General cinquecento immobiliser

[bluebahog]

i decide to put my car into the computer for a full diagnosis, and surprise!!!!
the immobiliser went dead!!! thats why the car doesnt start...
the garage told me that it needs to be reset so it could work with any key... £300 to fix it!!!!!
is there any other way?
thanks

 

[custard]

sporting?

 

[bluebahog]

yes - 1997

 

[custard]

https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecen...q-sei-spi-performance-chip-aka-mckcritch.html

 

[bluebahog]

i dont know nothing about cars.. do u think is easy to put the chip on the cinquecento or i have to take it to a garage?

 

[fingers99]

PM McCritch for advice. (Or maybe he'll fit it if you send him your ECU).

Probably out of the usual stuff for your average garage: know anyone who works inside computers?

 

[bluebahog]

is it sure that it works?

 

[fingers99]

Absolutely. McCritch is a genuine guy. PM him.

 

[custard]

a local TV repair place could solder a chip in for you

 

[MAREA MAD]

its not as easy as just solderin a chip in custardthose jobs should be left to trained professionals i've been a fiat mechanic for nearly ten years ya just dont mess with ecu's particularly fiat ones

 

[orangewheeledwonder]

what about a new ECU?
You can find them cheap usually...

 

[fingers99]

its not as easy as just solderin a chip in custardthose jobs should be left to trained professionals i've been a fiat mechanic for nearly ten years ya just dont mess with ecu's particularly fiat ones

Yes you do. FIAT don't make or fix the damn things anyway. Plus, chances are (if you're lucky) it isn't a soldered in chip.

 

[custard]

its not as easy as just solderin a chip in custardthose jobs should be left to trained professionals i've been a fiat mechanic for nearly ten years ya just dont mess with ecu's particularly fiat ones

for the cost of a decoded ecu vs chipping an ecu its surely worth it?
how many 2nd hand ecus can you get for £300?

 

[MAREA MAD]

ye but then you are into control unit coding problems its worth doin it right and at least if some thin goes wrong you have some back with the company who did it for you

 

[randomizered]

its not as easy as just solderin a chip in custardthose jobs should be left to trained professionals i've been a fiat mechanic for nearly ten years ya just dont mess with ecu's particularly fiat ones

Doing a chip swap should be doable by anyone with a bit of solder experience, and it is that easy lol.

While your in, if it was soldered to the board, fit a DIP socket so you can exchange it easily in the future

Kristian

 

[MAREA MAD]

sounds easy until you drop some solder on to a resistor in the ecu and then it is brown bread trust time your better off saying away unless you know exactly what you are doin:bang:

 

[fingers99]

well, you need to be able to solder properly.............. Hence the TV repair man. But on some Cinqs the chip isn't even soldered in (hence the computer man).