Yes the J500 is integrated in the steering rack. I have a week old battery, the old one was the original I guess and during wintertime cold starts it was noticably weaker. Also threw a code back in january. I guess it might have something to do with the steering rack breaking down.
I'd say the job is very doable on jackstands aswell as the unit weighs somewhere between 10-15 kg. Main problem is the coding part, I have VCDS but didn't find anything refering to "J500 replace control unit" when checking.
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I am experiencing problems with my B8.5 steering rack, it's making noises at standstill and low speeds and it's binding when driving straight roads so it's annoying just keeping a straight line. It also throws a fault code telling it's a mechanical fault.
Now I need to replace it, a new...
The only real MAF solution i know of is prj:s own MAF swap for a B5 RS4 one. I run this on my B2 90, but it need hardware mods as the speed density do. The maf connector needs swapping for the appropriate one, and som jumpers made into the ECU. So you are basically stuck with your MAF as long as...
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