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Old 4th January 2020, 15:34   #11
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The 25 is prone to getting a damp BCU. That will knock out the car’s ability to start. My Streetwise had the same problem. Terry at TS Autos fitted a new one and all was well. Later I re routed the BCU to the passenger footwell to keep it dry. Worked fine and never got damp again.
Generally a fault with cars that have air conditioning
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Old 4th January 2020, 19:14   #12
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I’m pretty sure it’s not got air con. I think the garage is MJN or something like that, recommended by a few people on here so hopefully they’ll know what to look for. But I will pass it on to him so he can mention it.
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Old 4th January 2020, 20:11   #13
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Generally a fault with cars that have air conditioning
Yes indeed mine did have air con. On the Streetwise however the BCU was sat on the bulkhead and got damp during heavy rain on motorways. Simple design fault I reckon. No trouble for a whole year once sat in the footwell.

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Old 4th January 2020, 21:47   #14
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THE man to talk to in regards to Pektron SCU related issues is Paul "Technozen" Brown.

Find him HERE I would rather pass work to Paul than carry it out myself if I'm honest, he's that good with these units

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Old 4th January 2020, 21:54   #15
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Yes indeed mine did have air con. On the Streetwise however the BCU was sat on the bulkhead and got damp during heavy rain on motorways. Simple design fault I reckon. No trouble for a whole year once sat in the footwell.

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The SCU unit is attached to the bulkhead near the aircon pipes, which condensate and drip water onto the SCU
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Old 5th January 2020, 10:48   #16
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The SCU unit is attached to the bulkhead near the aircon pipes, which condensate and drip water onto the SCU
I don’t disagree with you as it does happen. However there was some water ingress during heavy rain especially on motorways. Drove to Bridgewater in a storm and had the RAC tow me home. Spent the following morning drying out the car and removed the box which was soaking wet. Thanks to Terry Shaw I’m now handy at removing air con units and fixing the problem myself. Only problem is that a new box needs to be paired with the car by laptop, like a T4. As good as they are, the 25/ZR and Streetwise are really dated now. My MG ZR was a great drivers car but sadly was slowly rusting away. The 75/ZT are way ahead on quality and last better. It shows how dated the range was at the end. Face lifts on old models was never going to work. Terrible waste as the MGR team were making the best they could on a tiny budget.
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THE man to talk to in regards to Pektron SCU related issues is Paul "Technozen" Brown.

Find him HERE I would rather pass work to Paul than carry it out myself if I'm honest, he's that good with these units

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Plus one for Paul - he repaired one of our Pektron SCUs and supplied and programmed a couple of new remotes. First class work and very reasonable cost too.
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Thanks, I sent him the link, but as it's already at the garage he said he'd let them sort it. Plus he said he wants it done ASAP so hasn't got time to wait around for it to be send off, fixed and returned, as he's having to ride in to work, which I know he doesn't like doing as it's cold in the dark, and he doesn't like riding in the city traffic.
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Thanks, I sent him the link, but as it's already at the garage he said he'd let them sort it. Plus he said he wants it done ASAP so hasn't got time to wait around for it to be send off, fixed and returned, as he's having to ride in to work, which I know he doesn't like doing as it's cold in the dark, and he doesn't like riding in the city traffic.
He might want to change his mind when he sees the price of a new SCU and two new remotes, as the old ones will be U/S and cannot be reprogrammed.....

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He might want to change his mind when he sees the price of a new SCU and two new remotes, as the old ones will be U/S and cannot be reprogrammed.....

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Holy carp! Hmm I think it’d get scrapped at that price! I’ll let him know. I’m sure he said something about being told they could get a 2nd hand unit and programme that. But I don’t know if that’s the AA bloke, or the garage, or what. Bless him, he has no idea about anything other than checking fluids and tyres, so often what he says to me, might not actually be what he was told.

He was looking at getting a new car, so this might be the shove over the edge.
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