I've just given up on Lynx - no good at all. Bought a secondhand ECU from a scrappy, car's running again. I'm looking for a back-up ECU now just in case this one fails, but hopefully it'll work for many years. My last few posts were research I did after my ECU was sent to Lynx. The garage...

Any problems? a few calls to other companies gives a number of pertinent questions to ask.

I'll give you a few ideas as to how you could have problems with ECU repairs. a) the circuit boards are interchangeable, so they could buy second hand units and swap out your old unit, but not charge for the second hand unit, but it is called a "testing fee" and a "repair fee", stuff you...

My fuel protest is: a) Make my own biodiesel - 2500 litres free of tax b) Convert petrol cars to LPG - Even the ones that do 50 to 60 mpg already Fuel is only going to get more expensive, those clever people at Toyota with the hybrids could see it coming.

On plugs, higher the number - conducting heat away better, is actually a cooler plug. Some of the old single point systems need recalibrating / retuning, which you'll need a CO meter to get the mixture right. Rolling road is the best way. Modern systems - sequential multi-point, with...

If the ignition system was designed with high resistance carbon fibre type leads, then it is best to stick with them. Other leads will give a problem sooner or later, might burn the coil out because of too much current. LPG systems need the rubber tubing replacing from time to time (several...

I'm a newbbie on this forum, and I've sent them mine - non-landy though. They gave me the same reason - complex repair. They've had mine for two weeks, and won't give any idea of timescales or cost or anything. I said to the garage that had to go through all the sensors to find out why...