Electrical gremlins - help required
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I am having an issue. The car has been running well, but this afternoon after going to the yellow meet and turning the car from yellow to brown I thought I would wash it. That went fine, parked it in my garage and went back tonight to put the cover on it as I can not use it for a few days and noticed the dash as on with a power 245 dash code.
Then i noticed the doors were locking and unlocking themselves. My immediate though was i hvae been here before, this is the same issue I had when my ecu got water in it.
So where are the ecu's because I want to dry them. As it is I have removed a few fuses and manage to disable the doors from constantly locking themselves by removing the fuses that control the dashboard and the rear fog lights.
I have left the doors open. Interestingly the engine starts and appears to run! The car is safe because its nicely protected by alarms and garage etc.
Ideas please. If not I guess I need to take it to the dealer hopefully wihtout conking out on the way.
cheers
Simon
I am having an issue. The car has been running well, but this afternoon after going to the yellow meet and turning the car from yellow to brown I thought I would wash it. That went fine, parked it in my garage and went back tonight to put the cover on it as I can not use it for a few days and noticed the dash as on with a power 245 dash code.
Then i noticed the doors were locking and unlocking themselves. My immediate though was i hvae been here before, this is the same issue I had when my ecu got water in it.
So where are the ecu's because I want to dry them. As it is I have removed a few fuses and manage to disable the doors from constantly locking themselves by removing the fuses that control the dashboard and the rear fog lights.
I have left the doors open. Interestingly the engine starts and appears to run! The car is safe because its nicely protected by alarms and garage etc.
Ideas please. If not I guess I need to take it to the dealer hopefully wihtout conking out on the way.
cheers
Simon
Some are marked as such I think. Collection of metal and plastic boxes etc. I am afaid it is perseverance in getting the panel out - Chrissy had to put it back in as i had lost my patience by them.
Best advice is to open the panel up, move the control boxes and then have someone gently ( perhaps out of a squeezable bottle) run water around the windscreen area above that location and even move it around. Watch the area under the dash with a torch. You might be able to see where it is coming in then.
The use some automotive sealant - available from most stores - to plug the leak
Coach
Best advice is to open the panel up, move the control boxes and then have someone gently ( perhaps out of a squeezable bottle) run water around the windscreen area above that location and even move it around. Watch the area under the dash with a torch. You might be able to see where it is coming in then.
The use some automotive sealant - available from most stores - to plug the leak
Coach
Yep it was the passenger side ecu. As soon as i plug it in it goes barmy. So I have removed it for now!
As its late and its in my garage I guess I can try and find the fault later. I found the nearside indicator is loose so I wonder if the water could have got in through that.
On the ECU the plug has staining from water. I am leaving it on the side to dry, in case it fixes itself.
Eitherway it was a great lesson in learning about the car, not that I am wishing more faults!
I wonder if it could be from the heat exchanger seals as well?
Do you think wrapping the ecu in a bag and changing it do that it faces up and its cable is the lowest point may help (not sure I have enough slack mind).
Thanks for your help.
Simon
As its late and its in my garage I guess I can try and find the fault later. I found the nearside indicator is loose so I wonder if the water could have got in through that.
On the ECU the plug has staining from water. I am leaving it on the side to dry, in case it fixes itself.
Eitherway it was a great lesson in learning about the car, not that I am wishing more faults!
I wonder if it could be from the heat exchanger seals as well?
Do you think wrapping the ecu in a bag and changing it do that it faces up and its cable is the lowest point may help (not sure I have enough slack mind).
Thanks for your help.
Simon
Well - might be an option, but i am not sure abut the bag idea as there may be heat issues?
As you say - orient the cable?
Another one to try is see if it is coming down the loom and reseal the grommet where the ingress is happening?
What we need is a "bible" like Steve did for the Chim/Griff!
If you have not sorted it before the Meet - I can see what we will end up doing!! I do love tinkering with this sort of problem!
Coach
As you say - orient the cable?
Another one to try is see if it is coming down the loom and reseal the grommet where the ingress is happening?
What we need is a "bible" like Steve did for the Chim/Griff!
If you have not sorted it before the Meet - I can see what we will end up doing!! I do love tinkering with this sort of problem!
Coach
Yep the drying worked!! Thanks for your help Coach. I am going to take some photos over the weekend so people find it easier to find these things! I am also going to get the water test done at the dealers because I want to change the brakes, add some magnecor leads and change the tyres ready for the furball 5000 trip plus stock up on some spares (accelerator cable, fuses, bulbs) and a mini training course on how to fit them!
cheers
Simon
cheers
Simon
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