Anyone ever dealt with ecu-doctors.co.uk??

fifib

Have a broken ECU and searched the country for a replacement/secondhand one but no luck. next option is to get the original one repaired

Came across this crowd www.the-ecu-doctor.co.uk and wonder how reliable they are.

open to suggestions also for anyone in Ireland that does this service also!

thanks

Neilw

fifib wrote: »

Have a broken ECU and searched the country for a replacement/secondhand one but no luck. next option is to get the original one repaired

Came across this crowd www.the-ecu-doctor.co.uk and wonder how reliable they are.

open to suggestions also for anyone in Ireland that does this service also!

thanks

Joe from chippedire may be able to help you, he repairs ecu's as well as remapping.

Mr.Diagnostic

From experience, I think you would be better off dealing with this company http://www.atpelectronics.co.uk/

fifib

thanks guys i will make contact with these places and fingers crossed one of them will be able to help me.
3 weeks without my car now! ive past the point of going insane without it! :rolleyes:

stealthyspeeder

What car is it? I know you will have great difficulty trying to get anyone to repair or unlock the maps on a 03 -> mazda ECU!

fifib

its a Citroen C3 - 2002

fifib

FYI for possible future searches: Chipped Ire only repair VW and BMW ECU's

awaiting a response from http://www.atpelectronics.co.uk/

also found a place in Dublin - Logic Automotive out in Rathcoole who do repairs. Only problem is they wont give quote til they see it so id have to courier from Galway and hope for best!

smash

Traynors have 40 C3's at present which are either for breaking or already dismantled.

skibum

steve06 wrote: »

Traynors have 40 C3's at present which are either for breaking or already dismantled.

40 C3's !! what happened to them?

fifib

did you find this info from their site? if so can you tell me where?
i rang them last week and they had nothing...will try them again now!

<edit> just rang them there and no Citroen C3 ECU's whatsoever!

smash

when you go to their site and click on used car parts you can drill down to model!

JHMEG

I wouldn't bother trying to get one repaired. Last time I did I was told they could identify the fault but had no access to the parts to repair it. I ended up getting one off ebay.

There are a few C3 ECUs on ebay presently, one is even under a 12 month warranty under a swap out scheme.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319431935

fifib

JHMEG wrote: »

I wouldn't bother trying to get one repaired. Last time I did I was told they could identify the fault but had no access to the parts to repair it. I ended up getting one off ebay.

There are a few C3 ECUs on ebay presently, one is even under a 12 month warranty under a swap out scheme.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319431935

can i ask where you tried to repair yours?
i would love to be able to buy any ECU for a C3 cos there are some out there but it has to match my own one exactly...or so ive been told! and i havent come across any yet!

E39MSport

I used http://www.ecu-testing.com/ to repair one form a Merc C280. Very nice people. Very prompt and it worked fine. They knocked a fair whack off the price when I mentioned the low price I paid for the car in relation to the cost of the fix. I can recommend them.

JHMEG

E39MSport wrote: »

I used http://www.ecu-testing.com/ to repair one form a Merc C280. Very nice people. Very prompt and it worked fine. They knocked a fair whack off the price when I mentioned the low price I paid for the car in relation to the cost of the fix. I can recommend them.

How much did it cost as a matter of interest? I found quotes I was getting were far more expensive than getting one from 2nd hand/from ebay.

JHMEG

fifib wrote: »

can i ask where you tried to repair yours?
i would love to be able to buy any ECU for a C3 cos there are some out there but it has to match my own one exactly...or so ive been told! and i havent come across any yet!

There should be a sticker on your's with a part number on it. That's all you need.

fifib

yes i have all them parts numbers from the box but most places dont recognise them the electronics guy in the garage told me i HAD to source a SAGEM, otherwise he wont be able to code it back in
this is it...

E39MSport wrote: »

I used http://www.ecu-testing.com/ to repair one form a Merc C280. Very nice people. Very prompt and it worked fine. They knocked a fair whack off the price when I mentioned the low price I paid for the car in relation to the cost of the fix. I can recommend them.

Would also like to know how much they charged you? did they give you a quote before you sent it off or did they have to look at it first before telling you how much it would cost. im presuming you can send it over by registered post too?

E39MSport

JHMEG wrote: »

How much did it cost as a matter of interest? I found quotes I was getting were far more expensive than getting one from 2nd hand/from ebay.

Got it for about 375 I think incl return shipping. You need to be careful with replacement used ECU's. Some of them are very specific to the particular car. I know for example that you can't swap out one for an Avensis. Doors wont open, engine wont start etc.