 1999 Passat Electrics, niggles 17 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  be a wider ECU, fuse, or wiring issue to be concerned about. The car is five years old and has 114k miles up, if that's relevant. Any thoughts, suggestions or solutions will be gratefully received. -- andymc Vroom, vroom - mmm, doughnuts ...
• Calling all engineers and web whizzos? 14 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  is: What are the long-term effects of running cars designed to use UNLEADED on leaded fuel? Either in general terms or vehicle specific. Issues to consider might be: fuel injection system, ECU control of timing, combustion temps, combustion chamber materials, spark plugs, Lambda sensor. Some vehicles have
• Car has serious problem - HELP! 27 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  psi after 3000rpm but that would account for up to 50bhp loss! More likely this is a symptom rather than the root cause. IGNITION TIMING: The engine is falsely reading high charge temperatures and retarding the timing. This could be faulty ECU, or sensors. TURBO itself. Does'nt smoke or make a noise