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  • am i being fleeced ??? 10 May 2003 (Forum)
    the relay but the ecu would have to be replaced and I would be charged for the relay, six hours labour, the new ecu (which will take two days to arrive) and two hours to fit the new ecu. All this for a grand total of around £900 . So am I being fleeced ??? do I need to open a refrigerator dealership
  • Do we really need or want this level of complicati 6 Dec 2001 (Forum)
    Just been reading an article about the new BMW 7 series 6 speed auto transmission 6HP26 also known as "myTronic6." Quote from Vehicle Engineering and Design Nov2001. ?At the core is an ECU from Motorola?s PowerPC family. Each transmission produced at Saarbrucken goes through a battery of tests
  • Fiat 500 sport - Engine Misfire 30 Sep 2016 (Forum)
    Can anyone help solve this issue! I have recently purchased a Fiat 500 sport on a '59 plate. The car as started with a mis-fire issue on number 2 cylinder. I've tried 2 different brands of coil packs, changed all the plug leads, new plugs, serviced the car new oil and sent the ecu away
  • Vauxhall Frontera (1991 - 2001) - 2000 2.2dti can bus systems 15 Apr 2016 (Forum)
    the ecu for testing this came bacck no faults found so is it possible to test the can-bus link between the ecu's
  • Peugeot 207CC (2007 - ) - Rattling roof, sticking brakes, & ECU problems 19 Jan 2015 (Forum)
    Can anyone help? I purchased a new peugeot 207cc in may this year and so far it has been in the garage 11 times!!!!!! I have a very loud rattling roof,...
  • vauxhall corsa c 1 litre 02 3cylinders - only running on 2 cylinders 17 Mar 2013 (Forum)
    After doing exhaustive checks on this checking out coil pack & wiring the 3 return wires from coil pack to the ecu switched earths. Number 2 cylinder was diagnosed it has lost it's ecu switched earth. I'm thinking of putting a independant earth to resolive this problem Any 1 down this road
  • reault megane scenic 1.9 dci 2001 - reault megane scenic no glow plug light 31 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    not connect with the ECU . he said the ecu is at fault . can anyone help.
  • Blanking of EGRs and insurance? 30 Nov 2009 (Forum)
    A common mod to Vauxhalls of a certain age is to blank of the EGR. When they go wrong they cause problems and they are expensive, so people just blank them off completly. Vauxhall even have a mod where the dealer will disable the EGR function in the ECU for some engines, so it seems the dealers
  • Mercedes Benz A-Class W169 (2005 - ) - 05 1.7 misfire on no 2 cylinder 24 Mar 2009 (Forum)
    for problems to no avail . Do the ECUs go down and if so can it affect just 1 cylinder ?the people im asking say they cannot test this ECU
  • Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 1.8 Coolant temperature sensor 17 Jan 2009 (Forum)
    Does anyone know whether the Mk3 mondeo 1.8 petrol has two different coolant temperature sensors (one for the guage and one for the ECU) like the Mk2? I know there is one built into the thermostat housing, but not sure whether this is for guage, ECU or both. The car can be quite difficult
  • Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 01 2.0 computer says no 15 Oct 2008 (Forum)
    Help. car has done 90K miles I've done approx 4k since purchase. the engine starts,revs, then turns off after 4/5 seconds accompanied by flashing engine warning light. I 've have the ecu read but this showed no fault. Ecu and steering transponder have been removed and tried on a similar vehicle
  • No fault with tyre pressure sensor 4 Jul 2007 (Forum)
    is read by the ECU whether the wheel is fitted to the car, or left in the boot. There is no sensor in the original spare, so the car's ECU was taking the read out from the new spare, which had become low on pressure (down to 24 psi).
  • Car modification 25 Mar 2005 (Forum)
    toledo cars engine, without sacrificing reliability or comfort. It consists of a small electronic device that is inserted between your Triumph toledo cars air sensor and the ECU." Errrr..didn't they stop making the Toledo in 1976, about 20 years before ECUs were introduced?
  • v/hall carlton warning light 7 Feb 2004 (Forum)
    Hope someone can help. The orange engine warning light(ECU) is coming on occasionally,Ive done the ecu readout with the paper clip and this indicates that; oxygen sensor no change in voltage/open circuit. Is this the lambada sensor on the exhaust or the air flow sensor next to the air filter
  • vectra cam belt ! ecu light on ! 26 Sep 2003 (Forum)
    my brother in laws cam belt snapped on his vectra 1.8 16v DOHC w-reg luckily he was only doing 20 mph took the head off to discover 6 valves bent 4-exhaust...
  • 214 mpi 95 calling tune up boys 17 Jan 2003 (Forum)
    rover 214mpi 95 m cabrio rad fan on all time car runs bit flat have checked ecu with sykes acr and found only value out of normal parameters is fuel temp sensor at 200c at all times car is not fully running up to normal temp 82c because of rad fan. ecu part no.mkc101770 has any of you boys come
  • Storing fuel injectors 7 Oct 2002 (Forum)
    I have just had a Saab performance upgrade kit fitted to my 2.0 Saab 9-5 which consists of a new ECU plus a set of different fuel injectors. I plan on keeping the old ECU and injectors in case I decide to migrate back to the original setup (e.g. on change of car). My question is, what is the best
  • Mondeo 1.8 Pinking 16 Jan 2002 (Forum)
    Further to a thread in the past my 99 Mondeo 1.8 is still pinking on normal unleaded (fine on optimax) I have replaced the plugs and HT leads, ran three doses of VAG fuel additive through the system and reset the ecu by disconnecting the battery for half a day. Incidentally, since disconnecting
  • 05 model - Volvo 50 diesel estate 14 Mar 2015 (Forum)
    garage who spent three weeks looking at it, they thought it was an ecu issue. Car towed to main dealer who after one week also said it was likely to be ecu issue but they couldn't be certain as may need new throttle. Cost for new ecu extortionate and as delayer could not be certain I was not prepared
  • Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 00 2.0 HDI Major Problems - help please? 1 Apr 2009 (Forum)
    out its not. After many more hours of deliberation its decided the high pressue pump has gone. Replaced pump(£600) and ran fine for 10 miles, took it back to get the reply 'must be the mass airflow sensor' replaced (£90) no luck then to be told must be ECU, which replaced with another 306 2.0 hdi ecu
 

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