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| Gabriel Boff Member Since: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Rio Grande do Sul Posts: 95   
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Is the ECU of the puma engine is waterproof??
Is there under the bonnet any other eletronics that isn't waterproof?? |
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10th Jan 2010 8:05pm |
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| Higgers Member Since: 08 Apr 2009 Location: Cheshire Posts: 668  
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Ive had a bow wave upto the bottom of the windscreen. I have a un-sealed RAI but I beleive the plastic jobby from mantec is more for dust rather than water (unless you use a tube of silicone sealent).
I checked the underseat box straight away and there was a small amount of water but not enough to worry about. All I can say was that I was particularly stupid and very lucky all in one day!! |
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10th Jan 2010 8:21pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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The ECU is no longer located there- they haven't made the Td5 mistake again. It is now located on the bulkhead behind the engine. I would say it is waterproof enough, and to get water there would be a challenge unless you stop in water up to your windscreen. Glyn |
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10th Jan 2010 8:35pm |
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| TJ101 Member Since: 30 May 2007 Location: Taunton Somerset Posts: 3748  
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The ECU on the Puma, is under the bonnet, bolted onto the bulkhead, behind the cylinder head California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1 Main Brian James Trailer Dealer for South West UK |
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10th Jan 2010 8:38pm |
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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444 
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I stand corrected
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10th Jan 2010 8:47pm |
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| double cab happy Member Since: 01 Jun 2009 Location: merseyside Posts: 573  
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land rover will tell you that it has been made water proof due to its re-location under the bonnet until you get it full of water and have a fault, then they will tell you that you must have exceeded the waiding limit and they will also not accsept that it could collect water spray from the road, also pointing out to them that your cd player and all the instroments are still working and that they would have been flooded if you had been stationary in that depth of water will not win them over.
as you may have guess'd i'm on the look out for an ECU loom extention. so no its not water proof. |
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10th Jan 2010 9:51pm |
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| Gabriel Boff Member Since: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Rio Grande do Sul Posts: 95
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A LR dealer mecanic tell me that exist an acessory that make the ecu waterproof, do you know something about it???
So, it's sad one LR that can't go underwater if you need, and it's a quite strange, because you can't submerge the Defender , but it submerge you and your bags in every rain!!! regards |
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10th Jan 2010 11:36pm |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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Ecu connectors are water proof (I wash several times my engine bay with high pressure washer and I'haven't any problems).....
If water arrive on the ECU, probably it has damage somethings in others car parts....... Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition 
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11th Jan 2010 10:00am |
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| jamesbond007 Member Since: 28 Oct 2009 Location: Central Algarve - Portugal Posts: 172  
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I wonder what that ECU look alike box is under the passenger (continental) seat. Boldly going nowhere
Discovery 3 after a Defender 110 Crew Cab TD4 and a 1964 SIIA 88 Regular. |
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11th Jan 2010 10:48am |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015
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I am sure someone will correct me if wrong but I do belive that is all the ABS/TC gubbins. Glyn |
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11th Jan 2010 1:44pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8006  
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ABS box is my understanding as ^^^^ Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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11th Jan 2010 2:25pm |
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| jamesbond007 Member Since: 28 Oct 2009 Location: Central Algarve - Portugal Posts: 172
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Well, I checked again under the passenger seat (i.e. right hand side here) and there is nothing that looks like an ECU. I have no idea why I had that impression as I have never seen the intimate parts of any Land Rover but the SIIA and the Puma.
Nothing under the driver's seat either. Too much Portuguese tinto I suppose. Boldly going nowhere
Discovery 3 after a Defender 110 Crew Cab TD4 and a 1964 SIIA 88 Regular. |
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11th Jan 2010 2:39pm |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039  
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This was the ECU when I bought my Td5.
Click image to enlarge I still wonder why it didn't start. Roel
1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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11th Jan 2010 7:44pm |
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| double cab happy Member Since: 01 Jun 2009 Location: merseyside Posts: 573
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i cant understand why they cant hard wire it to a long cable that connects to the vehical loom at some high point and have the ecu fill'd with silicon or similare, this would make it very waterproof, and not a great deal more expenceive, other things would need waterproofing but the expencive "brain" would be ok, all that said why can't they just mount it high.
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12th Jan 2010 8:15am |
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