Ahhh...ouch!!!!!!Originally Posted by SA33DS
****en aye, how much did it cost you?
yeah with the paper clip test what i did was use a paper clip to short the 2 pins that you are ment to short going from a diagram. then hold the brake and accelerator together and switch to ignition and nothing happens just the light keeps flashing.
Apparently i fried the ecu cos of a voltage overload. I was rushing and put negative lead first then i was like oh **** and took it off then put positive then negative and didnt work.
Yep, I think you've definitely fried the ECU then...Mine happened when some low life tried to break into the car and shorted the battery out against the ECU body under the bonnet when they stuck something under to get to the bonnet catch/release...
The ECU was just over $1,000, labor and re-programmed to the keys etc should have been just over $250, however it was free as they owed me a favor from stuffing up a service years ago and they are trying to get my business back...
The only options you realistically have if the ECU is toast is to tow it to Holden, pay the $$$$'s and get them to fit and program a new ECU to the car...
Unless you can get a new ECU, security module, keys etc from somewhere and fit them yourself or get a trusted mechanic to do it...But they are almost impossible to find and getting it to work properly if you don;t do something right could end up an expensive waste of time, but you could try the Astra specialist wrecker in Sydney....
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