FabSwingers.com forum: Any qualified mechanics here? Need some urgent advice

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Apologies for creating a new thread, I ned some advice and time is short.

My neighbour is a mechanic and said he'd fix the problem. Been off the road 2 weeks now and still not sorted due to dispute with the supplier he used regarding correct part etc.

Anyway, he said he could fit it without having to re program the ecu. He works for a well known company but is he correct?

My option is

1. Supply a throttle body myself and get him to fit it or

2. Get the car towed to a garage to have them do it.

I could fit it myself but cant set the ecu

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

King's Crustacean

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

King's Crustacean

Hopefully the mechanics will be along shortly to help xx

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Hopefully the mechanics will be along shortly to help xx "

I wish I could day I was a mechanic... but I'm not.

Maybe knowing a bit more about your car would encourage some help.

What is the make/model and year of the car?

Cal

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By *Man1263Man
over a year ago

Stockport

"Hopefully the mechanics will be along shortly to help xx

I wish I could day I was a mechanic... but I'm not.

Maybe knowing a bit more about your car would encourage some help.

What is the make/model and year of the car?

Cal"

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What codes? (as in plugged in the code reader, what did it throw up?)

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Hopefully the mechanics will be along shortly to help xx

I wish I could day I was a mechanic... but I'm not.

Maybe knowing a bit more about your car would encourage some help.

What is the make/model and year of the car?

Cal

This

What codes? (as in plugged in the code reader, what did it throw up?)

08 plate polo, 1.2 9n 44kw engine.

Fault code was throttle body, took of air intake and butterfly valve was trying to open bu wasn't

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Bottom line is, he's a qualified mechanic but is he correct in being able to fit a throttle body without resetting the ecu?

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By *Man1263Man
over a year ago

Stockport

"Hopefully the mechanics will be along shortly to help xx

I wish I could day I was a mechanic... but I'm not.

Maybe knowing a bit more about your car would encourage some help.

What is the make/model and year of the car?

Cal

This

What codes? (as in plugged in the code reader, what did it throw up?)

08 plate polo, 1.2 9n 44kw engine.

Fault code was throttle body, took of air intake and butterfly valve was trying to open bu wasn't

Ok, jump on facebook groups and find a VAG group, ask for someone with VAGCOM local to you.

The 1.2 is known for throwing various codes up.

Yes you can do it yourself if someone local to you have VAGCOM (some charge beer tokens, others don't)

Not 100% on Polo, but if stuck join Briskoda and ask for a local to help with the 1.2 (shared across the VAG platform)

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By *Man1263Man
over a year ago

Stockport

Wonder if it all gunked up with old fuel? That forms a type of "gum" and a good clean can sort out the linkage as well.

Best bet is hit facebook groups and Polo forums for local help (and with my car, I can normally get anything sorted within 3 days, they are normally that helpful)

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Hopefully the mechanics will be along shortly to help xx

I wish I could day I was a mechanic... but I'm not.

Maybe knowing a bit more about your car would encourage some help.

What is the make/model and year of the car?

Cal

This

What codes? (as in plugged in the code reader, what did it throw up?)

08 plate polo, 1.2 9n 44kw engine.

Fault code was throttle body, took of air intake and butterfly valve was trying to open bu wasn't

Ok, jump on facebook groups and find a VAG group, ask for someone with VAGCOM local to you.

The 1.2 is known for throwing various codes up.

Yes you can do it yourself if someone local to you have VAGCOM (some charge beer tokens, others don't)

Not 100% on Polo, but if stuck join Briskoda and ask for a local to help with the 1.2 (shared across the VAG platform)

Does he sound dodgy by saying it'll work without reprogramming the ecu?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yeah mate he took it out and to work to clean it

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By *Man1263Man
over a year ago

Stockport

Not sure on the 1.2, but on mine, I can do a master reset without needing to code.

(just a case of disconnecting the battery and leaving for a few mins, resets the ecu and then if you have the basic code reader (around £10 on ebay) see if it throws any new codes up)

Ask if he has a TPS account, as VAG do like OE.

So yeah, should be fine.

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By *azielMan
over a year ago

Midlands

It's possible, depends on the car. I'm not a mechanic but I am a engineer. Some throttle bodies are servo motor controlled. That's just means it's clever. It recalibrates during startup to find it position. If that's the case simple swap.

However some require setting up and then leaving alone. I know it's not much help to you but yeah... Depends on the car.

You could swap it yourself, see what happens. If not tow it to a garage and get them to set it up.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Not sure on the 1.2, but on mine, I can do a master reset without needing to code.

(just a case of disconnecting the battery and leaving for a few mins, resets the ecu and then if you have the basic code reader (around £10 on ebay) see if it throws any new codes up)

Ask if he has a TPS account, as VAG do like OE.

So yeah, should be fine.

Thanks for your help mate, I'll buy you a pint if i ever visit Stockport

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It is a doddle to reset codes these days, but 2 weeks to attempt to clean, then fail to get part which is available in 24 hours or less... yeah you are using the wrong guy.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"It is a doddle to reset codes these days, but 2 weeks to attempt to clean, then fail to get part which is available in 24 hours or less... yeah you are using the wrong guy."

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thanks for all the replies everyone

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