Hi all.
To cut a long story short following a breakdown on the A1 and arriving on the back of a tow truck Brian came to the rescue with a replacement ECU.
Cheers mate.
The reason for the failure.....
A flooded plenum.
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Now, I know it was dry in October when I bought the car and checked. And since then have been happily saying it was dry.
Isn't hindsight wonderful
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What I hadn't done was to make sure all the crud was washed out so during the various deluges we've had since then a huge amount of leaves and other gunge had blocked the drain hole.
All sorted now and I'll be in touch with Jules for one of his plenum shields - which, of course, I should have done already
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And I'll be getting the drill out for Arctic's spy hole mod.
Moral of story - do regular physical checks. Just 'cus it was dry once doesn't mean it still is.
Anyway, all good now and lesson learned thanks to Brian.
Take care all.