11-04-2018, 03:45 PM
(11-04-2018, 03:24 PM)Rippthrough Wrote: It wouldn't suddenly need reprograming for idle control either unless there was something wrong elsewhere, ECU's don't just randomly loose settings like that.
I'd be more worried about what they did alter in there as that could be the source of the emissions issues.
Although, that aside, it could well just be the Cat converter, those BM catalysts are the cheapest, nastiest pieces of shit they can get away with selling.
That's what I was thinking
Maybe I shouldn't be saying this but but my parents first told me to get my MOT at the garage behind our house it's close so it's easy. But the guy charges the most he legally can and calls it a 'standard charge'. He got the ECU reprogrammed somewhere but didn't give me proof. He told me not to buy a cheap pattern part with the CAT so I let him source it.
All things considered I wish I hadn't gone to him and probably won't anymore as that car cost me loads only to break after 2000 miles and 2 years of sitting.
I realise it could just be bad luck but his recommendations to make it last obviously haven't which is frustrating.