wont start , ecu unlocked , please help ??

1. oliver122 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8

   #1 15th March 2011, 21:01

   hey guys this is the problem , a few weeks ago i parked up on a car park , came back drove it 2 mins across the road to another car park , and came back after about an hour , only to find that the saxo wont start , the key is flashing meaning its imbolised itself -_- , so a recovery van comes and collect me , takes me home , we have a friend of a friend who is an auto electrician , he came out and tried to connect 8 different computer things up , with no joy , the ecu wouldn't let any of them in , so we sent the ecu off to be unlocked hoping that would solve it , £250 later and we are still no better off , can somebody please help , we have had the transponder off the ignition barrel with a key inside and then trying to turn the ignition on with the other , but still no joy.
   
   the saxo is a 1.4 furio 51 plate , has never let us down before but i am desperate now , thanks in advance guys
2. Woody91 Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Coseley, West Mids Posts: 1267 306 D-Turbo

   #2 15th March 2011, 21:47

   Try getting someone to read and delete the fault codes off the ECU if it has been unlocked it should start without the need for the immobilizer. Also before the car stopped working did you drop the keys at all?
3. oliver122 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8

   #3 15th March 2011, 22:09

   cheers for the reply , we had the ecu wiped and new all new software put back on , and no teh keys weren't dropped , even got the 2nd key to try that , just in case it was the keys
   
   cheers
   ollie
4. Woody91 Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Coseley, West Mids Posts: 1267 306 D-Turbo

   #4 15th March 2011, 22:20

   Now when the new software was put on are you sure they unlocked it just to make sure because if it was just a software re installation then it wont solve the problem and your looking at a new ring decoder tbh.
5. oliver122 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8

   #5 15th March 2011, 22:23

   it says on the lines of this ecu is unlocked and by passes the imobliser , something like that , my dad was in and i haven't had chance look at it , defently been unlocked though
6. Woody91 Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Coseley, West Mids Posts: 1267 306 D-Turbo

   #6 15th March 2011, 22:31

   Try taking the battery off for around 10-15 mins and see if this resets the ecu. If not then Ive almost run out of ideas maybe a loose or dirty connection on the ecu plugs.
7. oliver122 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8

   #7 15th March 2011, 22:58

   cheers woody will try that , the bloke that came with the computers has a mate whos a Citroen technician and hes never seen it before , ive searched the web and carnt find anything , i am stumped to
8. user_36078 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010

   #8 15th March 2011, 23:25

   New ECU from the for sale section on here?
   
   For a 1.4 Furio Unlocked ECU it should be no more than £40 surely?