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  • Under new management 12 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 2005 Toyota Corolla T2 D-4D with 61,000 miles. The engine management system recently failed and I was quoted £1,060 to replace it by my local...
  • Mercedes B class (245) 2006 1.5 Petrol - Could not connect to ECU, link failure 2 Jul 2016 (Forum)
    with the ECU of the car and machine kepp saying link error. I have checked the voltage on the OBD II port and that was showing 14V which I think is ok. I have another basic OBD II scanner which also throwing same error message. Could not link to ECU, Check connection. Does any one have idea what
  • Groaning brakes 3 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I have a Nissan Almera Tino 2.0 litre 2002 with a faulty ABS ECU. It does not affect the driving, confirmed by the local garage but when travelling slowly...
  • Vauxhall Vectra B 2001 1.8 lt - engine ecu 17 Dec 2014 (Forum)
    it did not cut out but they did change the ecu relay car seemed ok for a few weeks . Took the car out all fine parked up about 1 hour later got into car it started but the car and spanner light came on pushed down on throttle nothing there, turned car of and on three or 4 times then it started light went
  • Seat Altea 1.6 - Security Code Engine ECU 20 Oct 2014 (Forum)
    it needed a new dash control panel which i agreed to , but they cannot code this to the engine ecu . Now after weeks in the garage  its been decided that the security code has been removed from my engine ECU , the garage are waiting on further advice from Seat Technical , but i spoke to the garage
  • Central locking problems with an old Leon 4 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I have an X-Reg SEAT Leon. When I lock the car with the key fob it locks all of the doors OK but when I walk away the car then unlocks its self and sends...
  • Should Vauxhall make a contribution to this? 19 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
    My son owns a Vauxhall Combo Van which he uses for his work. In 2009 he had to have a new ECU fitted which was carried out at a Vauxhall dealership...
  • Should I remove my DPF? 9 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I have driven my Laguna DCI GT for 12 months now and never seen the DPF regenerate. I have been told by my local Renault dealer that it only regenerates...
  • Hot Starting Problem on a Volkswagen Golf 29 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
    No problems for the 1st 105,000 kms. For 5,000km have had a hot starting problem; replaced fuel filter and ECT sensor; diagnostics indicate no problem....
  • Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 LX - Voyager 3.3LX starting problem, no spark at plug 4 Nov 2011 (Forum)
    there is no spark at the plugs (lately it has got so bad that sometimes the battery will go flat and I have to jump start it).  The crank case sensor, plugs and leads have all been changed and had no effect.  Last week an auto electrician examined the car and said he thought it was the ECU, only problem
  • Matiz cuts out at lights 29 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
    My car keeps cutting out when I come to slow down but will start straight after. This happens more when engine is hot. I have changed the plugs and reset...
  • Would you recommend I have my Volkswagen Touran's engine chipped to assist with towing? 15 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have a Volkswagen Touran SE TDI 1896cc (105) 2005. I have recently added a tow bar and often tow a caravan. I have found that although the caravan is...
  • peugeot 306 hdi 2.0l diesel 1999(v) - will not start 28 Apr 2010 (Forum)
    going? I have checked the management double relay and found that is not energising. I have +12v on terminals 11,14,8 of the relay with the ignition switched on but can not get the relay coils to energise. The relay coils go to terminal 87 and 86 of the ecu,(bosch EDC15C2
  • Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.2 not injecting fuel into cylinder 21 Nov 2009 (Forum)
    am having sum trouble as i have changed the engine saw it running in scrapyard was ok.but its running lumpy and not started when hot??had ecu read maf sensor injector throtle and egr valve.replaced all these parts now with old engine and no better exactly the same.i no its not running rite because
  • Golf 1.6 16v Performance probs... 24 Jan 2003 (Forum)
    more boomy. Curiously, the warmer the engine when the car is started, the worse the problem is but performance never deteriorates if the car was started from cold! It's as if the ECU makes some kind of decision on how to setup the engine when the car is first started. The car is an import so is now out
  • fuel pump/ecu rover 414i 1 May 2004 (Forum)
    im not getting any fuel being sent by the fuel pump. has anyone got any suggestion as to how best diagnos this problem? i cant hear any noises from the...
  • citreon c3 1.4 8v petrol 2007. - citroen c3 ,2007 1.4 petrol .wont crank over. 28 Jul 2018 (Forum)
    hi,my, citreon c3 1.4 8v 2007 started flashing up silly errors on the dash ,it then after a few weeks went into limp mode and flashed low oil ,i took it to a garage he said wiring loom and ecu is faulty.i sent the ecu away and was told thats there nothing wrong with it.so i got a auto elect guy
  • SEAT Ibiza III - Seat ibiza 1.2 tdi CFWA 31 Mar 2018 (Forum)
    of them car was fine for few weeks but eventually came back but with a different combination of codes and they wouldn't clear. The codes are not really important here as it was a short cicuit.  Anyway after searching for a whole day I found the issue right by the ecu just as I was about to take
  • Vauxhall Astra Twintop 1.9 150 Design - Spanner warning Light 23 Sep 2011 (Forum)
    , they have carried out diagnostics, regenerated the PDF, changed a PDF sensor and updated the ECU. As far as they are concerned all seems to be working OK but I still have the spanner light on. The garage passed all their findings on to VX technical and the response was, 'It MAY be the ECU
  • Nissan Terrano II (1993 - 2005) - 99 2.7 ECU light 30 Dec 2009 (Forum)
    much better now but seem to be using much more diesel. . After a few days my ECU light came on and if i press my brake it go's off again then stays off for a week or two i have no loss of power when it comes on , I would be greatfull for any help cheers Derek
 

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