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I am currently the owner of a 2001 XJ8 VDP with just ovr 158,000 Miles on it....
I have been threw a lot with this car meaning the following
I have one machanic that has told me numrious times that my ECU is bad and that I need to go to jag to get a new one installed I do not want to do this if I do not have to because they want 4k for a new one.... could I buy a used one from the junk yard and get my key reprogramed to it????
these are the codes that they car is currently coming up with
Please someone please give me some light to this situation
thank you so much!!!!
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2001 Jaguar VDP
I have been threw a lot with this car meaning the following
- New cable from the battery to the engin
- New coolent system
- New Transmision
- All new coil paks (to my knolage)
- and spark pluge
- one new o2 sensor
- all new seals and and all new timeing chains both sides
- AC refill
- new throtal body
- all the fluid flushes
- new head lights
- new transmission lines
- and much more little things
I have one machanic that has told me numrious times that my ECU is bad and that I need to go to jag to get a new one installed I do not want to do this if I do not have to because they want 4k for a new one.... could I buy a used one from the junk yard and get my key reprogramed to it????
these are the codes that they car is currently coming up with
- P1314
- P1313
- P1316
- P0010
- P0020
- P308
- P307
- P303
- P1647
Please someone please give me some light to this situation
thank you so much!!!!
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