WAYHEY! My car is fixed..you wont believe what it was
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flashbsd
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alex..
I spoke with ryan_cupra today, have a word with him, basically he had similar issues and it was his ECU, he had rough running, rough idle, no faults, the same ignition fault you had, misfiring, rev high and it cuts out (like you said hooch experienced) The dealer blamed it on his MAF and coils etc, turned out to be the ECU (that water i noticed today certainly wont haver helped matters!)
He took his ecu apart and the main board was corroded inside (need new one or cleaned, but i will hassle this bloke for the other one i told you about)
Would get it checked by somebody asap, dealers they will want about 500 quid for a new one, but id be looking for a second hand one if i was you.
Vag-tech will find the fault for you, apparently hes had a few ibiza ECUs go before! so has revo kev etc
Flashy
I spoke with ryan_cupra today, have a word with him, basically he had similar issues and it was his ECU, he had rough running, rough idle, no faults, the same ignition fault you had, misfiring, rev high and it cuts out (like you said hooch experienced) The dealer blamed it on his MAF and coils etc, turned out to be the ECU (that water i noticed today certainly wont haver helped matters!)
He took his ecu apart and the main board was corroded inside (need new one or cleaned, but i will hassle this bloke for the other one i told you about)
Would get it checked by somebody asap, dealers they will want about 500 quid for a new one, but id be looking for a second hand one if i was you.
Vag-tech will find the fault for you, apparently hes had a few ibiza ECUs go before! so has revo kev etc
Flashy
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I cant garuantee thats your problem but it does sound exactly the same as i had! spent 2 weeks changing bits and wasting money on things that the dealer had suggested. then as flash said i took the ecu apart and found the main circuit board had corroded.
If this is the case with yours i can recomend the place i sent mine to! sent it special delivery last friday and got it back wednesday, plugged it straight in and the car runs better than it ever has! the work they did cost around £200 which is alot cheaper than a new unit!
If this is the case with yours i can recomend the place i sent mine to! sent it special delivery last friday and got it back wednesday, plugged it straight in and the car runs better than it ever has! the work they did cost around £200 which is alot cheaper than a new unit!
flashbsd said:
Really didnt look too nice did it? Wouldnt be surprised if this was a major cause as Flash says
Ill email vagcom details to you Alex
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cos probs have started again, and she's not pleased, i think she just wants it sorted, if i wasnt mapped with such an agrressive map, i could loan her mine, i have a second one coming hopefully so i will just pass that onto her. hopefully eliminate the problem.
Vag-tech will swap it with gregs anyways prob and see if your car works ok etc.
Vag-tech will swap it with gregs anyways prob and see if your car works ok etc.
Thank you SO much flash & Ian for that, i appreciate all your help more than you know
Ryan - Sorry we didnt talk yesterday but i appreciate your help! What was your car doing exactly? Did you get misfiring on start up too?
How it run yesterday is probably the worst i have seen it, was not nice to see
Should i just go all in with the ECU and try and sort that? I dont see what else it could be?
Ryan - Sorry we didnt talk yesterday but i appreciate your help! What was your car doing exactly? Did you get misfiring on start up too?
How it run yesterday is probably the worst i have seen it, was not nice to see
Should i just go all in with the ECU and try and sort that? I dont see what else it could be?
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Following on from Flashy....I think you should speak to someone who has a standard Cupra ECU or at least has the facility to put their ECU into Stock mode... just to try it out.. see if it is your ECU... who knows... if it runs OK, maybe a DEMO of REVO could be switched on
I have no idea who could help you out though
I have no idea who could help you out though
bloody hell, your not having any luck? one minute its fine, then its broke, then its fixed, then its broke again
although if it genuinly felt fine after swapping the vac hoses, then id go around them all again just to check one hasnt popped back off and check the dv for leaks if you havent done so already
the ecu is quite extreme but it does get wet and does happen
although if it genuinly felt fine after swapping the vac hoses, then id go around them all again just to check one hasnt popped back off and check the dv for leaks if you havent done so already
the ecu is quite extreme but it does get wet and does happen
Mike_IbizaCupra said:Following on from Flashy....I think you should speak to someone who has a standard Cupra ECU or at least has the facility to put their ECU into Stock mode... just to try it out.. see if it is your ECU... who knows... if it runs OK, maybe a DEMO of REVO could be switched on
I have no idea who could help you out though
Hhmm someone that has an SPS3?
I am going to try and book it in today
acidstrato said:
Yeah i dont think it was ever sorted to be honest, i thought it was but even that night the slit vacuum hose was found it didnt feel totally right on the way back from the meet
The original fault code that comes up is:-
Charge Pressure Control - Positive Deviation
This would be either my actuator or the ECU is sending wrong signals because its faulty
There was LOADS of water and grime around it when flash looked yesterday
Mike_IbizaCupra said:
I will call VAG TECH as i know he can fit me in this week! I will try and come up after work one night rather than doing it on Saturday as i just want it sorted
CupraTgirl said:Hhmm someone that has an SPS3?
I am going to try and book it in today
I have one
flashbsd
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i am possibly goingt o vag-tech later on today to collect my fixed car, or tommorrow, i will have a chat with them about it for you, save you explaining things.
Nothing wrong with your actuator hun, if you unplug yourMAF its fine, nothing electronic on an actuator, sounds like ryan hit the nail on the head. Good lad! his ran fine with MAF unplugged too,.
Nothing wrong with your actuator hun, if you unplug yourMAF its fine, nothing electronic on an actuator, sounds like ryan hit the nail on the head. Good lad! his ran fine with MAF unplugged too,.
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flashbsd said:
I think Hooch may have told Greig the update but im not sure, i will call Greig today as i want to see if i can get in there tomorrow so that i may be possible to sort it out befor Hunters Lodge on Wednesday
I may be able to meet you and we could go there together?
Yeah it sounds like the same thing that Ryan had, doesnt it? How come its fine when the MAF is unplugged? Can ECUs just go?
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