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Post by firemac on Jul 24, 2020 10:08:06 GMT
Think you buy a 3 door now with your heart not your head 🤔 road tax £330 and mid to high 20’s mpg !. There is nothing else like it and still has its roots way back to the 1996 model....cheeky chunky and fun 😎😎 And bloody well built!! :TU: :yes: |
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Post by firemac on Jul 24, 2020 11:29:05 GMT
So do all the ECUs eventually play up on the earlier models when they reach a certain mileage or is it just pot luck when they go? Is the ECU replaced with an updated version or is it repaired? Has the ECU gotta fail before it's repaired/replaced or as it's a known problem could you get it fixed beforehand if you are intending on keeping the car for a long time? What are the signs of a failing/failed ECU? Where is the ECU located? Not all, but usually at 80k miles +. Repaired. AFAIK it's a specific issue so I guess that somebody like ECUtesting could apply the fix to one that hasn't failed yet, but you'd need to ask them to be certain. Gear changes become very harsh and abrupt. Car seems to not know what hear it should be in. Once it starts it is imperative that the car is not driven any further otherwise the gearbox becomes scrap very, very quickly. And it cannot be repaired, only replaced at enormous cost. Behind the trim panel in the n/s/f footwell. Torc security bits are needed to remove it. :TU: Having fitted a new pollen filter to the RAV today, I realised that my description of the location of the gearbox ECU in the above post was wrong. It's actually behind the glove box. Still needs Torx security bits to remove it. Been a few years since I removed one. Sorry. Very anorak Firemac 😂. |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jul 24, 2020 12:35:08 GMT
Not all, but usually at 80k miles +. Repaired. AFAIK it's a specific issue so I guess that somebody like ECUtesting could apply the fix to one that hasn't failed yet, but you'd need to ask them to be certain. Gear changes become very harsh and abrupt. Car seems to not know what hear it should be in. Once it starts it is imperative that the car is not driven any further otherwise the gearbox becomes scrap very, very quickly. And it cannot be repaired, only replaced at enormous cost. Behind the trim panel in the n/s/f footwell. Torc security bits are needed to remove it.  Having fitted a new pollen filter to the RAV today, I realised that my description of the location of the gearbox ECU in the above post was wrong. It's actually behind the glove box. Still needs Torx security bits to remove it. Been a few years since I removed one. Sorry. Very anorak Firemac 😂. No worries Jim :TU: I have since watched a You tube video but it was called an ECM which the bloke took out from behind the glove box so presume it's the same thing? |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jul 24, 2020 12:40:43 GMT
Hoovie had machined his Kielder and it looked great, but unkempt Kielder really does look old and faded. Although warned by Hoovie, bought wife a 2006 petrol Rav, one of the first 4.3.1s.........by Friar Tuck, this thing can drink fuel.......so be warned David. Only bought for local stuff thank Godness. I have just worked out the MPG on our little trip the other week down the South West and it's working out between 41- 44mpg with the miles we did and the fuel we put in, mainly motorway and that wasn't taking it steady, so that's pretty good, is it not young man If my calcs are correct that is  |
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Post by bigkev on Jul 24, 2020 18:42:58 GMT
Sorry Paul......something FAR wrong there........44mpg out of a nottymatic Rav is just not possible......that’s 50% more than me, Hoovie, ma wife.........
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Post by firemac on Jul 24, 2020 19:32:48 GMT
Having fitted a new pollen filter to the RAV today, I realised that my description of the location of the gearbox ECU in the above post was wrong. It's actually behind the glove box. Still needs Torx security bits to remove it. Been a few years since I removed one. Sorry. Very anorak Firemac 😂. No worries Jim I have since watched a You tube video but it was called an ECM which the bloke took out from behind the glove box so presume it's the same thing? Yep , same thing. :TU: |
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Post by three5 on Jul 24, 2020 20:06:51 GMT
Sorry Paul......something FAR wrong there........44mpg out of a nottymatic Rav is just not possible......that’s 50% more than me, Hoovie, ma wife......... You'll have to come south for some lessons in frugality big fella  |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jul 25, 2020 15:04:31 GMT
Sorry Paul......something FAR wrong there........44mpg out of a nottymatic Rav is just not possible......that’s 50% more than me, Hoovie, ma wife......... Yes you are right Kev, i'd got the amount fuel wrong that Mrs P had put in, but now have the fuel receipts and works out at 29mpg or there abouts, which is still good though for as you say a nottymatic :TU: |
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Post by three5 on Jul 25, 2020 15:10:05 GMT
Sorry Paul......something FAR wrong there........44mpg out of a nottymatic Rav is just not possible......that’s 50% more than me, Hoovie, ma wife......... Yes you are right Kev, i'd got the amount fuel wrong that Mrs P had put in, but now have the fuel receipts and works out at 29mpg or there abouts, which is still good though for as you say a nottymatic Really dissappointed Paul, I was thinking that we had someone who could teach the scots about saving money |
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Post by bigkev on Jul 25, 2020 16:35:21 GMT
Sorry Paul......something FAR wrong there........44mpg out of a nottymatic Rav is just not possible......that’s 50% more than me, Hoovie, ma wife......... Yes you are right Kev, i'd got the amount fuel wrong that Mrs P had put in, but now have the fuel receipts and works out at 29mpg or there abouts, which is still good though for as you say a nottymatic 29 bang on Paul......warm weather mileage.......winter anurra fing......lol. |
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Post by unclebob on Jul 25, 2020 18:35:51 GMT
Now sold ....that didn’t take long ! |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jul 26, 2020 9:10:35 GMT
Yes you are right Kev, i'd got the amount fuel wrong that Mrs P had put in, but now have the fuel receipts and works out at 29mpg or there abouts, which is still good though for as you say a nottymatic Really dissappointed Paul, I was thinking that we had someone who could teach the scots about saving money  Yeah sorry Chris, thought we were breaking world records for a short while  |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jul 26, 2020 9:12:25 GMT
Yes you are right Kev, i'd got the amount fuel wrong that Mrs P had put in, but now have the fuel receipts and works out at 29mpg or there abouts, which is still good though for as you say a nottymatic 29 bang on Paul......warm weather mileage.......winter anurra fing......lol. That wasn't taking it steady Kev, if it had have been would've been in the low to mid 30s perhaps? |
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Post by bigkev on Jul 26, 2020 10:59:24 GMT
29 bang on Paul......warm weather mileage.......winter anurra fing......lol. That wasn't taking it steady Kev, if it had have been would've been in the low to mid 30s perhaps? If you ever get mid 30s ooty a nottymatic, and ah’m behind ye, you will have a Jagyouare horn beeping long and loud.....! |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jul 26, 2020 17:50:25 GMT
That wasn't taking it steady Kev, if it had have been would've been in the low to mid 30s perhaps? If you ever get mid 30s ooty a nottymatic, and ah’m behind ye, you will have a Jagyouare horn beeping long and loud.....! Just think of the fuel you'll also be saving Kev |
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