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FIAT Scudo - failed ECU sales of goods act 3 Oct 2013 (Forum)
I purchased a FIAT Scudo Van in autumn 2008. In November 2012 the car stopped due to a faulty ECU. After having been sent by the vendor to an authorized dealership the car eventually got fully tested and repaired...at a cost of just under £2500 Initially the authorized -
Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 99 2.0 Smoky exhaust, cockpit ecu light 7 Feb 2010 (Forum)
or 2 the exhaust started to smoke (white) but i'm not loosing any coolant, water, oil, e.g.. Plugs were dry but Iv popped in new ones and HT leads. Any help welcome Also I have the engine management or ecu light up in the cockpit ( amber, pic of an engine with flash in the mid ) I comes -
Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.6 cold start/cooling fan on problem 29 Dec 2008 (Forum)
to the ECU which in turn controls the fuel(including cold starting) and cooling fan amongst other things.So if this sensor goes belly up and sends out a signal that the engine is very hot,then I presume a)the fan kicks in and b)when you start from cold,the ECU is told not to use the automatic choke.Any -
Peugeot 306 Auto Stalling Problem 24 Oct 2005 (Forum)
problem in forums on the net it seemed there was two faults that was the likely culprit - The Stepper Motor Idle Controller or a damaged ECU. Armed with this information I went back to my dealer and asked them to change the Stepper Motor Idle Controller hoping this would fix the problem....but, no. A new -
Faults with cars just out of warranty 11 Aug 2004 (Forum)
Hi all, A friend of mine bought a nearly new car from a well known franchised dealer networks approved used scheme about 2 years ago - it was about a year old at the time. The warranty on this vehicle expired a few months ago (2-3), and recently the car developed a fault with the ECU. The dealer -
09 zafira b 1.7 cdti - fault codes 8 Apr 2018 (Forum)
i am getting the following fault codes p2146 p2149 injector voltage high can anyone tell me if ecu is faulty -
Ford Transit (2006 - ) - 2006 2.4 Removing Speed Limiter 12 May 2008 (Forum)
How easy is it to remove the speed limiter from a 17 seat Transit minbus Is it a simple ECU adjustment or more involved?? -
renault clio cutting out 13 Feb 2006 (Forum)
Hi we have a clio 1.2 16v that cuts out,the fault code says airflow sensor but have changed that and ecu harness,can any one help thanks tony -
Renault Clio II (1998 - 2001) - '99 1.6RXE Rough idle + Car won't rev up 14 Sep 2009 (Forum)
. My local private garage had the car for 6 weeks & have given the car back to me as they have not been able to fix it, with a £500 (heavily reduced price) bill. / The car is only worth £800 part ex. Their report is as follows: Trouble Codes:- Oxygen sensor circuit Loss of Power to ECU Items -
Peugeot 206 1.1 2002 - wont start no engine light 10 Jul 2011 (Forum)
engine wont start also has no engine light any more been scaned but wont comunicate with ecu any ideas -
reading volvo fault codes 1 Sep 2003 (Forum)
hi, any one any idea best place to obtain the scanner required to read any fault codes stored in the ecu memory, car in question is a 97 v70 many thanks -
VW Polo with Bosch system 29 Nov 2002 (Forum)
Re, 89/90 Polo 1.0 with Bosch Mono-Jetronic SPI system. Can anyone please advise the Bosch part number of the ECU on this vehicle ? Thank you, Pete, petel@clara.co.uk -
Volkswagen polo 1.4tdi 2007 - Weirdest complex problem (VW POLO) 10 Oct 2018 (Forum)
nothing has been fixed. They tried to do diagnostics and the only code which came up was: '01314 Engine Control Module No Communication' I do not trust those mechanics as I feel I wasted my time and money but it could be an ECU problem. The accelerator pedal being replaced I felt -
Kia Sedona 2.9 CRDi - Car will not start 20 Jun 2012 (Forum)
start. iii) They then told me that they were not getting an output from the camshaft sensor on pin 2. though there was not mention of the reference voltage to sensor. They then diagnosed the problem to be the ECU. I wasn't prepared to pay the £600+ for a new ECU as I wasn't really convinced -
Ford Fiesta 1.5 TDCI Titanium - Charging problem 15 Sep 2024 (Forum)
it gets up to 14.3 for a mile or two, then drops out again back to 12v approx. This morning after starting it, it was at 14.2v the dropped after about a mile to 12.2v. It's now done this 3 or 4 times but always ends up not charging. I've been told that the ECU on this car controls -
Nissan Micra - Micra k12 2005 1.2 petrol power steering failed 14 Oct 2020 (Forum)
questions are as follows Can the ECU be read by a normal code read? I know it programmed to the car but is that just the ECU? Can the motor be swapped? I know about the it must be kept straight for the sensors. Last question on a second hand unit is there a way to clear previous vehicle -
Daewoo Matiz - Lost ignition key 7 Aug 2014 (Forum)
, it was made as an emergency key to open the door if she was locked out. We have called a few mobile companies, but they suggest with this particular car that they have had problems with the ECU after programming the key, and that it might be better to go to the dealer. There are no Matiz dealers -
Vauxhall Astra 1.7 diesel 1999 - Astra diesel wont run.......... 16 Nov 2013 (Forum)
it was a dry joint in the ecu, and advised me to pop it open and check for some burning inside. At a glance, I can't see an ecu......any thoughts guys? All help much appreciated. -
Ford Focus - Body controller ? 21 Dec 2010 (Forum)
dont always work and he said this was down to the body controller. Does he mean the ECU ? If so I understand the ECU is located or near the glove compartment when removed. So QUESTION. If I get a replacement, as I've seen on ebay from a breakers yard, as long as I match the year built -
Vauxhall Vectra B 1.9cdti 2007 - Intermittent starting - alternator? 11 Nov 2010 (Forum)
a quick test : 12.5V engine off, 13.6V engine running and no electrical load, 13.4V engine running with lights and heaters on. I understand that these alternators are ECU controlled, similar to Ford Focus and Mondeo