Audi had quoted upwards of 6lac(8000$) to replace the gearbox. The first thing we did after purchasing it was to get the mechatronic unit out and fully disassembled:
EEPROM fun
I had to program a legacy EEPROM on a Mercedes EDC15 ECU. I had a choice: to buy a reliable tool to read/write the E2P(3SP08/95SP08) or make my own by reading the datasheet. I chose the 2nd option.
TDI Swap!
Jan of 2019, I was contacted by a offroad racing team. These guys had been using old mechanical pump Mahindra engines in their builds. They were bothered by how heavy these engines were, produced very little power and had a peak RPM of 2800. I suggested they use an ALH TDi engine from Skoda Octavia. […]
Climatronic Retrofit
So we’d originally done this project 8 years ago, on our older Skoda Octavia. It was time to do it on the newer one now. Too analog, gotta add some electronics to this.
AC Compressor repair
Last year the Air-con on my Skoda Octavia(2002 1U) started behaving erratically. Did some basic diagnosis(pressure check in both lines, fans and compressor clutch check) revealed something wrong either with :-1. Thermal expansion valve(TXV)2. Refrigerant control valve(RCV) After some further diagnosis, I confirmed it was the RCV. I proceeded to take the car apart. Upon […]
ABS ECU Repair
Skoda Octavia/Laura 1Z(2009 Facelift L&K). It had an ABS issue.Skoda service made a bill of upwards of 1lac(1400$) just to replace the ABS unit. I was never going to spend that much on ABS repairs. EVER. So I decided to take matters into my own hands and picked up my Stahlwille toolkit. Taking the ABS […]