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Originally Posted by MobilOne
Was this experience a hint of things to come?
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Yes.
We got our mark IV 1.8t engine bug about 3 years ago with a little under 80,000 miles. Today its just over 90,000 miles. It was at the dealership from june or july 2015 to nearly 2016. Most of that time was waiting for an ECU to come available for less than $800. It was just tempting to buy the $925 ECU I kept finding online and having the car running again fast but the jewish portion of me would not allow it.
I knew the ECU was bad but the dealership insisted on trouble shooting with ridiculously expensive parts, guess they knew they wouldn't make any money on the bad ECU diagnosis since they couldn't get one.
For the sake of everyone else hopefully jetta and Passat 1.8t ECUs are not as rare and expensive as turbo sport bug ECUs should anyone need one.
I also get the feeling the VW dealerships don't want to mess with anything more than about 10 years old.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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