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  52 reg Moving Out of Warranty 5 Oct 2005 (News)
  , a Peugeot 307 with electrical faults left another facing a £761 bill and a Renault Megane Scenic owner grappling with a faulty gearbox had to pay £744 to fix it. As an illustration of how the parts vs labour is broken down in the final bill, a failed engine management ECU
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  Opinion: Keep your friends close and your mechanics closer 16 Aug 2016 (News)
  I passed my driving test in 1994, which was an interesting time for the car industry. It was, very much, the dawn of the electronic era, as cars moved away from being simple and easy to maintain towards being ever more electronically controlled and ECU-reliant. They were
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  12/18/24 Month Honda Jazz Offers from £149 a month 21 Jun 2005 (News)
  Central Locking Driver Airbag Dual Front Airbags ECU Engine Immobiliser Elec/Heated Mirrors Front Electric Wind High L Brake Light High Security Sys Honda Superlocks PAS
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  Honda's new Mean Mower can hit 150mph 4 Jul 2018 (News)
  . Essentially, more space was required to house the chain running to the rear tyres and the two batteries required to power electric motors. Oh, and the cutting blades are made from actual carbonfibre. As well as the engine, Fireblade parts include the clutch, ECU, six-speed drive train and full colour
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  A Grand Monday: Saab 900i 11 Apr 2016 (News)
  , catalytic converter, clutch kit and ECU (does that mean trouble is on the horizon?). So why is it for sale? According to the seller, it’s ‘due to having purchased the car on a whim in January this year with the intention of using it as my daily drive, but I missed my 9-5 too much, so have
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  DVSA Recalls: Land Rover forced to recall 14,215 cars over safety fault 15 Nov 2021 (News)
    R/2021/332  Toyota Prius PHEV   Due to incorrect programming the hybrid vehicle ECU can incorrectly determine that the validation signal is erroneous for the shifter position
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  Why we should be backwards in looking forwards 2 Aug 2017 (News)
  ECUs and fuel injection systems. Their most recent project has been the restoration of a Viva GT, a nuts and bolts concours job that follows on from similar renovations on a CA van, HP Firenza and PC Viscount, restored in the colours of Vauxhall’s old directors’ cars. There are other
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  New FIAT 1.6 Multijet Under 120g/km 6 Feb 2008 (News)
  form. In addition to revised engine ECU settings, this ‘Eco’ pack employs special measures to optimise aerodynamics, and incorporates low rolling resistance tyres and ‘taller’ gear ratios to return some outstanding fuel consumption and CO2 figures: 62.7 mpg in the combined cycle
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  Bumper Classic Auction Weekend at the NEC on 15th/16th November 10 Nov 2014 (News)
  of jaw dropping and this late air-cooled LHD 3.8 litre 1995 Porsche 911 993 Carrera RS is estimated at an ice cool £140,000 - £170,000. It comes complete with a full documented Porsche service history with ECU readout confirming it has never been over-revved
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  World's Fastest Driver Drives World's Fastest Jaguar 6 Jul 2009 (News)
  and bonnet of the car proudly stating that it is an XKR. (Running with minor aerodynamic and safety modifications to meet the requirements for a Bonneville run, the 225mph top speed was achieved with additional horsepower liberated by a remapped ECU, a modified air intake and exhaust system
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  250,000 Mile Warranty For £15,000 7-Seater 27 May 2008 (News)
  and revised by SsangYong and tailored to the needs of the taxi market. Designed to keep taxis working, the warranty cover includes the engine, transmission, 4wd components (when applicable), wheel bearings, brakes and electronic components such as ABS systems and engine ECUs. Whereas
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  Future Classic Friday: Jaguar XJ (X350) 23 Jun 2017 (News)
  on the Phaeton, Audi A6 and Audi A8, so you can often find replacements at specialist VAG breakers.  The ECU's Body Processing Module can also throw up electrical faults, and these are an expensive part from Jaguar at around £500, though specialist breakers do sell tested used examples
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  What does the future hold for the NEC Classic Motor Show? 26 Oct 2016 (News)
  of ECUs and in-car electronics – going to be dribbling into our white beards over a pint of warm, flat beer, remembering the halcyon days of the Honda Civic-shaped Rover 400 and Mk 5 Escort
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  Seat ecomotive congestion charge exempt 15 Feb 2008 (News)
  . In Ecomotive trim new software is added to the engine ECU, while particulate emissions are further reduced thanks to the addition of a state-of-the-art Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). Meanwhile, the gear ratios of the Ibiza Ecomotive’s five-speed manual gearbox are lengthened, making for both more
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 6 Oct 2001 (News)
  . The Loose Connector Con Often, all that will be wrong is that a connector plug has come loose or got some moisture inside it. Never ever admit to this, especially if it's the multipoint connector to the ECU. Always diagnose that the ECU needs replacing at a cost of £500 plus
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 16 Sep 2001 (News)
  ever admit to this, especially if it's the multipoint connector to the ECU. Always diagnose that the ECU needs replacing at a cost of £500 plus. The Lambda Laugh If the diagnostic interrogator and an emissions test isolate the exhaust Lambda sensor as the source of the problem
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  Are future classics a thing of the past? 15 Jun 2016 (News)
  after by fastidious or elderly owners. They never cost their owners a penny to keep, so they were kept. We were sceptical, back in the 1990s, of ECUs and immobilisers. But time has shown us that, more often than not, cars so-equipped are generally reliable. That’s fine, because it means
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  GTI International To Take Place 23rd and 24thJune 13 Mar 2012 (News)
  ECU remap specialists Revo has announced its continued support of the UK’s premier VW event: GTI International. The 2012, 25th Anniversary show looks set to offer more than ever before, with a packed itinerary of the UK’s finest show cars, the fastest race machinery
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  Entry level Rally Car From Renault 13 Dec 2009 (News)
  with the production model, reaching a mighty 160hp (118kW) of power at 7,250rpm. Maximum torque (160Nm) is reached at 5,500rpm.   A specific motorsport ECU manages engine (power supply and ignition) and gearbox operations. It operates in conjunction with a special electrical wiring loom and may
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 4 Apr 2015 (News)
  .   EU sick My wife’s EU6 FIAT 500 1.2 suffered a sudden surge of acceleration in a carpark, too fast to react to, that sent it into another car. The FIAT dealer reports that the diagnostics show nothing. We're planning to commission an independent test - assuming that the ECU it hasn't