Drowned ECU's - Page 3

Mike Trident · 21st November 2018, 15:17

It would appear that I missed one! hmmmm a ramp job

Comfortably Numb · 21st November 2018, 21:43

My wife's 2000 reg MB 230SLK needed a new security/locking ECU first winter after she bought it, due to water filling up the boot well in which it lived. £900 fitted, thank you! (Not new, bought 4 years ago - she still loves it.)

mileshawk56 · 23rd November 2018, 20:02

Back to my little brother and his MB200Kompressor- he asked me if he would have to have his ignition key re programmed to the new ecu, I would think the answer is Yes? and would expect a MG main agent would do it? That's what I told him! Its a bit of a dogs breakfast really- reminds me of the early Mini's and the drowned distributors-and just a simple bit of metal shielding solved the problem. Chris.S.

Arctic · 23rd November 2018, 20:27

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Originally Posted by Mike Trident

It would appear that I missed one! hmmmm a ramp job

Hi Mike.
You are not on your own 8 out of 10 owners did no realise about the one under the servo as it can not be see from above, I posted on this back in 2010 link below,
https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...33&postcount=9

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=84865

Here a few photo's of the one I did a few days ago.

Once under the car cut 15mm off the drainage tubes and they will never get blocked up again, unless you grew a rain forest in the plenum area

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Easy to do with a sharp pair of snips or scissors

marinabrian · 23rd November 2018, 21:06

Take the ECM out of the plastic housing, wrap it up in a dog poo bag, and chuck it on top of the housing

Brian

Oh that'll just be me then

markypicks · 30th December 2018, 08:32

hey up russ as u know im having my ecu sorted out my car is a o2 plate 75 cdt club se can u confirm that there are only 3 plenum draines to keep clear or is there any more thats hidden thats going to cause me some heartache next yearps hope u had a good x mas rgds mark

Arctic · 30th December 2018, 08:55

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Originally Posted by markypicks

hey up russ as u know im having my ecu sorted out my car is a o2 plate 75 cdt club se can u confirm that there are only 3 plenum draines to keep clear or is there any more thats hidden thats going to cause me some heartache next yearps hope u had a good x mas rgds mark

HI Mark.
There are 4 altogether one in each inner wing drivers side was deleted in the PPD and a bung was used to close it off, some members replace the bung with a tube (me)

The most important two are the ones in the plenum one under the servo which can only be accessed from under the car, and the one under the ECU and below the pollen filter, thee link below give you all the info you will need.

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=125864

markypicks · 30th December 2018, 12:43

cheers for quick response mate i thought there was only 3 i will ask kevin the bloke whos sorting it out to have a look and get it up on the ramps can . can you cut the ends of underneath to make the holes bigger? as they taper in like the end of pencil as i dont want it happening again whats your best advice for stopping them getting bunged up apart from selling the car ha ha . ps might need your expert knowledge on the ecu earlier in the new year if thats ok rgds mark

21st November 2018, 15:17	#21
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21st November 2018, 21:43	#22
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	My wife's 2000 reg MB 230SLK needed a new security/locking ECU first winter after she bought it, due to water filling up the boot well in which it lived. £900 fitted, thank you! (Not new, bought 4 years ago - she still loves it.)

23rd November 2018, 20:02	#23
mileshawk56 Posted a thing or two MGZT Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 1,738 Thanked 299 Times in 216 Posts	Back to my little brother and his MB200Kompressor- he asked me if he would have to have his ignition key re programmed to the new ecu, I would think the answer is Yes? and would expect a MG main agent would do it? That's what I told him! Its a bit of a dogs breakfast really- reminds me of the early Mini's and the drowned distributors-and just a simple bit of metal shielding solved the problem. Chris.S.

23rd November 2018, 21:06	#25
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Take the ECM out of the plastic housing, wrap it up in a dog poo bag, and chuck it on top of the housing Brian Oh that'll just be me then

30th December 2018, 08:32	#26
markypicks Gets stuck in rover 75 saloon cdt club se re map 160 bhp Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: sheffield Posts: 558 Thanks: 227 Thanked 169 Times in 135 Posts	hey up russ as u know im having my ecu sorted out my car is a o2 plate 75 cdt club se can u confirm that there are only 3 plenum draines to keep clear or is there any more thats hidden thats going to cause me some heartache next yearps hope u had a good x mas rgds mark

30th December 2018, 12:43	#28
markypicks Gets stuck in rover 75 saloon cdt club se re map 160 bhp Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: sheffield Posts: 558 Thanks: 227 Thanked 169 Times in 135 Posts	cheers for quick response mate i thought there was only 3 i will ask kevin the bloke whos sorting it out to have a look and get it up on the ramps can . can you cut the ends of underneath to make the holes bigger? as they taper in like the end of pencil as i dont want it happening again whats your best advice for stopping them getting bunged up apart from selling the car ha ha . ps might need your expert knowledge on the ecu earlier in the new year if thats ok rgds mark