*faints*

[puddingcat]

Gojyo's brain is broken.

As well as a new battery (and indicator & headlamp bulb), his ECU is faulty - hence it lighting the EMS light for catalytic converter problems when there wasn't actully anything wrong with the cat.

A new ECU has to be ordered in. A new ECU costs £760, plus half an hour labour.

*faints*

Comments

[professoryaffle.livejournal.com]

ouch!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

[pmoodie.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeeek!

My brain wouldn't cost that much to replace!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

*Peers*

What brain?

Oh, shush :p

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Holy piles of radiant glowing radioactive horseshit!

That's INSANE.

Is it worth living with the problem? Can you get a second hand ECU?

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

I could live with the problem, but now it's started to go wrong, it's likely to go wrong in other ways as well - and the next one could be more serious (i.e. more expensive)than thinking the Cat's failed.

Second hand ones don't appear to be worth the risk; not much cheaper and still have the risk of being near the end of their life. Plus, rate as hens' teeth.

Serves me right for having a fancy sports car!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Ouch indeed. Damn modern cars with their electronic gubbins.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, it's a lovely car. Ho hum.

[indochine-uk.livejournal.com]

Gee whizz, it's a bit dear. I think I'd faint too. Which reminds me, there's a Japanese breakers/scrappy at a place called Chimney Corner in Bedfordshire... not too sure how close you are to there these days, but he's worth knowing about. He gets a lot of parts and complete engines shipped over from Japan and other countries where vehicles are written off if they're over 6 months old and have a wee dent! I got an engine from him for my old Mazda and it was pristine.

[claire-wain.livejournal.com]

Hello! You are very clever and you know about Car Stuff.

Paul's car's brain has exploded too. :(

Would it be okay for him to send you an email asking for some advice? I gather he is in a row between Fiat and the AA, as to whose problem it is. :(

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Hello!

That's fine, but I don't know anything about their brains, really - I was just lucky enough to get a very helpful service engineer on the other end of the phone... But he's welcome to ask!