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• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 2004 1.6 TDCi Rear brake pad replacement 19 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I need to change the rear brake pads on my bro-in-law's C-Max but he was advised that ABS/ECU needs to be 'told' that new pads have been fitted. Have worked on most systems but I don't have data for the C-Max especially as it has electric handbrake. I thought that systems where a computer has
• rover 100 fob 16 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  ,but the new owner wants a second fob in case the first one gets lost. The alarm/immobilser system is the Lucas 5AS ECU system, NOT the Valeo infra red one, the fob is the two-button type and the car is on a "P" plate. I'd appreciate any help/advice you can give. Thanks in advance Andy
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 99 DTI fuelling problem 22 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi guys, Just bought a stolen recovered one of the above. Ignition was knackered so it has been replaced and chipped back to the ECU. Problem is i have no fuel being lifted from the tank. I also have no fault codes so i assume all parts are ok including the fuel pump. The vehicle has been sitting
• VW Bora 11 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  . Additionally sometimes when pulling away it feels a little spluttery / hesitant. I guess this could be something simple like a sensor or something horrid like an ECU. Does anyone have an opinion on the price? Is it cheap but am i going to sopend as much fixing it as buying one without the "problems". Having
• New Ford Fiesta TCDI starting problems 16 May 2005 (Forum)
  I have a query related to the new Fiesta TCDI , it has a wierd starting problem , it always starts from cold , however with the car hot , if it is parked for over 15 min it will not start , the engine just cranks for about 20 secs ( when the ECU times you out ), it will start up to the 15 min
• Golf IV/Rear Wipers/Screenwash 8 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  FYI: I've just suffered the problem in HJ's Car By Car Breakdown' for Golf IV's; the rear window wash wipe has leaked and caused the ecu to believe that the tailgate is open, thus causing the alarm to go off (most inconveniently at 4am!) VW dealer has commented that VW will not meet warranty claims
• I want a simpler car 3 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  My nightmare with the seemingly incurable ECU of my auto A6 continues. When I get it back, it's going. I took a risk with a "cheap" car that had 95k on it when I bought it, but that's life It'll be my last auto, but what car has the least amount of electronic engine management to go wrong
• K11 Micra -- Handbrake warning light 5 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  to be worse on cold mornings -- maybe the sensor behind the handbrake arm? * Brake fluid is Maximum; brakes seem OK. This Micra does not have sophisticates "low brake level" indicators as far as I know. * Turning off and restarting often cures the problem -- an ECU issue? Any ideas on this? Thanks Bruce
• Mondeo Air Con 1 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  the guy was reading the fault file on his ECU reading unit it showed that the air con wasn't actually coming on. Does anyone know of a good air con place in West Yorkshire or Manchester who will not do the sucking of teeth, shaking of head routine and say it needs a new one. Bill
• Rover 214si 7 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  back to under a 1000 then up again and so on. Have had the engine set up on a tuner, this showed no problems. The ecu has been checked and is OK. Cylinder head gasket has been replaced. I'm told it has a new catalytic converter. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks
• Electrical problem 26 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  the sound seems to come from (near ECU?) Any ideas anyone ?
• Pre-registered Imports 19 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  price would be between £7199 and £7299. The salesman said that the ECUs of imports needed to be translated by the diagnostics machine, adding delays and extra costs to the servicing. The salesman also said that the value of imports would be thousands less than a UK-sourced Ka. Is the salesman right
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  Why was Volkswagen reluctant to repair an ESP system fault on my Jetta? 24 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a Volkswagen Jetta from Car Giant, White City for £9,639 in March 2008. It had had one owner (Avis) and a very low mileage. Car Giant gave...
• Trouble with used car bought from dealer - help! 11 May 2018 (Forum)
  to looking at it yet. This continued until I phoned the specialist and was told they couldn’t find out what was wrong with it either, but suspected the ECU, and that the dealer had taken the car to Sytner BMW. I phoned the dealer again on Wednesday 2nd who said the car was with Sytner, that they had found
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  The engine in our car keeps cutting out and losing power - what's wrong with it? 5 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Our 2007 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi broke down on Sunday evening. The engine cut out at 75mph. It started up again and revved fine, but came up with 'Engine...
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 01 2.0 HDi Fault code P0230 Limp Mode 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  . Still reporting P0230 Hooked multi meter into common rail sensor (Near ECU wire entry) and get approx following readings. Can?t seem to read live pressure data with scantool. (Grrrr?) RPM Voltage /V 1000 1.3 1500 1.4 2000 1.6 2500 1.7
• Golf VR6 - Water Temperature 6 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  to unlock the car electronically with either set of keys. They needed re-programming. The odometer had lost all details of the car's mileage and many wasted weeks of the dealer attempting to retrieve the data by interrogating the ECU resulted in nothing. The cabin alarm klaxon also wouldn't activate - now
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  Are EGR valve failures linked to the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal? 12 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  You recently gave this advice to a question on the 5 December: "If the EGR fails prematurely (within 60k miles) I am telling people to try to claim this...
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  BMW convertible roof opening on its own 20 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I recently sold my 65k mile 2004 BMW 330 convertible to my nephew, fully confident after 6.5 years of 100% reliability. It now lives outside, and some...
• Peugeot expert Hdi 2002 - Peugeot expert fault, need an experts input ! 18 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Ok here goes, had this van for years, first got it it went like a rocket ship but not now, about 3 years ago van wouldn't start, Peugeot specialist diagnosed as ecu fault do replaced ecu and all was good, about a year later under hard load it would cut out, and illuminate elm light, restart after 5