Hello all,
I have been caught in a bind with an Amarok.
The vehicle (2011 manual 4x4 Amarok with 2.0 diesel) was purchased from auction and drove well for about 5,000 km before a DPF issue.
The customer removed the DPF & sent the ECU away for a tune. When the ECU returned & was plugged in it didn't start. The tuner had sent the wrong ECU back.
With the correct ECU fitted it wouldn't start. Another shop did a lot of testing and still couldn't get it going.
Towed to me I checked everything I could, HP pump output, SCV operation, injectors were tested, t/belt timing...EVERYTHING.
I contacted a reputable tuning house elsewhere & he suggested the ECU may be damaged. So he supplied my a used ECU sourced from Germany.
He then put the modified tune from the original ECU to this replacement & posted it to me.
I then had it towed to the VW dealer for resetting to the vehicle.
They told me the ECU's SW wouldn't allow it to be programmed to the car.
I sent the ECU back to the tuner who put the program back to a standard file. Back to the dealer, they got further with it this time but still couldn't program it, it kept timing out & wouldn't recognise the ECU.
The service manager tells me that it requires a brand new blank ECU & because this one has already had a VIN programmed into it previously can't be used.
Does anyone know any different to what I've been told?
Brad
I have been caught in a bind with an Amarok.
The vehicle (2011 manual 4x4 Amarok with 2.0 diesel) was purchased from auction and drove well for about 5,000 km before a DPF issue.
The customer removed the DPF & sent the ECU away for a tune. When the ECU returned & was plugged in it didn't start. The tuner had sent the wrong ECU back.
With the correct ECU fitted it wouldn't start. Another shop did a lot of testing and still couldn't get it going.
Towed to me I checked everything I could, HP pump output, SCV operation, injectors were tested, t/belt timing...EVERYTHING.
I contacted a reputable tuning house elsewhere & he suggested the ECU may be damaged. So he supplied my a used ECU sourced from Germany.
He then put the modified tune from the original ECU to this replacement & posted it to me.
I then had it towed to the VW dealer for resetting to the vehicle.
They told me the ECU's SW wouldn't allow it to be programmed to the car.
I sent the ECU back to the tuner who put the program back to a standard file. Back to the dealer, they got further with it this time but still couldn't program it, it kept timing out & wouldn't recognise the ECU.
The service manager tells me that it requires a brand new blank ECU & because this one has already had a VIN programmed into it previously can't be used.
Does anyone know any different to what I've been told?
Brad