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jacko198

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Registered: 1st Mar 07
Location: Buckinghamshire
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3rd Oct 08 at 10:00

So i took my car in yesterday for its mot, the exhaust smelt reallly badly of petrol, but the guy said it might be a pipe not sealed properly, so he sealed it and did the mot.

It still failed on emmissions, so he said take it to vaux and get it on the diagnostics machine.

To which they have come back this morning with 2 fault codes.

1. o2 Sensor - which will cost about £90 which is fair enough, so im getting that done.

2. Ecu

= NOT GOOD!

He said a new ecu would cost me about £400

So im just wondering, is he right about them beeing £400, and could i just use one off another corsa if someone is breaking one etc

Oh and this might be in the wrong place, but i want as many people to see it as possible!

Theham85

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Registered: 29th Nov 06
Location: Brisbane Queensland
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3rd Oct 08 at 10:06

Use it an an excuse to lamp a bigger engine in

Kurt

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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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3rd Oct 08 at 10:16

i have a spare ecu... but its for a 1.4 8v

StueyBoy1989

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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
Location: North West London
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3rd Oct 08 at 10:17

go to a different place vauxhall are gonna rip you off. i just had the same problem went to an indepedent garage an it was 75-100 pound cheaper.

RossyB

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Registered: 8th Oct 07
Location: Sandbach, Cheshire
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3rd Oct 08 at 10:21

mite work out same jus do a conversion

Pete_vxl

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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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3rd Oct 08 at 10:22

just go to a friendly mot station and put another car in for emissions

pow

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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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3rd Oct 08 at 10:25

Or buy a second hand 1.4 16v ECU, transponder and chip?

B3KAN

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Registered: 15th Feb 07
Location: Inverness, Highland
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3rd Oct 08 at 10:26

You can get O2 sensors cheaper than that

, £400 prob is the price off a new ecu at vaux

but why does it need replaced?

I would try the O2 first as if its fooked it will put your fueling all wrong,then reset the ecu and see if it cures it

if it still comes up as needing an ecu

then get a 2nd hand 1

S@M

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Registered: 3rd Oct 07
Location: East Yorkshire
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3rd Oct 08 at 10:44

they might be old codes that havnt been cleared aswell

need to clear the codes, drive the car and then read the codes again as ive found out....

the ecu will probably be aload of bollocks that vaux are telling you....

what are the emmision test results (printed on the white slip with the mot failure sheet)

is it miles over or just a bit? could just need a good thrash and some fuel suppliment

deano87

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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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3rd Oct 08 at 11:31

quote:
Originally posted by pow
Or buy a second hand 1.4 16v ECU, transponder and chip?

jacko198

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Registered: 1st Mar 07
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3rd Oct 08 at 12:00

Its for a 1.6 tho!

deano87

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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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3rd Oct 08 at 12:01

quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
Its for a 1.6 tho!

quote:
Originally posted by deano87

quote:
Originally posted by pow
Or buy a second hand 1.6 16v ECU, transponder and chip?

jacko198

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Registered: 1st Mar 07
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3rd Oct 08 at 12:06

Could do, how much would that be tho?

Im hoping the o2 sensor is going to bloody work!

deano87

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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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3rd Oct 08 at 12:14

Less than £400 that's for sure

Cheese Man Chris

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Registered: 25th Sep 07
Location: Leeds Drives:1.2 Merit
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3rd Oct 08 at 12:35

Sounds like there having your pants down. BIG TIME

£400 is an absolute joke

If you like to do things on the cheap and dont mind second hand parts, the local scrap yard is your friend. That includes the 02 Sensor.

bigrabbelfast

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Registered: 18th Mar 06
Location: BELFAST N.I
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3rd Oct 08 at 13:34

local scrppy + spanner + pocket = free o2 sensor

barneykarl

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Registered: 29th Jul 06
Location: Stevenage
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3rd Oct 08 at 17:28

There was a ecu and transponder in the for sale section x16xe.

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