94corsab
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My sisters ECU has gone on her 1.0 L 12v v reg corsa and was wondering if I can take a ECU from another working corsa b same
engine and same reg and what to do?? Been told to just remove the ECU and reinstall it on my sisters
car along with the key chip witch will be swapped into her current key any help or suggestions??
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Generation
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You can swap if you use matching its. Why do you think ecu has "gone"
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94corsab
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because the engine management light has come on and the engine wont start and we took the car (towed) to a local garage and the garage mechanic said to my sister ''the car needs a new ECU which will be 300 pounds'' so asked my uncle who knows alot about cars but wanted to be sure and he said go get a second hand one and the second hand one that im getting today is gonna cost 25 pounds including a key (chip) so just wondering if anybody with experience on the ECU subject could shed some light??
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corsa-torque
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You'll need to replace the ecu along with the key chip and the transponder around the ignition barrel
Disconnect the battery before starting tho. Easy enuff job
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94corsab
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cheers for the info just got told to only swap the chips in the keys over to match the new ecu to the new key chip where do i find the transponder??
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94corsab
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forgot to say how do i disconnect the transponder??
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So many mechanics blame ecu when they can't find the problem.
Not always the case
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94corsab
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where abouts is the ECU?? cos ive got something but wasnt sure if i was right ,stupid ino
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corsa-torque
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Normally the ecu is behind the drivers right hand kick panel (next to accelerator pedal)
The transponder is under the steering cowling round the barrel, unplug and iirc it slides off maybe a clip holding it in place.
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AdamF
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the ecu on a 12v is on the side of the inlet manifold.
as said you will need both the chip from the key and the transponder from around the ignition barrel
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94corsab
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yeh same as what ive got, just been to see the garage that was supposed to be fixing my car and they said that it was either the ECU or the transponder but more likely to be the ECU. if only the transponder needs swapped does the new key chip need to be put into the old key(the old key that came with the car)??
[Edited on 11-12-2012 by 94corsab]
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94corsab
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Just fixed my sisters car by replacing the ECU, transponder, chip. The engine management light does not come on anymore so they must be working but the car still won't start cos it's been sat around for 6-8 months and the battery's fine but been thinking and think it might need some fresh petrol in??
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