Customer suspects ECU damage after he accidentally connected the battery terminals the wrong way round. The engine does not crank and the vehicle does not start, so he sent the ECU in for testing.
Customer has a Fiat Punto with a missfire on cylinder 2 and suspects a faulty ECU but could not wait to have his ECU unit tested and repaired so therefore opted for our replacement service.
Customer sent the PMS unit in with the common fault (missfire on 2 cylinders). We were able to simulate the fault on our testing rig and successfully repaired it. Note that these ECU’s are sealed and we have the required equipment and specialist experience to competently Test + Repair these units.
Customer sent the ECU to us after he went to a local tuning company to have the vehicle remapped. The ECU could not be remapped so they attempted to remove the ECU and fit an upgraded ‘superchip’ to increase the performance of the vehicle. Since having this work done, the vehicle does not start and they suspect the ECU is damaged.
The customer says the fault with this ECU is that the vehicle would start and run but cut out after 30 seconds. A local dealership ran some diagnostics and suspect that the ECU is causing the problem. The customer has sent the ECU away but it came back as a non-repairable unit and so has decided to send to us for a second opinion.
The customer sent this ECU in for repair after the vehicle broke down and failed to re-start. After diagnoses they found that there was a bad burning smell coming from the ECU and suspected that the unit had burnt out.