"UNKNOWN PART FITTED" message
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I visited a local junkyard yesterday to salvage from a rear-ended XK8 for usable parts. I started the engine to find a multitude of familiar fault messages displayed except this one "UNKNOWN PART FITTED".
Have you come across this message before? Any ideas what could have caused this fault message?
Have you come across this message before? Any ideas what could have caused this fault message?
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Pristine97XK8Convertible (03-31-2019)
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The message was displayed by the crashed one; thank God, not from mine. I wanted to find out what may have caused the message to appear before buying any part from the crashed one.
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@RJ237: Did you mean you got rid of this message by simply removing the main lead which connects to the positive battery post and shorting that to the battery negative post?
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Yes, but that doesn't always work. Some modules will not work unless IDS/SDD or other factory type software is used to configure them to the car. motorcarman has commented on that many times. The best chance to have one plug and play is to match the numbers exactly to the CATS list in the boot near the spare tire.
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Even the original control module will sometimes lose the 'memory' and need to be reconfigured to the car if power is disconnected for a long period of time. (capacitors totally discharged?)
I have repaired ABS control modules but left them on a shelf for several years.
When I fitted them to the car the INSTPK displayed INCORRECT PART FITTED until I used WDS/IDS to configure it to the car!!
They needed to configured as NEW.
bob
I have repaired ABS control modules but left them on a shelf for several years.
When I fitted them to the car the INSTPK displayed INCORRECT PART FITTED until I used WDS/IDS to configure it to the car!!
They needed to configured as NEW.
bob
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