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• Vauxhall Zafira 2012 1.6 - Zafira Madness 27 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  and the manifold gets red hot after a few minutes. We have taken it to 3 different garages including a Vauxhall dealer, however none of them can tell us the problem, the ECU has been tested and come back fine.  Is it possible the Astra engine was not compatible? The garage put some auxilliaries from
• ford fucus 1.8tdci - 2007 ford focus 1.8 tdci turbo actuator problem 11 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  , it will start for 2 seconds then die so we noticed when started that the actuator start s up normal then goes straight to full open causing the car to die I then took the arm off the actuator and the car starts fine but and doesn't cut out now we have check the ecu for codes and there's nothing stored please
• Zafira A 2.0DTi - Glow plug issues and cold start trouble 17 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  ). According to the Haynes manual the glow plugs on the turbo models are controlled by the injection system ecu. Could that be at fault? Thanks in anticipation of any help or advice! 
• Citroen Relay - Citroen Relay Alarm 16 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  to a flat battery, The ecu was set to park mode so they changed it to customer mode and configered it for an alarm   after getting the van back the alarm installer tried to fit the alarm again but said it still won't work!! and he doent know what else to try. Thanks for any help
• FIAT 500 - Fiat 500 - Throttle Problems 7 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Hi I have taken my Fiat 500 into a garage today as the engine light and ECU warning light have been showing the past week but the car has been driving fine. They have done a diagnostic check and found codes P1220 and C1221 which relate to the 'throttle position sensor' and 'intermittant throttle
• Renault scenic 2001 1.8 - Renault scenic 1.8 misfire/lambda fault ? 16 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  ( was advised to buy better quality sensor ) purchased another sensor fitted it still same problem..got garage to check again and it is coming up as rear lambda sensor fault ..not sure what to do now thinking maybe wiring fault from sensor to ecu ! if wiring is intermitant open or short circuit would analyser
• Vauxhall Zafira B (2005 - ) - 08 1.8 Delayed throttle response 15 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  the engine rpm to momentarily increase when the clutch is depressed. The car starts, idles and runs well other than the above problem. I understand this is a full 'fly by wire' system where the throttle plate is motorised from the ECU. Could this problem be software related, electrical or dirty/gummed-up
• 2004 Nissan Micra K12 1.2 - Nissan Micra K12 Issue 9 May 2013 (Forum)
  Hello all, I have a rather confusing fault with a Micra.. The ECU went pop recently and after having it reconditioned the car drove fine for about 5 miles before the engine light came on and it went into limp home mode. Since then I've replaced the throttle pedal (fly-by-wire
• Vauxhall corsa combo 05 1.3 cdti - B3059 no engine quest Recieved 28 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  immobliser fault no engine request, any ideas? So far I've been going crazy haha.all fuel pressure, injectors working fine, u can see all the engine wanting to work but no fire, also changed ecu set, coded injectors, changed engine fuel wiring harness, crank/cam, mass air flow, I'm guessing wiring fault
• peugeot 307 1.6 hdi diesel 2005. - peugeot 307 1.6 hdi 2005 .faulty acelerator pedal 8 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  it goes in to limp mode .if i take the earth off the battery it most times will drive fine for the of the day .do the pedals need to be the same ,the second hand unit have been off the earlier 307 2.0 lt hdi.i took it to the peugeot dealer ,they told me there was too many fault codes on the ecu
• Vauxhall Corsa C - corsa c 1.0l 12v won Start 10 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I'm new to here and really need some advice. I recently bought a 2001 corsa c 1.0 with a blown engine. I bought a new engine for it which was from a late corsa b. I have swapped all the sensors, wiring and ecu over and fit the new engine into the car. Since then I have been having
• Honda Shuttle 1996 - Honda Shuttle problems -lots, not sure if linked 5 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Hello Just bought second hand 1996 Honda Shuttle. D4 is flashing on all the time which I need to do a paperclip trick and read the codes - does anyone have a link for this please? Also both front windows not working. Checked the fuse box and the fuse for ECU was blown
• BMW E46 - Spark Plug Coils - One down all down! 27 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  a couple of awesome non franchised repairers where I live) who identified the problem immediately. Alas with one dead coil it could not be replaced just itself without the ECU taking an outright dislike to it! All four were replaced and it now runs like new. Question: Why can't just the one
• Mazda 5 - Mazda DPF oil return to sump 8 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  companies who will remove DPF's and reprogram the ECU, ours doesnt seem to present too many problems with the exception of the sump oil level meaning an intermediate oil change is required between services. I presume a pipe goes from the filter unit back to the sump.  Is there any way you can
• Honda FR-V - Parking sensors problem 11 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  signal to GND" - I presume GND is the earth wire coming from the parking sensors ECU but I'm not sure what the 'diagnostic signal' is - would it just be a simple 12v live or is it more than that ?
• vw passat 2.0tfsi - Urgent help needed - car revs are random!!! 12 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  tried again, turned the engine on and it was going up and down - then again, started going up by its self. I've tried disconnecting the battery, i.e. partially resetting the ecu but with no joy. I am really worried to drive the car to work tomorrow so any of you late sleepers who can reply
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 99 2.0 intermitant fuel pump 9 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  again and had to have the car transported home. The fault turned out to be a bad connection in the multi plug connector, this lies directly behind the battery just to the left of the ecu. There is also another multi plug just below this one, I also cleaned the connectors in this as well. I used
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 2005 - Very smokey under acceleration 30 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  black smoke under acceleration. I got the injectors changed (€1000) but this did nothing for the smoke, although the engine did run a tad smoother. The EGR valve has been checked and cleaned and nothing else is showing on the the ECU fault register. Come MOT time I put £5
• Ford Galaxy 02 TDi Ghia - Turbo Problem 11 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  the Temperature Sensor to the ECU be checked for breaks or damage to the cable. Anyone got any suggestions or past experiences with this problem please.I'm fast running out of money,patience and the will to live!!!!
• Ford Mondeo - Mondeo 2.0 TDDI 2001 Wont Start! 20 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  pressure pump and cranked it over and fuel rushes out which rules out the lift pump. I suspect the fault lies in the high pressure pump but im unsure if its the mechanical part of the pump or the ecu part of the pump? sureley its mechanicly fine if it supplies good pressure to number 2?. Ive found