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ECU repair limerick

  • 06-09-2022 4:55pm
    #1
    wildrover444
    Registered Users Posts: 330 ✭✭


    Hi my car started misfiring few days ago . Brought to mechanic and he said it was the ECU. He brought it to some fella in rhebogue but he would take ages to fix it . I really needed the car so mechanic put part back in car so I'm only using it for short journeys. Wandering who does that sort of work in limerick. I heard roman down dock road does that but mechanic said he charges alot and my car is 2006 Opel do don't want to spend too much money on it . Any advice appreciated



Comments

  • #2
    phog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,399 ✭✭✭✭phog


    Would it be possible to pick up an ECU at a breakers yard rather than wait for your one to be repaired



  • #3
    wildrover444
    Registered Users Posts: 330 ✭✭wildrover444


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119580645#Comment_119580645

    I was thinking that too but think it was very hard to get the part and too expensive new . But might be worth looking into . Thanks



  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,309 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I've no experience of the guy on the Dock road but I did hear he is bit of a wiz with ECUs. A second hand one from a breakers yard is a gamble to be honest, it could last you 3 days or 3 years and it will still cost money to have the car reprogramed to accept it. So unfortunately the only alternative I can see to not wanting to spend money on it, is to consider parting ways with the car.



  • #5
    thedart
    Registered Users Posts: 235 ✭✭thedart


    No need to get anything programmed if you get ecu, key etc from the donor car.



  • #6
    wildrover444
    Registered Users Posts: 330 ✭✭wildrover444


    I meant to update this . I brought it down to roman down the dock road a few weeks ago. He checked the ECU and said nothing was wrong with it and changed the coil pack and spark plugs and car been fine since . Charged 180 quid which doesn't seem too mad a price. Really annoyed since was thinking of chucking the car at once stage. Anyway probably Time to change my mechanic. Would go to roman again . Seemed pretty straight up which is all you want when trying to get car sorted.



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