bah humbug

[Keep'emRunning]

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[glider]

took it to holden today, they want to replace the ecu

gonna ask them if they tried resetting it in the morning (after talking to a few people with experience with the ECU)

[auzvectra]

actually it is JUST over the towing capacity of the combo with a braked trailer.
and the car has more then enough braking capability with the uprated front brakes that they get (and the trailers brakes of coarse), and has more then enough grunt to pull it, had enough to cruise at the speed limit plus the 10% leway when needed.
so there is no real danger, and it wasnt overloading the cars specs ata ll including towbar weight and rear axle weight, just the "recomended" braked towing capacity. i have driven with trailers enough to know if is safe or not, so dont worry bout that.
now the audi that i towed, that was definately overweight .

[glider]

work finally completed

they replaced ecu

cost $1623 all up

shit happens but thats how it goes

[USC]

work finally completed

they replaced ecu

cost $1623 all up

shit happens but thats how it goes

... $1623!! thats is EXPENSIVE! how much was labour?

[glider]

considering they originally quoted me 2500 im not too phased

a bit of that would probably be tech2 hours too...

[USC]

couldnt u have got a second hand one for like $500??

glad its all fixed though

[glider]

worked out to be $315 labour, $1163.25 for ecu, rest tax

getting a 2nd hand ecu would take a while, then i'd have to get it reprogrammed anyway. combine that with moving the vehicle around it was too much trouble

[Keep'emRunning]

..wonder if it actually was a -new- ecu they gave you

Should've given AAS a call, he had a box full of various ecu's laying around (plus immobo's and ignition rings)

[USC]

they could have reprogrammed ur current one.