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• VW Golf - Clocked mileage 11 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  My elderly father purchased a 67 plate VW Golf earlier this year. We are now having to sell it due to his failing health. We had the car MOT’d and discovered that the last MOT mileage is nearly 14000 miles more than the current Odometer reading. The ECU mileage is more than the mileage on last
• Returning A New Car Within 6 Months 25 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  . This time however there were around 10 fault codes including the misfire, they all looked like they were ECU communication faults. Again the dealer has drove the car around and said its fine and cleared the codes. As I'm about a month out from 6 months, my next step is looking to return the car as its
• Mazda 6 Sport 2010 - Clutch Switch 25 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  ) . If i sit in traffic and have to use the clutch to start stop etc red warnings lights come up on the dash, error code P0830 is sent to the ECU. When i turn off the engine the car will shut down and can only be started once the code is cleared by an obd scanner. I am thinking if i can put
• All makes - Cloned Cars 8 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  scrutiny in that it did not seem to offer any more security than the RAC deal.   Apparently the only real check is to couple up a simple garage laptop and read off the VIN from the ECU. Not the sort of thing most people have access to until the deal is done and at payment from a garage
• 2006 Peugeot 407 2.0HDi 136 auto - Depollution system fault and fuel additive/cleaner 4 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all A few days ago I started my 407 one morning and the engine instantly stalled. After starting it again the ECU warning light came on and stayed on with a 'Depollution system faulty' message on the display. After half an hour of driving the light and message disappeared and hasn't
• Vauxhall Astra 2.0 DTI fault light ! 15 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  On Sunday, i got the fault light on (the one with the spanner, not the ECU one, highlighting a fault with something under the bonnet!). I stoppped the engine and it went out on the restart. However, on susbsequent starts, the light comes on again but goes off after 30 seconds or so. I had
• 28 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  beastie round in 20 years when almost all cars made today will be heading back hence they came in cube form, you will struggle to find an ecu anywhere on it and they were built to last and made to be serviced easily and worked on, so easy to keep them running.
• PEUGEOT 407 SW 07 REG - HELP NEEDED 30 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  machine but the mechanics have told me there is a possibility it could be the ecu,does any one know of a guy who as a Peugeot Planet diagnostic machine Sandra
• 1999 BMW E46 323i M54 engine - Engine Management Light does not come on! 31 May 2015 (Forum)
  ? ECU? Many thanks in advance HB    
• Vauxhall Zafira A 1999 - HELP!! JUDDERING ZAFIRA 13 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  helped.... any suggestions as my local garage are saying ecu whilst a local mechanic is saying to try a new coilpack There is no eml or fault codes
• Toyota Avensis - Head Gasket - Unresolved Warranty Claim 25 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Dear John, I have recently purchased a 2012 Toyota Avensis which has apparently had increasing smoking issues since 60000 miles. It had the EGR value changed at 60000 miles which then started leaking at 67000 and had to have the hose pipes replaced. Then the ECU was reprogrammed at 91000
• Mazda 323 1998 petrol hatchback - won't restart for 2 hours after short trip 8 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  the engine turns over. It won't catch. AA have been called out four times and suggested camshaft, crankshaft, temperature coolant sensors all of which have been replaced and made no difference. Lambda sensor also replaced. Ecu stripped down, immobiliser examined. Nothing puts it right, once it does get
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 2001 1.2 easytronic break down with F displayed 8 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  and then it still might not be resolved and I might want to consider scrapping!This really is not an option. Am I right in thinking if I can get the ECU codes someone might be able to guide me in the right direction?I hope so because short of losing all my hair and the clothes off my back I am worried, very
• Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - Citroen c4 grand picasso tiptronic gearbox problem 2 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Hi there, I am having issues with my semi automatic transmission,when starting the car and putting the transmission into auto it shows on the ecu screen as manual only and drives only up to 3rd gear initially and after 10 mins or so when warmed up, it suddenly changes to auto
• Bought Cat D Salvage 09/13, now Need apply for V5? 25 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Basically,  I bought a CAT D bike from a guy last september, who had just go from online Salvage auction site. (Dont know how the hell it was ever classified as a Cat D because besides the frame/clocks/lockset/ecu, everything else was either damaged/scuffed or junk
• Ford/focus studio 1.6 tdci - Help with EEPROM 28 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  coming up are can or EEPROM could anything mechanical cause the ecu go crazy or would anybody know how much it would cost me to get new EEPROM or new memory as u can copy all your old problems to your new memory I've been told any help please I love this car it's done great cheers
• Vauxhall Combo 1.3 - vauxhall combo lack of power is it worth getting d 4 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Hi was hoping for some advice, and opinions on my problem, I have loss of power, black smoke, the car with spanner light on after checking forums seemingly common fault with vauxhall combo 1.3 vans, no one seems to have the answer map/maf sensor, turbo, ecu/egr all syptoms I think of DPF
• 2002 Volkswagen Bora ( jetta ) - tdi 130 map sensor wiring fault? 11 Sep 2013 (Forum)
   4.99 Pin three 4.99 Pin four i get 0.1 Could someone PLEASE shead some light on this. does the map sensor actualy report back to the ecu to let it know theres to much boost? 
• Renault Espace - Will a Transit engine fit into a Renault Espace 22 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  would need to replace all auxilaries, ECU, manufacture mounts & bracketry etc, but Espaces offer in my opinion the best over all package and they do look good. If this is possible i would consider taking on the project, as if the engine fails it has to come out anyway so why not chuck
• Jaguar S Type 3L Manual Gearbox Year 2000 - Jaguar S Type Misfire 26 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  . The misfire only appears after the engine is up to temperature all seems ok up to this point. Once at temperature any acceleration is accompanied by a misfire up to approx. 4,500 rpm after which it appears to go away. There is no engine warning light or any error codes logged in the ECU. Although