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  • Rover 600 Turbo Diesel Ecu 9 Mar 2004 (Forum)
    Help... Diesel injection pumps used to be contolled by rods and visible thngs! Am I right in thinking that all functions of a pump are now controlled by an Ecu, and any faults are only repairable by someone with the software/reader etc to read the faults. My Rover 600 Diesel runs beatifully most
  • Fiesta 1.1 woes. 24 Dec 2001 (Forum)
    Hi all, A friend of the family has just bought a K plate 1.1i Fiesta Freestyle. Since they've had it starting it has become a pain. This was traced to a collapsed 'cat', and this has since been replaced. The problem is now that it won't start at all ! If the ECU fuse is removed, it will start
  • Persistent ECU fault on my Corsa 8 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I have a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 Diesel 09 reg. I bought it from Evans Halshaw and it came with a three month warranty which has now expired. The problem I...
  • BMW 3 Series E90 2006 model - Bmw ecu replacement 6 Jun 2014 (Forum)
    hi all, three months ago i took my car to the bmw main dealer my ecu had failed due to water engress, they took my car in told me they would fix it and they did it cost me £1500 for the pleasure, but last week i had to tow my car back to the garage , the out come was the ecu had
  • Missan Micra (55 plate) - Failed Power steering 27 Jun 2012 (Forum)
    Following the failure of the steering motor in my Nissan Micra (55 plate), I've replaced with a second hand steering motor and ecu. I've no problem staring the car, but 5 minutes into every journey, the red NATS light comes on. It does not affect (yet) my ability to continue driving
  • Peugeot 308 2.0 Bluehdi 2016 - Weird values from ECU 19 Jul 2023 (Forum)
    On a recent drive with an OBD-II scanner plugged in, I noticed the soot weight in the DPF as reported by the ECU started at 0 grams, steadily rose to around 600 grams, dropped back to zero, and slowly rose up to 600 again. This was over the course of about 30 miles.   (I had
  • Honda Civic - Honda 2.2 Diesel ECU's faulty? 18 Jun 2013 (Forum)
    these and there are "uprated" parts to be fitted at the next service.   The third of these faults was/is the ECU.  The garage in question has spoken to the local Honda dealer who has said that it appears that this in an inherant fault with certain ECU's on this engine and it is only now becoming
  • Renault Clio1.2 2002 - ecu and glow light comes on and cuts out 9 Mar 2013 (Forum)
    the glow light ecu light comes on?. i am very handy at mechanical work but this is something i cant work out so i am looking for a little bit of knowledge to resolve this problem.i have changed the wiring loom attatched to the ecu which is connected to the injectors, crankshaft ,throttle body annd coil
  • peugeot 306 glx petrol 1.6 1997 - 306 glx petrol starting fault ecu immobiliser 31 Jan 2011 (Forum)
    and it d start. thee next day it would nt start. Anway, ive changed the cam shaft sensor, the relay behind the ecu, and the coil pack. there is no spark at the spark plugs but it does turn over. too add to this, ive read a few things on the forums, sometime, which is random if i take some of the key
  • Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 04 2.0 diesel injection pump ECU failure. 11 Dec 2010 (Forum)
    My wife has a 54 plate vectra 2.0 litre turbo diesel and today it suffered what I think is the dreaded injection pump ecu failure PGS 16 pump? Whilst driving the spanner light came on followed by an immediate and total loss of power. It would just lumpily tick over on full throttle with tons
  • My Vauxhall Vectra automatic is creeping forward at tickover - what's wrong with it? 29 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I've just bought a 2002 Vauxhall Vectra 1800 auto. The ECU light has just started to come on when driving and this has only happened after the last service....
  • Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 02 1.2 ECU needs repairing 29 Jul 2009 (Forum)
    a fluke, and Tuesday nite, on attempting to go home from being out - I couldn't start the car again. Took the car to my local Vauxhall garage who have told me that the ECU is broken and that it will cost £841.98 to fix. Then they said the ECU could have damaged the clutch and that could need replacing
  • Carlton ECU Test Socket - Where? 26 Jul 2003 (Forum)
    Does any one know the exact location of the Fault Finder Socket on a late auto Carlton please.Want to connect a Gunsons tester but of course no co-ordinates...
  • skoda superb tdi 06 engine code bss - loss of 12v feed to egr valve 8 Aug 2014 (Forum)
    The 2 reference voltages on this skoda both come via the ecu 1x5v & 1x12v we have the 5v feed but no 12v feed we have checked the wiring from the egr valve to the corresponding ecu pin no which would point to a ecu problem. Does any 1 know if we can hook up a 12v feed via ign on would work
  • Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 2004 1.6 - Won't start, but no error codes on ecu 2 Oct 2013 (Forum)
    . There was a lambda error on the ECU, but this should not stop it starting. Does anyone have any ideas? Cheers Adam slt
  • Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon Qtronic (automatic) - brake switch ECU delay 11 May 2012 (Forum)
    When moving off, I have always kept my foot on the footbrake just as you would with the handbrake on a hill start in a manual car. As we all know, whoever programs the ECU restricts the throttle until the brakes are off. On my car, it must check several times before the throttle
  • Vauxhall Vectra Club - 99(T) X18-XE1 ECU problem. 30 Mar 2011 (Forum)
    A few weeks ago the car started cutting out if I didn't keep my foot on the throttle. Put it in for a service and the guy ran some tests and found that there was no signaloutput from the ECU to cylinder 1, so in effect it is only firing on 3 cylinders. I've been told that it is possible
  • Peugeot 307 2.0 HDi 53plt - Can the ECU be reset manually 17 Mar 2011 (Forum)
    ocks all the doors, bar the front passenger door. The doors cannot be locked on the inside, there are no catches on any of the doors to lock them manually. Can the ECU be reset manually and any tips. Thanks
  • SEAT Toledo III (2005 - ) - 05 2.0 DSG gear box, mechatronic unit and ECU 9 Nov 2009 (Forum)
    Hi DSG gearbox in my Seat needs to be replace, the quote from the Seat gargge is too much and it's not worth doing. So I'm looking at putting in a replacement box from another car, however I've been told their of problems with this as Seat tie the gear box and the mechatronic unit to the ECU
  • Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 06 2.2 - Is the Mileage stored on the ECU? 23 Feb 2009 (Forum)
    Does anyone know what happens to the Mileage if you change the Dashboard in a Mk3 Mondeo? Is the Mileage stored on the ECU? Will the car even start? The reason I ask is that I changed my dials, and I am not really happy with the look bit the needles are slightly damaged so was looking to replace
 

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