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• Advice re V (2000) Punto 23 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  for this ? I reckon the car is worth about £2500....and I've already paid for a new ECU and exhaust in the past 6 months or so. Would I be better to just sell the heap of junk for scrap ???!
• Audi A4 TDi starts then stops 15 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  the immobiliser ECU flagged a "Transponder low output" fault code, kind of confirming the fault. Replaced the ignition barrel, cut to the car using the VIN so no coding etc was required by Audi (I refuse to pay £84+VAT/hr labour rates...) Now I know how to replace the barrel, it's easy, but it was a bit
• Peugeot 306 alarm 19 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Some while ago I have replaced a cooling fan. I have also performed an ECU reset as procedure mentioned by another BR. This was for the stepper motor problem I had before. Somewhile after this my alarm failed to sound when activated. But the indicators flash when the alarm is triggered. They also
• Saxo surging 22 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  to previous speed in a pulsing fashion. I have changed ,plugs,leads,lambda probe,fuelfilter,coil, temp sensor (to ecu), exhaust and cat were change about 2 months ago. I drained out some petrol for a contamination check. All contacts have been cleaned. All pipes checked for leaks. When I took the plugs out
• Rover 214 emissions 19 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  no difference. The car has since been to the dealer's, who could find no fault with the diagnostics and tried a new ECU - no change. The (Rover) dealer has now given up saying they cannot fix it! The diagnosis is no-fault-found. The emissions are absolutely constant at 10% - as if they are being (mis
• Astra Merit problem 9 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  tuned (no fault found), then at an advanced diagnostics center (no faults found). So far the car has had all plugs changed, all filters replaced, new distributor, rotor arm ect ect. The final repalcement was the ECU and still the fault is there. Is there anything else that can be checked please, as I
• Citroen C3 16v HDi, hesitant pick-up 27 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  remembered that idle rpm cannot be set independently, its controlled by the ECU! Any experiences or ideas would be welcome, TVM Alf
• 940 B200FT cutting out 17 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Friend has a 1992 volvo 940 B200FT. It keeps cutting out. The OBD 1 diagnostic unit causes the lambda light to come on and reports fault codes 1-4-4 (fault in or to bosch LH2.4 ecu). He has had a mobile tuning firm out and they suggested replacing the fuel pump relay (a common fault on these cars
• 2003 Peugeot 307 gxl auto h/b petrol - social financial emotional affects of car repairs 19 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  the repair prices. He agreed and went on to say it could be the ECU OR BCM. I did my own research and it appears a corroded ECU on this car is a common fault due to water ingress. After three weeks, today, I telephoned. His brother said he would call back , he didn't Tomorrow I shall go
• Ford Escort - 95 1.4i Acapulco - Electrical problem... 27 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  interesting from here on. - car wiring diagram terms don't correlate to normal language terms - e.g. wiring diagram refers to "power hold relay" a.k.a. R2 / Fuel Injection, ECU relay. e.g. Electronic DIS module a.k.a. Ingnition module. - Fuse 13 supplies 12V (pullup power) to ECU, ingnition
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  Why is the Mercedes AMG A45 much more power than the Honda Civic Type R? 28 Dec 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Could you shed some light on why Honda and Mercedes both produce such different outputs from their 2-litre four-cylinder turbo engines? The new Type R...
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  I bought a used SEAT that I discovered had the emissions fix - can I return it? 20 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a 2014 SEAT Alhambra from a franchised dealer. Just after the deal was done I found, on the discovery of a 'complementary Adblue' record...
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  Why does my Volkswagen Golf lose power when picking up from lower revs? 23 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Bluemotion with the 7 speed DSG gearbox. It suffers from loss of power when picking up from lower revs, such as entering/leaving...
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  Is it worth getting a Superchips Bluefin remap of my Ford Focus 1.5? 6 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at getting a Superchips Bluefin remap for my new 2016 Ford Focus 1.5 EcoBoost, 147PS with 2600 miles on the clock. The remap boasts a 47PS...
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  If rainwater leaked into my new Ford Kuga can I return it as not fit for purpose? 26 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a fault with my 6 month old Ford Kuga. The windows chose to open themselves on a very stormy rainy night and now I am driving a pond. I don't expect...
• Vauxhall Corsa D 2007 1.3 CDTi - Engine doesn't pick up and runs rough 3 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  , this made no difference. Further searches on the interweb on rough running engines seemed to point to the Mass Air Flow (MAF) unit being at fault, this unit measures the air flow into the engine and sends the relevant signal the the engine's Engine Control Unit (ECU). If the sensor
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  Can I remove the DPF from my car? 21 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Are DPFs a legal requirement? What do you think of ECU-Flash's DPF removal service, please?
• Vauxhall vectra sri direct - Running and starting issues 28 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  voltage throttle position sensor. After clearing them no faults then came up which is very confusing because clearly there is. I then checked the instrument control and it came up with 2 codes ( this time I learned ) code u2105- no communication to the engine ecu and code u2117- no communication with info
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  Lack of torque in a Sorento 17 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned two Kia Sorentos for ten years, and have been very satisfied with them driving over 200k miles. At 60k miles in my second one, I experienced...
• 2001 Fiesta Zetec-S - Fiesta playing up 16 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Sparks New Fuel filter But sod all. After i put the new coil and plugs in the EML came on. I reset the ECU and the light went and has not come back since. Both oil and coolant are fine and not dropping or does not have any foreign stuff in it. I bought a ODB reader that bluetooths