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Old Aug 3, 2017 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by heligarret
They tried software upgrade 3 times before diagnosing faulty ME Control unit!
So they you think they really gave you a new free ECU? I'm thinking scratch77 may have it right....
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Old Aug 3, 2017 | 07:53 PM
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Car at dealer and they said charcoal inserts in the airbox are missing and want $1050 to replace them, then they will continue with the diagnosis!
I might still have mine laying around.. thats ridiculous
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Old Aug 3, 2017 | 08:00 PM
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sometimes I wonder if the dealer is just trying to scam more money from you. I feel like they could have found an easy fix and instead said hey 2800 please for a new ecu. Otherwise why would all of a sudden they decide to cover it 100 percent just seems fishy on their part. Anyway glad it's running well.
This right here is troubling because during the time that my MB dealer had my car and could not correctly diagnose my MAF sensor problem they said bad ecu.. ended up not finding the issue and gave the car back.. without changing anything I'm under CPO warranty so I was indifferent.
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Originally Posted by heligarret
They tried software upgrade 3 times before diagnosing faulty ME Control unit!
Lol ask for your old ecu and it would take 2 weeks to get a new ecu coded from Germany shipped to them.

They don't have spare virgin ecus laying around
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Old Aug 3, 2017 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by skratch77
Lol ask for your old ecu and it would take 2 weeks to get a new ecu coded from Germany shipped to them.

They don't have spare virgin ecus laying around
Dealer told me they could have one overnight-ed to them.
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Dealer told me they could have one overnight-ed to them.
Yea if you ok the work and agree to pay for it.i waited a week for a tcu
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Yea if you ok the work and agree to pay for it.i waited a week for a tcu
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Update Eurocharged refunded $$$ after I returned the tune tool! Still want a tune but after this experience I am very nervous
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Update Eurocharged refunded $$$ after I returned the tune tool! Still want a tune but after this experience I am very nervous
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