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  • Peugeot 407 coupe - Snow damage 20 Feb 2013 (Forum)
    During the recent spell of snow I left my car idle for a week.  In that time the melting snow managed to leak into the boot through the back of the rear light cluster.  The water gathered in the spare wheel well and other recesses in the boot where various ECUs are placed
  • Fuel injector change - easy? 9 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I am just inquiring whether changing the fuel injectors on the scenic is a straight forward job, i ave changed the plugs and coils at present but need...
  • Honda Civic Type R - Civic type r 2003 misfire and cutting out 12 Dec 2012 (Forum)
    Hi, my civic type r 2003 vetec was not kicking in then it did parked car up and in the morning started it but cut out after 5-10seconds and had a miss fire on cylinder 2, I have changed the cam and crank sensors cleaned all the earths replaced ecu checked the timing and still the same, swapped
  • Golf opens itself 16 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
    Why does my central locking open by itself and at the same time electric windows also go down by themselves? This happens when car is locked and no one...
  • Peugeot 1007 automatic fault 9 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
    While driving the car stopped and on the screen it came up automatic fault the car wouldnt go into gear i switched off the engine and restatred it it was...
  • K&N air filter 16 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I'm thinking of fitting a K&N air filter to my Toyota Auris 1.6 petrol manual 2008. Would it improve performance, affect fuel economy, or affect my insurance?
  • Fuel consumption 5 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have a Peugeot 206 2.0-litre HDi, which has suddenly started using fuel excessively. What could be the cause? It used to return approx 50mpg but this...
  • Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 94 2.0 Odd starting problem 14 Jul 2009 (Forum)
    Hi Guys, It's been a while since I've been on here, but now I have an odd problem that no one else seems to have any ideas on. I've got the vehicle above and quite simply, it won't start. Spark is good, but the ECU isn't chucking in any fuel. No injector clicking, nout. However...if you pour
  • Mercedes Benz C-Class W203 (2000 - 2007) - 03 18k ECU Engine Management Light 25 Jun 2008 (Forum)
    Hello, My MB, c180k, auto 2003, the light came on after a few days of low radlevel warning coming on & off & high temps. The lightr went out after 2 weeks....
  • Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1997 2.0 8 valve GTi - not revving over 5000 rpm 1 Jun 2008 (Forum)
    I have a 97 2.0 8v GTi. I scanned the ECU which showed the Hall sensor out of tolerance, replaced the distributor(the whole thing) and it cleared the fault, checked and traced all wires back to the ECU all fine, car runs like it should when fault code cleared when running but as soon a switched
  • FIAT Punto (1994 - 1999) - Injector warning lamp ON (1998 75SX) 20 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    I have a problem with my 1998 Punto 75SX where the Injector warning lamp comes on and the engine appears to be just firing on two cylinders. I've checked out the ignition coils, leads and connectors and the spark plugs seem to be sparking OK. Unplugging the connectors from the ECU and spraying them
  • Pug206HDi. Ran out of fuel, ECU light on 12 Jul 2007 (Forum)
    Hi all, I have a pug 206, 1.4 hdi and recently i ran out of fuel; yep was being lazy and tried to squeeze too much out of her. Since then however, my...
  • renault laguna problem 29 Sep 2006 (Forum)
    LOCK ON !! to enable him to tow it away , now the dealer is saying their is an electrical fault on the steering column and my ecu is faulty ( the car was running fine untill it was removed ) now the insurance co are saying they will not pay for the repairs , my question is could the damge
  • Omega : ECU fault diagnosis 10 Feb 2003 (Forum)
    I have a 1994 2.5 CDX still going strong at 162k but there is an occaisional appearance of the "engine electronics" warning light (orange engine symbol). According...
  • Diesel/Petrol - Remappers ??? 30 Aug 2007 (Forum)
    Anyone had any experience of a Company known as "Shires Performance Tunning" or as "SP-Tunning", remapping Diesel and Petrol ECU's.
  • spot welding 30 Mar 2006 (Forum)
    Prior to spot welding on a car, is it sufficient to remove the battery in order to protect the ECU? and are there any other devices that should be isolated electrically? Thanks in advance.
  • Non Starting Pug 406 27 Aug 2003 (Forum)
    Can anyone help? Pug 406 1.8 16v. No spark to injector, tested with pulse light. Could it be the ecu?
  • citroen c5 51 plate - scanner 19 Oct 2012 (Forum)
    Hi, i need to delete the particle filter from the ecu, what scanner can i use?
  • Vauxhall Meriva - 2011 Vauxhall Meriva ABS/TC issue 30 Oct 2022 (Forum)
    with the wires, and so now they now have concluded it must be the ECU that's fine funny. They said they don't do ECU's and would send it off to get tested and fixed or replaced. I asked for estimates on best case and worse case which they are writing up for me so I can decide on what to do. However, since
  • Volkswagen Golf type confusion 2 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
    The initial talk in the US media was that this issue concerned cars using the Adblue system. I have a 2012 Golf convertible 2.0 TDI BlueMotion manual...
 

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