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Used Renault Clio ECU

All used Renault Clio ECU listed on Breakeryard.com are tested, original (OEM) manufacturer parts and come with a 14 day money back guarantee. Breakeryard.com list cheap new OES or aftermarket car parts at discounted prices or used OEM car parts up to 80% cheaper than main dealer prices for Renault Clio from premium breaker yards from across the UK.

About ECU

What is the ECU/what does it do?

The term ECU (Electronic Control Unit) is a universal name given to a variety of electronic control systems found in a car. Collectively they make up the car's computer or brain which controls and regulates key components of the vehicle.

Getting into the details of the ECU

ECU’s are located within the dashboard or engine bay. It is often possible to ‘read’ or interrogate your car's various ECU’s using a laptop computer with relevant software and cable or a dedicated reader via a connection port which is usually located in the dashboard. This method is used by mechanics for diagnosis of certain vehicle faults.

An ECU controls or governs aspects of a car's systems including, but not limited to, the engine, ABS, suspension, automatic gearbox and power steering.

What if something goes wrong with the ECU?

Like any electronic component an ECU can fail for a number of reasons including short circuits, dry solder joints, water damage or age. Diagnosis is generally much easier with the correct reader which can be used to obtain error codes from ECU.

Renault Clio trivia

  • The original design for the Renault Clio was intended to replace the hugely popular Renault 5.
  • Released partway through 1991, there was still an impressive 21,123 Clios sold in the UK. The following year, after a full year of sales, 34,701 Clios were sold.
  • Before the Clio, Renault had always struggled in the UK car market. The release of the Clio changed all that, partly because the Twingo wasn’t made available in Britain.
  • Worldwide, there have been more than 12 million Clios sold, with the UK market making up around 1.2 million of those.
  • When the second generation Clio went on sale in 1994, the UK sales figures for the first generation were well over 300,000 units.