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Replacement ECU fitted to ford focus

  • 17-08-2012 10:40am
    #1
    agimcgale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭


    My 01 focus wouldn't start recently, took it to local garage who couldn't fathom what was wrong for a few days, checked all the usual suspects and found nothing. He came back a few days later and said the ecu was gone, so he got one from scrap and changed it over. My issue now is that I have two keys - the new key matches the ecu so it opens the doors by remote and a new barrel was fitted in ignition so it starts the car. HOWEVER this key does not manually open any of the doors, the boot or the bonnet, so I'm stuck carrying two keys. He told me there was no way around it - is this the case? I don't want the extra cost but it feels like I'm going to have to get the driver door and bonnet locks changed at a minimum as I don't fancy carrying two keys around for the foreseeable future.

    Any advise on whether he has given me dodgy info ? ta


Comments

  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Surely the electronics and key blade could be swapped to match?


  • #3
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    You or your mechanic should have gotten Ford (or someone with IDS) to code the replacement ECU to your own car, would have saved a lot of messing about. That's the way we deal with them when the ECUs fail.


  • #4
    agimcgale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭agimcgale


    George Dalton wrote: »
    You or your mechanic should have gotten Ford (or someone with IDS) to code the replacement ECU to your own car, would have saved a lot of messing about. That's the way we deal with them when the ECUs fail.

    He didn't give me that option and I'm a bit late in the day checking. Is this something can be done retrospectively?


  • #5
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Well you could get your original ignition barrel put back and then get the ECU reprogrammed, but it will cost you more money obviously.


  • #6
    agimcgale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭agimcgale


    George Dalton wrote: »
    Well you could get your original ignition barrel put back and then get the ECU reprogrammed, but it will cost you more money obviously.

    Any idea what ford would likely charge to reprogramme it?


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  • #7
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    €80-100.


  • #8
    agimcgale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭agimcgale


    ok cheers, think I'll drop down to the mechanic


  • #9
    jtims
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭jtims


    all new locks supplied and fitted + 2 keys programed for the whole car cost me 220 plus vat in dooleys a few weeks ago for my 01 ford focus


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