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Bad times yesterday guys. Got my chim back from Neil Garner after getting the manifold gaskets replaced (much nicer now, no ticking and feels smoother) yesterday, was just cruising around with the top down when there was a fire!
I started smelling burnt plastic, then the dashboard started smoking, then looked down and the passenger footwell was on proper fire!
Got the extinguisher, put it out, then got straight on the phone to Neil again. He said it was probably the ecu or something dropping onto the battery terminals and causing a spark.
Sounds pretty accurate as its quite messy down there. So I've dropped the car off there again and they're gonn ahave a look.
Sketchy times!
cheers
Ben
I started smelling burnt plastic, then the dashboard started smoking, then looked down and the passenger footwell was on proper fire!
Got the extinguisher, put it out, then got straight on the phone to Neil again. He said it was probably the ecu or something dropping onto the battery terminals and causing a spark.
Sounds pretty accurate as its quite messy down there. So I've dropped the car off there again and they're gonn ahave a look.
Sketchy times!
cheers
Ben
chrispitman said:
Thought the same awhile back, I fitted a piece of plastic bolted to the battery box to cover the + terminal on the battery so nothing can get to it.
While your down there its best to get the ecu off the floor just in case you get a leak and it fills the foot well with water
While your down there its best to get the ecu off the floor just in case you get a leak and it fills the foot well with water
even a couple of layers of duct tape is better than nothing,Benny Dub sounds like you worked fast,well done
That was an area I always thought was abysmal, so a while back I spent some time unravelling the (very sticky) loom tape, tidying up the wiring, and then re-arranged and re-wrapped it all so that it's secured clear of the battery (see below). It's still not ideal, but at least I can access the battery easier, and there's less chance of anything shorting out.
My Ecu now sits above the "so called" glove box ie the knicker pouch by the passengers knee and the two silver relays are well up inside the dashboard along side the alarm module ond other relays, this serve's two purposes, 1, no chance of shorting out between the battery terminals and 2 minimises the chance of water damage due to any unforseen leaks.
Edited by rctonka on Saturday 26th April 10:34
I don't think he means 'in' the knicker pouch but above it. There are two self tappers that hold the hinged panel up, undo these and you'll find quite a bit of space above to hide stuff. The only problem I can see is that the door is only a thin piece of glass fiber and held up by two pretty weedy self tappers. If you were to put the ECU up here it would only take a couple of sharp bumps to rip the screws out and end up with an escaped ECU being that it is pretty weighty. If you were to beef the screws up a bit with some U clips or similar though I'm sure it would work just fine!
To tidy mine up I just ripped out miles of unused LandRover wiring when fitting my Emerald ECU. I'm now left with just a half thickness trunk of wires leading to the ECU all neatly taped up, and another one with the main and fuel pump relays. Loads of room for the ECU to sit beside the battery, and the relays now sit behind it
To tidy mine up I just ripped out miles of unused LandRover wiring when fitting my Emerald ECU. I'm now left with just a half thickness trunk of wires leading to the ECU all neatly taped up, and another one with the main and fuel pump relays. Loads of room for the ECU to sit beside the battery, and the relays now sit behind it
The ECU and relays in my 500 fitted up above the glove box without modification to the wiring. I moved it there when I got the car as I didn't like the idea of it sitting on top of the battery.
As I recall all I had to do to get enough slack in the wires was to cut off a couple of tywraps.
The screws holding the fibrgalss flap don't seem to be a problem. Most of the weight of the ECU is supported by the rest of the underside of the dash. but you could always bridge the flap with a thin piece of aluminium or plastic to spread the weight.
As I recall all I had to do to get enough slack in the wires was to cut off a couple of tywraps.
The screws holding the fibrgalss flap don't seem to be a problem. Most of the weight of the ECU is supported by the rest of the underside of the dash. but you could always bridge the flap with a thin piece of aluminium or plastic to spread the weight.
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