SCART Lead type thing.............whats it do???
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Guys
I was cleaning my car a few days ago and I saw something that caught my attention.
On the upper side of the passenger foot well I saw what I can only describe as a miniature SCART lead hanging down. I can not get close enough to see if it should be connected - regardless the car works a-okay.
Any ideas what this could be?
Thanks
Mark
I was cleaning my car a few days ago and I saw something that caught my attention.
On the upper side of the passenger foot well I saw what I can only describe as a miniature SCART lead hanging down. I can not get close enough to see if it should be connected - regardless the car works a-okay.
Any ideas what this could be?
Thanks
Mark
ah sorry - it's the Electronic Control Unit for your car; it's what sets a multitude of things from the rev limit, to the amount of fuel allowed in on the over run.
It also shows any errors that may have occured in the engine, sensor problems etc. There will be a point somewhere in the car where a dealer can 'plug in' (literally just a laptop and a connector) to the car to see everything - my guess is that's it!
It also shows any errors that may have occured in the engine, sensor problems etc. There will be a point somewhere in the car where a dealer can 'plug in' (literally just a laptop and a connector) to the car to see everything - my guess is that's it!
TonyHetherington said:
ah sorry - it's the Electronic Control Unit for your car; it's what sets a multitude of things from the rev limit, to the amount of fuel allowed in on the over run.
It also shows any errors that may have occured in the engine, sensor problems etc. There will be a point somewhere in the car where a dealer can 'plug in' (literally just a laptop and a connector) to the car to see everything - my guess is that's it!
That's it, so if your MIL light comes on and you call the AA, that's where they need to look
An old boss of mine had one of those quick Vauxhalls they used to make (not the lotus carlton - later than that) anyway - v. quick off the mark but he complained that there was a flat spot in the power in third ... Took it the dealer who plugged a laptop into the ECU and applied the lastest patch to the car ... was fine after that!
jcb156 said:
An old boss of mine had one of those quick Vauxhalls they used to make (not the lotus carlton - later than that) anyway - v. quick off the mark but he complained that there was a flat spot in the power in third ... Took it the dealer who plugged a laptop into the ECU and applied the lastest patch to the car ... was fine after that!
Similar things occur at Lotus dealers. There is a 'B' Version of the ECU map that stops stalling at low revs. As well as other enhancements
beachbum said:
An old boss of mine had one of those quick Vauxhalls they used to make (not the lotus carlton - later than that) anyway - v. quick off the mark but he complained that there was a flat spot in the power in third ... Took it the dealer who plugged a laptop into the ECU and applied the lastest patch to the car ... was fine after that!
Similar things occur at Lotus dealers. There is a 'B' Version of the ECU map that stops stalling at low revs. As well as other enhancements
Thats what has just been applied to my car! I dont know if it is the new 'zorst or the new geo or just the fact I have been driving a crummy Almera but the car feels so bloody quick it is hardly reconisable as the car I took in.
(Apart from the crummy stripes!)
In the UK all cars made after 2001 need to be OBDII compliant, sounds like new technology but they've had it in the states since 96. It means all cars can be diagnosed with a standard OBDII reader that you can get for about £50 and plug into your laptop/PDA etc. basically means you can read fault codes and reset the MIL (malfunction indicator light). You can get some really clever software to go with it that will estimate bhp/torque and even 0-60 times!
www.obdii.com/
www.obdii.com/
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