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I have an AUDI 8L A3 1.8 2001 [RN51 reg]
Engine code: APG
Instrument Cluster: 8L0920950E
Last week my Engine Management Light came on,
First starts in the morning i would have to give it a little petrol to help turn it over but no biggy
N.B (it would turn over by itself but i don't like to hear it struggle)
This morning (4 days of perfect driving later[minor clunk noise when steering sometimes, intermittent, not frequent])
I go to start my car and the EPC light is also on now and the car wont start ---->>
Turn the key, its turns over and dies within a second (same result with both flick keys and black plastic key)
RAC cover: Technican had a wireless VAGCOM (Snooper) and the car wouldn't communicate with it at first, then technician tells me all of my keys have lost their coding (at the same time?!) - Wouldn't give fault code
I arrange a call out from ProKeys to check the coding and the technician laughs on arrival to tell me that all my keys losing their coding at the same time is impossible and highly unlikely - His VAGcom also wasn't receiving comms from the car
[He phoned a mate who said the ECU had probably gone due to the cluster being damaged]
Prior to this the instrument cluster was playing up (none of the gauges would work correctly until car was 'warmed up' also the fuel gauge doesn't display accurately although the other instruments do)
So now im stuck on what to do next...
If i get my cluster repaired and the car starts - great
If i get my cluster repaired and it doesn't - Change the ECU? [Cant loosen wiper bolts as they were tightened by god himself]
And if i change the ECU [with the same model number etc] will any further programming be required?
I have tried to include as much information as possible
Please help or pass any relevant knowledge if you can
I have an AUDI 8L A3 1.8 2001 [RN51 reg]
Engine code: APG
Instrument Cluster: 8L0920950E
Last week my Engine Management Light came on,
First starts in the morning i would have to give it a little petrol to help turn it over but no biggy
N.B (it would turn over by itself but i don't like to hear it struggle)
This morning (4 days of perfect driving later[minor clunk noise when steering sometimes, intermittent, not frequent])
I go to start my car and the EPC light is also on now and the car wont start ---->>
Turn the key, its turns over and dies within a second (same result with both flick keys and black plastic key)
RAC cover: Technican had a wireless VAGCOM (Snooper) and the car wouldn't communicate with it at first, then technician tells me all of my keys have lost their coding (at the same time?!) - Wouldn't give fault code
I arrange a call out from ProKeys to check the coding and the technician laughs on arrival to tell me that all my keys losing their coding at the same time is impossible and highly unlikely - His VAGcom also wasn't receiving comms from the car
[He phoned a mate who said the ECU had probably gone due to the cluster being damaged]
Prior to this the instrument cluster was playing up (none of the gauges would work correctly until car was 'warmed up' also the fuel gauge doesn't display accurately although the other instruments do)
So now im stuck on what to do next...
If i get my cluster repaired and the car starts - great
If i get my cluster repaired and it doesn't - Change the ECU? [Cant loosen wiper bolts as they were tightened by god himself]
And if i change the ECU [with the same model number etc] will any further programming be required?
I have tried to include as much information as possible
Please help or pass any relevant knowledge if you can
