lightning said:
A good idea to keep a spare.

l assume the garage will code the injectors if they fit a replacement ECU

And if l send mine for repair it will come back with the codes still inside? l will do as you suggest, but l may as well let the garage fit a new ECU and get it running, they have lent me a car.

lf l keep the spare ECU (my original one, repaired) in the vehicle and it breaks down, can l just swap them
over or will it need some coding/setting up? The seller of used ECU's l've contacted says theirs are "plug and play" and don't need setting up with the alarm etc.

Reason l ask is l've looked online, and Nanocom's are really expensive so l wondered if l could get away without one.
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Sorry for the delay.
If your garage will program a replacement you will not need the Nanocom.

Yours after a repair will just plug in and go, no need for programming.
I have used a company called ECU testing currently £255:00 + pp. Lifetime warranty and will retain the fuel map re-programme if you have one. Currently saying 2 days turnaround should be back for Christmas.
Tim
 
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Thank you l will give them a call, although they usually need to see the ECU before they know if it can be repaired
 
I've had a few ECU problems and for around a year now I have carried a spare ECU in the cubby box with me. Yes, if you have the injector codes saved into the ECU, and it is synced with the alarm unit you can just plug it in and away you go. Last time I needed one I just ordered a secondhand one off Ebay and it came in a couple of days. Even if they are claimed to be 'plug and play' they may well need to co-ordinate themselves with the alarm unit. On the Nanocom its under 'engine' and 'utilities' and there's an option with a name like 'learn security code'. Once that's done, it should work.

So once you've got another ECU it should be fine.
 
I'm always interested to hear about problems with TD5s because that's what I've got. Whatever symptoms people report, sooner or later I'll probably suffer from them too.
 
lightning said:
Thank you l will give them a call, although they usually need to see the ECU before they know if it can be repaired
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Sorry to come in so late on this one but my 1999MY TD5 had near the exact same issue, it was a failed ECU / oil in the injector loom as the cause.
On here is my write up of the problem / diagnosis, ECU testing repaired my unit with a life guarantee with limitations, no re programming is necessary if you get your own ECU back, just plug it in and all is good however....check the plugs to the ECU for oil seeping back though the injector loom. This was the cause of my ECU issue. I have also written up what i did to stop the oil issue so worth checking this before plugging a very expensively fixed ECU into the loom. TS
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/landy-dead-please-help.317418/
 
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l went to see a local LR guy who does remaps and sells used ECU's

He took the top off mine to connect his computer and read the injector codes.

He did some checks and found a faulty resistor, which he replaced and the ECU sprang back to life.

Total charge £80

l thought that was pretty decent as he could have sold me a £700 replacement. ln the event l decided to buy the replacement as a spare, and he knocked the £80 off the price.

So l've got my ECU repaired and a spare ECU, coded to my injectors and with a remap on, for £700

The guy was really decent, he's obviously a Land Rover enthusiast and also able to repair ECU's

Seems to have been in business for some years as well.
 
Glad you are sorted and proves there are still some decent guys out there:).

A little plug for his business probably wouldn't hurt:D.

J
 
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Great outcome for you.
Prices of used TD5 ECUs are high and the availability is getting low so expect prices to rise further.
When I purchased a new ECU I believe I had the very last one available and that was fuooked out of the box I paid £680:00 +
£300:00 to fix it. I also had the original ECU repaired giving me a spare and both have lifetime warranty. I will not go anywhere without the spare.
Tim
 
Glad you are sorted, put a link to the fellow who fixed it for you if you can to help others.
 
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@lightning , that's a great result - ECU's can be a right Royal pain. Had a similar thing with two Porsches some years back, first ECU had a number of dry joints so I re-soldered [fixed], second was for an early 70's 914...replaced this with a VW 2.0 ECU of similar vintage, plugged in and off she went.
 
lightning said:
l went to see a local LR guy who does remaps and sells used ECU's

He took the top off mine to connect his computer and read the injector codes.

He did some checks and found a faulty resistor, which he replaced and the ECU sprang back to life.

Total charge £80

l thought that was pretty decent as he could have sold me a £700 replacement. ln the event l decided to buy the replacement as a spare, and he knocked the £80 off the price.

So l've got my ECU repaired and a spare ECU, coded to my injectors and with a remap on, for £700

The guy was really decent, he's obviously a Land Rover enthusiast and also able to repair ECU's

Seems to have been in business for some years as well.
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Good news and someone from my old home town too :)
Component level repair a useful skill in this world of just swapping out modules
 
lightning said:
l went to see a local LR guy who does remaps and sells used ECU's

He took the top off mine to connect his computer and read the injector codes.

He did some checks and found a faulty resistor, which he replaced and the ECU sprang back to life.

Total charge £80

l thought that was pretty decent as he could have sold me a £700 replacement. ln the event l decided to buy the replacement as a spare, and he knocked the £80 off the price.

So l've got my ECU repaired and a spare ECU, coded to my injectors and with a remap on, for £700

The guy was really decent, he's obviously a Land Rover enthusiast and also able to repair ECU's

Seems to have been in business for some years as well.
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Great news.
 
Brilliant news - and great to know of someone who will do that level of repair too - 'specially given they are so local :)
 
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