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Title: car wont run
Post by: 1981t25gti on 15 November 2014, 14:48: hello , can anyone help , i had my ecu chipped and had problems with it so i have bought a replacement ecu complete with immo and chip , plugged it all in and it fires up but wont run , i can hear the fuel pump priming , and there is plenty of fuel in , any ideas ?

cheers dave
Title: Re: car wont run
Post by: topher on 15 November 2014, 17:53: what car?
Title: Re: car wont run
Post by: 1981t25gti on 15 November 2014, 23:56: hello , sorry its a mk3 gti 8v AGG engine code

cheers dave
Title: Re: car wont run
Post by: topher on 16 November 2014, 12:19: unless you've swapped the immo box and key to match the ecu then you'll need to find someone with vagcom to pair up the replacement ecu to the immo
Title: Re: car wont run
Post by: 1981t25gti on 16 November 2014, 13:45: yes i have swapped the whole lot including the immobilizer and transponder that came with the ecu
Title: Re: car wont run
Post by: Diamond Hell on 16 November 2014, 20:36: Did you see the car they were from running and then take the box, key, ring and ECU out of the car?

Sure they're all from the same car?
Title: Re: car wont run
Post by: 1981t25gti on 17 November 2014, 22:36: hello , no i didnt see it running , just bought it from a company on ebay , i have a bypass for the immobilizer so i might try and see if that works,
Title: Re: car wont run
Post by: 1981t25gti on 17 November 2014, 22:38: it fires up and runs for a split second before stalling , would the immobilizer do this ?
Title: Re: car wont run
Post by: Bellend on 18 November 2014, 11:18: Quote from: 1981t25gti on 17 November 2014, 22:38
it fires up and runs for a split second before stalling , would the immobilizer do this ?

Yes.