Thread: Traction control, can you make it selectable?

As many of you are aware, I recently drowned my D2. Well actually it was only the ECU for the transmission that got truly drowned, enough for the car to be written off anyway.

I'm about to get my replacement, a D2a and the first thing I want to do is to waterproof this ECU as it is stupidly placed under the passenger seat where it is bound to get wet if 'the worst' happens.

My thought is to put it in a sealed plastic box with appropriate grommeted holes to handle the wiring.

Are there any likely problems doing this (heat etc)?

If anyone has actually done it, are there any pics?

I'm also looking to do something with the main ECU under the bonnet.

All replies greatfully received.

Originally Posted by wardy1

As many of you are aware, I recently drowned my D2. Well actually it was only the ECU for the transmission that got truly drowned, enough for the car to be written off anyway.

I'm about to get my replacement, a D2a and the first thing I want to do is to waterproof this ECU as it is stupidly placed under the passenger seat where it is bound to get wet if 'the worst' happens.

My thought is to put it in a sealed plastic box with appropriate grommeted holes to handle the wiring.

Are there any likely problems doing this (heat etc)?

If anyone has actually done it, are there any pics?

I'm also looking to do something with the main ECU under the bonnet.

All replies greatfully received.

Tombie2 made a sealed box with a snorkle for the ECU of a TD5, give him a PM he may still have the photos, alternatively, go into the D2au Yahoo site, I'm pretty sure there are photos of it in there.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

He doesn't want to disable the ABS. Just disabling the TC can't be done on either the D2a or early D2, the ABS and HDC are disabled as well, so it's all 3 or nothing, BECAUSE they are all part of one unit, the ABS modulator which is controlled by the BCU SLABS computer.

Indeed, most people are unaware that TC is merely a by-product of ABS

I'm also in the "WHY" camp. The only thing I can think of is that he has been watching to many episodes of Top Gear....where they can switch off the TC so that can power slide etc ,

Regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by Redback

WHY

If you have a D2a you can't do it, if you have the early D2 it can be done but you need to engage the centre diff, turn the ignition off then restart the car.

Mine is set up this way, but I don't turn the ignition off to disengage it, the TC is brilliant, why would you want to turn it off

When was the last time you tried to climb a soft dune, started losing speed and TC kicks in swamping any hopes of popping over the top of the dune..... like I tried...... numerous times a couple of weekends ago.......

Mind you, my amigoes are back at the moment, might be a good thing!!

Originally Posted by LOVEMYRANGIE

When was the last time you tried to climb a soft dune, started losing speed and TC kicks in swamping any hopes of popping over the top of the dune..... like I tried...... numerous times a couple of weekends ago.......

Mind you, my amigoes are back at the moment, might be a good thing!!

The traction control doesn't work over a certain RPM, I would think by the time you get to a stage on the dune where the traction control starts to do it's job, you'll have lost the momentum necessary to go over the dune.

But that's only my opinion, I haven't done a lot of beach driving, I've done a bit on river sand though, much harder to drive on/in, the TC seemed to work fine for me.

The Land Rover Club Sydney did a test at Stockton on this, 3 vehicles, one stock no TC, one with TC and another with lockers, on the day none of the vehicles had an advantage climbing the same dune, they finished within a meter or so from each other with no clear winner, one thing they found with all the vehicles, momentum was the key regardless, the one that had the most momentum climbed the furtherest.

Baz.

im just old fashioned, i like to be in control of what is going on with my fourby and not be ruled by the techno bugs and i know what your going to say is "why dont you buy an older 4wd"? and the answer to that is anything that is good and in my price range is too old and i cant afford any other brands of 4wd as young as my disco. so im doing the best with what i got.

Originally Posted by bluelightdisco

im just old fashioned, i like to be in control of what is going on with my fourby and not be ruled by the techno bugs and i know what your going to say is "why dont you buy an older 4wd"? and the answer to that is anything that is good and in my price range is too old and i cant afford any other brands of 4wd as young as my disco. so im doing the best with what i got.

You can control the TC, a gentle throttle will have it engaging and a heavy throttle will disengage it, works very well in mud.

Throttle control is the key to using the TC well and to your advantage, especially if you have wheels off the ground, so really you have better control over the car, it can take a while to get used to, but once you do learn it, it's a great tool to use off road.

Baz.