Hi all. I have a 1990 mk2 golf 16V and have a problem with the ECU which keeps blowing. The problem started around 2 weeks ago when my car was struggling to start especially from cold and was running like a 1.3L. I took the car to my local VW specialist (I dont understand engines a great deal) but he located the problem by using a strobe on the timing. The car was running 30 degrees retarded, due to the blown ecu. Luckily I had a spare ECU from my previous 1990 16V so I plugged it in and everythin was running smoothly again.
Until yesterday morning, I started the car and again idle was poor and the car struggled to start. There was no power goin to the wheels in 1st gear. I immediately suspected a faulty ECU so I took the car back to my specialist. He did the same check and again the car was running 30 degrees retarded, hense another ECU has blown. He has checked the voltage which is giving out 14V, which suggests that electronics are ok. Can anybody help me because I dont want to simply replace the ECU again and blow another one. :cry:
