filpee Member 20 Member For: 18y 7m 25d Location: Perth Posted 19/02/07 12:39 AM Share Posted 19/02/07 12:39 AM Saga so far.Engine turns over but wont fire. Call the RAC out they somehow get the car started by playing around with the relay that controls the fuel pump.4 Days later same fault. Call the RAC out and he manages to get the car started by resetting the ECU. I take the car to Ford and tell them to fix it.3 Days later I pick my car back up with a brand new fuel pump.Next morning same fault. RAC tow it this time up to Ford.2 Days this time and they say they have found a bad connection to the ECU.Following morning it wont start. I leave it alone all day and try again in the afternoon and it works!Following morning it still doesnt start. So I get out a hot air gun (paint stripper) and warm up the ECU and then try to start the car. w00t all good. Let it cool down and now it wont start.So I suppose it could still be a bad connection or maybe condensation in the ECU, cracked board etc. Going to get a can of freezer spay to see if I can replicate the problem in front of the Ford techs. hopefully it will get fixed this time. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 19/02/07 12:47 AM Share Posted 19/02/07 12:47 AM I hate intermittent problems like that. If you can manage to reproduce the problem, it should be fixed in no time I remember having a problem on the GT where it made a rattle sound when starting the car when cold. By the time I got it to ford, the problem had disappeared. Very frustrating! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/#findComment-498556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 1m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 19/02/07 01:48 AM Share Posted 19/02/07 01:48 AM My boss has just had a new ECU installed - got rid of all the problems you mentioned that he's been having over the last 12 months. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/#findComment-498576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
filpee Member 20 Member For: 18y 7m 25d Location: Perth Posted 19/02/07 03:35 AM Author Share Posted 19/02/07 03:35 AM Im just glad that I can now start it.Ive got it booked into a different dealership (not pissed with the other one. just these guys are closer) for its 30,000km service so hopefully I can convince them to replace the ECU on the same day Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/#findComment-498616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 19/02/07 04:30 AM Share Posted 19/02/07 04:30 AM I hope they get it sorted for you. Let us know how you go. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/#findComment-498640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
filpee Member 20 Member For: 18y 7m 25d Location: Perth Posted 26/02/07 10:48 PM Author Share Posted 26/02/07 10:48 PM The service came and went with the car needing an overnight stay. At least public transport worked that afternoon. Wife dropped me at work and I picked my car up later that morning with a brand new relay installed.Thing is I cant understand how warming up the ECU on the passenger side of the car can fix a relay mounted on the drivers side??Surprisingly enough it didnt fix the problem so now I have to book it into Ford for another overnight stay and hassle some mates/wife for lifts to/from work.I asked for a loan car but aparently Ford dont lend out cars overnight. suck. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/#findComment-501581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV TRANNY Im the one and only Donating Members 3,557 Member For: 20y 5m 12d Gender: Male Location: In my house Posted 26/02/07 11:17 PM Share Posted 26/02/07 11:17 PM Tell them to replace the ECU Those FORD techs have no fukin idea.We know more about these cars then they do Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/#findComment-501591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/02/07 11:31 PM Share Posted 26/02/07 11:31 PM That's probably pretty close to the truth. Sorry to hear about your hassels filpee. Hope they get it sorted for you. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/#findComment-501598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 27/02/07 09:25 AM Share Posted 27/02/07 09:25 AM Not in "D" is it So hows jetute?? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/#findComment-501840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 11m 29d Gender: Male Posted 27/02/07 09:35 AM Share Posted 27/02/07 09:35 AM tell the dealer principle!tell him that u will ring ford direct and u will get results!can't stress it enought that u need to go higher if things don't get done!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32619-car-wont-start-faulty-ecu/#findComment-501847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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