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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: willz94 on 31 May 2012, 19:26

Title: ecu questions
Post by: willz94 on 31 May 2012, 19:26

hi just wondering what the car ecu controls in a golf vr6?
Does it control eletric windows? aralrm? sunroof? boot pop etc?

Title: Re: ecu questions
Post by: mrsaunders on 31 May 2012, 20:19

no surely just the engine hence the name Ecu, it will do ignition timing, idle speed so on

Title: Re: ecu questions
Post by: willz94 on 31 May 2012, 20:24

makes sence why my engune wornt start but when the fault occured the windows went down and now the windows and sunroof both wont work :s and the central locking has stopped working

Title: Re: ecu questions
Post by: mrsaunders on 31 May 2012, 22:09

Battery?

Title: Re: ecu questions
Post by: Wayne on 31 May 2012, 22:10

The ecu is engine but they should have a module that controls the windows etc.

Title: Re: ecu questions
Post by: willz94 on 01 June 2012, 09:59

battery is brand new, the ecu was fried because a tool but it on backwards, could that have fried the window modules to?

Title: Re: ecu questions
Post by: javalin on 01 June 2012, 17:46

won't have done it any good!

Title: Re: ecu questions
Post by: mrsaunders on 01 June 2012, 18:13

Quote from: javalin on 01 June 2012, 17:46

won't have done it any good!

  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: what he said

Title: Re: ecu questions
Post by: willz94 on 01 June 2012, 18:28

 :grin: what happens if an apprentice is told to put the battery on  :grin:
mite do away with the eletric window if they need new motors and regulators  :embarassed: