(G) throttle body update

went to fiat today to see about this throttle body update that i have heard about here. i get the error code p1221 every couple of months so i take it it has something to do with that? just wondering what benifets if there of this as theyre looking to charge me just over 70 quid

Well an update is an update, who knows what improvements might be in there. Maybe smoother throttle response, maybe less unnecessary warnings by changing trigger parameters. Like most updates it's meant to be an improvement- just look at MS Vista Ha!

There was a throttle body update for the 1.6 aaaages ago from what I can remember

70 quid is a bit much, they normally charge you 1/2 hours labor for something like that. Try another dealer or a Fiat specialist near you who have examiner.

yea thats what i though, it shud take only half hour but from the sounds of them i think they will make it last the hour or just do it wait and still charge me the full hour, dont like this fiat dealer, had 2 actually convince them that the stilo has a pollen filter lol

covers other engine sizes in the range aswell

quite often the case as there is a minium charge, often this is waivedfor good customers or heavily discounted.

mmm, well im not mad on paying 70 quid on something ive nothing 2 show for tbh, i think i will look at other fiat dealers and see will they do it for half an hour as it is just a flash and next to no labour involved

Understandable but you have to remember that this equipment is hugely expensive & so are the updates/warranties/subscriptions so it has to 'earn its money' however £70 as I said is bit excessive.

No labour? Not true, the examiner has to be connected and monitored in case the reprogram goes wrong, it cant just be left and ignored. With a recent reprogramme I did on a doblo it took 70 minutes to carry out the update, purely because the ecu wouldnt accept the update correctly.

i agree they have to charge something and like T said examiner is expensive, £3500 a year subscription or something close to that?

But half an hour seems reasonable to me if the update goes ok and doesn't take too long.