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Trading Area => Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: Lampynoiseboy on 12 September 2013, 11:24:04

Title: ECU
Post by: Lampynoiseboy on 12 September 2013, 11:24:04

Hi all

May need an ECU for my '51 3.2 Elite

Anyone got one for sale? Or is more info required?

Many thanks

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: albitz on 12 September 2013, 11:38:30

Yes,I have one for sale. What makes you think you need one though ? They very rarely go wrong. ;)

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: Lampynoiseboy on 12 September 2013, 12:12:55

Hi mate

We've exhausted every other option, it's still sticking in limp & not reving past 2.5k

How much do you want for it?

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: albitz on 12 September 2013, 12:13:21

Actually Adrian.As your not that far from me,you can borrow mine for elimination purposes if it helps. :y

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: Lampynoiseboy on 12 September 2013, 12:16:32

You are a legend

My man has one more idea apparently, if not I'll shout tomorrow

Thank you mate

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: biggriffin on 12 September 2013, 15:16:50

I would try to get the car on a diagnostics, eg(tech2) and see what the fault is, never seen an ecu go wrong.
 

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: Lampynoiseboy on 12 September 2013, 15:47:58

I've even had a guy from VX, who normally fixes stuff dealers can't have a look, he plugged allsorts into it and no luck!

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: albitz on 12 September 2013, 17:06:47

Toledodude had one go wrong on his 2.6 recently.He diagnosed it by borrowing mine.Im pretty sure that was the first one I had heard of though.

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: Lampynoiseboy on 12 September 2013, 17:35:18

Be about average for my luck!

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: albitz on 12 September 2013, 17:54:35

Well,if it does turn out to be that its not a huge problem. You will have a replacement for a very reasonable price. ;) :D

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: albitz on 17 September 2013, 10:35:35

Adrian collected my ecu etc from me at the weekend to try and help diagnose his problem. I had a text from him last night to say that swapping the ecu has solved the problem completely.
That's the second 2.6/3.2 ecu  an OOFer has had a problem with (to my knowledge) in the last couple of months,which is interesting.
I have always thought them to be ultra reliable,but maybe they are now getting old enough to be the cause of problems more regularily ?

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: Lampynoiseboy on 17 September 2013, 10:43:01

As this is in the "for sale" section, soon as I get a mo I'm gonna list the faults & diagnostic path to conclusion in the electrical bit, with a reference to the other one you linked me to....may make useful reading for others in the future

Thanks again mate

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: albitz on 17 September 2013, 10:47:13

Good idea. :y Glad its sorted mate. :y :y

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: omegod on 17 September 2013, 12:39:39

Quote from: Albitz on 17 September 2013, 10:35:35

Adrian collected my ecu etc from me at the weekend to try and help diagnose his problem. I had a text from him last night to say that swapping the ecu has solved the problem completely.
That's the second 2.6/3.2 ecu  an OOFer has had a problem with (to my knowledge) in the last couple of months,which is interesting.
I have always thought them to be ultra reliable,but maybe they are now getting old enough to be the cause of problems more regularily ?

Out of interest are they one in the same ?

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: Lampynoiseboy on 17 September 2013, 12:49:55

Nope, 1 is mine, the other I can't remember

Same ECU for testing though.....now installed. ;-)

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: albitz on 17 September 2013, 13:47:59

Afaik 2.6 ecu isn't quite the same as the 3.2. A 2.6 will run with 3.2 ecu (and vice versa) but not very well as the parameters for fuelling etc. will be miles out. Could be reprogrammed I suppose,but that might cost as much or more than a known good replacement.

Title: Re: ECU
Post by: Toledodude1973 on 19 September 2013, 21:34:30

well done Albs your single handedly keeping Migs alive ,i'm kind of glad another ECU  was at fault,my has run superly since replacement