just spent £600 on a new ECU as was away from home when it went - car drives fine & I made it back home (120 miles) fuel consumption was as expected no juddering etc BUT the engine management light is still flashing. Th e guy at the garage told me it was fine and that it will just go ...didn't believe him but needed to get home its a PO 1300 code phonic wheel adaptation (?), :bang:, have a knackered my car ??
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Hi, and welcome,
£600 = ouch..!!
a phonic wheel relearn is relatively straightforward..BUT the garage should've done it..,
what age car / engine ?,
Charlie - Oxford
£600 = ouch..!!
a phonic wheel relearn is relatively straightforward..BUT the garage should've done it..,
what age car / engine ?,
Charlie - Oxford
not my first choice of garage but its where the AA towed me. My car is a 51 reg (2001?) and a 1.2 thanks for the reply i'm gutted at spending that much and i'm sure he took the mikey because he knew i was far from home and needed it fixed that day
2 questions.
did you get the old parts?,
did you pay by credit card?
if you didn't get the parts, or see shiny new stuff fitted ,
contact ;
1, the AA ,
2, your card company
chances are it was just coil packs that you needed ( @£50 /£100) they are on the end of the engine = next to battery,
garage should've got it running well, AND have no EML showing,
to send you away with the light on is POOR,
and you've got good grounds for a bill reduction - at least,
after 1+ 2 have got back to you,
the local to garage trading standards = assuming you've not resolved the issue.
good luck, do let us know how things go,
Charlie
did you get the old parts?,
did you pay by credit card?
if you didn't get the parts, or see shiny new stuff fitted ,
contact ;
1, the AA ,
2, your card company
chances are it was just coil packs that you needed ( @£50 /£100) they are on the end of the engine = next to battery,
garage should've got it running well, AND have no EML showing,
to send you away with the light on is POOR,
and you've got good grounds for a bill reduction - at least,
after 1+ 2 have got back to you,
the local to garage trading standards = assuming you've not resolved the issue.
good luck, do let us know how things go,
Charlie
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Thanks I did have the coil pack replaced less than 6 months ago from a garage i trust, the AA man told me it was the ECU too ...do you think I should still complain ? i do feel i was taken advantage off ...is the fault easily cleared ?
