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My ET4 is terminally ill - Help Please!
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I believe that on the ET4 you only need a new CDI unit. See:
http://www.wotmeworry.org.uk/manuals/useful%20info/Immobilizer_Fault_Finding.pdf
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joke-art wrote:
Had some time to work on the Vespa today. I was really surprise with what I found:

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I think this is more or likley the problem. Yes that is a sandwich bag cover the exposed CDI unit.

Best and cheapest place to get a new one? Plus do I need to change the ignition as it's got the immobiliser on it?
Anyone?
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You will have to go to a Vespa dealer for a new CDI. If you have the brown master key, you will not need to change anything else. Does that help? Once you have the new unit installed you can then program the unit to your keys. The instructions for this are in the link that jimc gave you above.

Maybe you didn't read the link?

Good luck in getting it sorted.
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Sorry never saw the second page (what a numpty).

Thanks for that. Does it have to be a Piaggio dealer? As there is not one near me.

John
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I have one word for you - Bendix - I don't really know what they are or do but mine was stuffed!

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