I recently bought a used 2009 RAV4 2WD, 19,000 km, made in Canada, now in Ghana.
Last week, it wouldn't start one morning. There had previously been no issues with the RAV and the prior day we had taken a trip of about 100 km, plus some about town driving, with no incidents.
We tried to jump it but no luck. We brought in a local mechanic with a battery charger and were able to start it but it would not accelerate, so we are unable to drive it.
We brought in a more experienced mechanic who had a diagnostic box. His first step was to disconnect the ECU overnight, reconnect it in the morning, and try again, which didn't work. He then said the engine control unit would need to be replaced.
The ECU will need to be imported and it's expensive to do so, about US$1,700 for the part alone, so before I go ahead, I wanted to find out if it's possible anything else could be causing the issue.
Any thoughts?
And if I do need an ECU, is it possible to buy one online myself for less?
Last week, it wouldn't start one morning. There had previously been no issues with the RAV and the prior day we had taken a trip of about 100 km, plus some about town driving, with no incidents.
We tried to jump it but no luck. We brought in a local mechanic with a battery charger and were able to start it but it would not accelerate, so we are unable to drive it.
We brought in a more experienced mechanic who had a diagnostic box. His first step was to disconnect the ECU overnight, reconnect it in the morning, and try again, which didn't work. He then said the engine control unit would need to be replaced.
The ECU will need to be imported and it's expensive to do so, about US$1,700 for the part alone, so before I go ahead, I wanted to find out if it's possible anything else could be causing the issue.
Any thoughts?
And if I do need an ECU, is it possible to buy one online myself for less?
