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Title: no speedo
Post by: nigelb on 09 September 2008, 12:28:44
please can someone help
i have an mv6 estate
i have no speedo and no tc and on startup the abs light does not come on
i have changed the abs sensors
i have checked the ecu using the paper clip test and that shows nothing
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 09 September 2008, 13:02:58
Hi Nigelb,
Can you update your profile to show your car details like model and year..

Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: Varche on 09 September 2008, 13:24:36
Well, I had similar symptoms with my car - a late 97 2.5 V6. I tried allsorts but it was the ABS ECU. Fairly common problem on cars of about that and later age. Hence the request to put vehicle details on your profile. it helps for this and any future questions.

Do a search on the general help on ABS ECU and you will find loads of helpful info. I don't know where you are but you can get the ECU refurbished by a compnay called BBA Reman for example. Fiddly job but not too expensive.

varche  
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 09 September 2008, 13:27:38
Seems like ABS ECU..But before going in expense I would try an expert with  a real Tech II ..
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: Entwood on 09 September 2008, 13:27:44
ABS ECU on mine put the TC, ABS lights ON and lost speedo .. his problem is slightly different as I read it .. no lights/no speedo ..

I'm wondering if there's a common power supply or fuse ? I'm assuming all other bulbs work so it shouldn't be the dash plug being loose...  should it ???
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: Andy B on 09 September 2008, 15:36:33
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ABS ECU on mine put the TC, ABS lights ON and lost speedo .. his problem is slightly different as I read it .. no lights/no speedo ..

I'm wondering if there's a common power supply or fuse ? I'm assuming all other bulbs work so it shouldn't be the dash plug being loose...  should it ???

I do suspect theat the ABS lamp/bulb has been removed or has blown!
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: TheBoy on 09 September 2008, 15:40:17
1998 and later ABS ECUs are prone to this problem.

Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: belldarr on 09 September 2008, 16:24:45
Hi - is the steering heavier too??  When my ABS ECU failed it affected the steering as well as no speedo and the ABS/TC lights were illuminated.  

Belldarr
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: nigelb on 09 September 2008, 16:27:01
the tc light and abs light dont come on at all
i think i will try and find a 2nd hand ecu and swap it
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: Andy B on 09 September 2008, 16:29:15
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the tc light and abs light dont come on at all  .......

Not even when you first turn the ignition on? That's why I suggested the lamps/bulbs might be missing/blown. Dash removal is only a 10 min job to check.
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: nigelb on 09 September 2008, 16:30:56
the tc is deffo  not workingits wet today  and it spins like a top
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: TheBoy on 09 September 2008, 16:48:30
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the tc light and abs light dont come on at all
i think i will try and find a 2nd hand ecu and swap it
Sometimes finding the right ECU isn't easy.  There is a places that fixes for £125 (you send them ecu, they return in a few days).

Put the bulbs back in dash, and see what lights are on...
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: dbug on 09 September 2008, 22:35:14
Deffo ABS ECU - if u go down 2nd hand route u want one from same year & model as yours ideally.  Look for same part nş.

Fix the dash bulbs first though  :y
Title: Re: no speedo
Post by: jb on 12 September 2008, 10:39:01
100% certain abs ecu - had same last year sources second hand from mega vaux