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How to locate the power steering column control unit code on Fiat Punto

Model: Fiat Punto 188, MK 2 - Years 1999-2011
Part: Warning light – error code

Let's see how to remove the power steering column cover plastics to locate the ECU code on Fiat Punto. We take a hex wrench, unscrew the tightening screws placed in the plastic covering the column. We remove all the fastening screws inside the plastics of the coating; remove the plastic (as in the video) and identify the code shown on the electrical cables (label as in the video). Write down the code shown on the label and after having ordered it: mount the new power steering column control unit following the disassembly of the plastics.

Posted on 13 December 2019 by ScegliAuto

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