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Thread: How to post a BAD smell.

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    db65boxer Guest

    How to post a BAD smell.

    OK so we cant post a smell and to be honest you don't want to smell this
    Our 2000 disco td5 shut down today 200 metres from home that was all I was Happy about. I thought initially by the smell we'd had a short somewhere and told the missus that it probably wasn't that bad. Key out and car locked the fuel pump and ac fan where still running???
    After a bit of sniffing (literally) around I found this .Now maybe I do have a short that caused it I don't know, has anyone ever had an ecu cook like this?
    I hope the pictures work, there is some really nicely popped capacitors in there, and I can still smell and taste the stink after 6 hours. ( why did I stick my beak in there ?? )

    And yes, I'm looking for a s/hand ecu if anyone has one they'd like to part with. Please let me know.

    Cheers Dave





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    I would also check the back of both fuse boxes as the cause of the problem could also be there I recently had one that was badly melted on the back of the internal fuse box there is a pic in this thread
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    How was the car behaving before hand? Lights on dash? Seems to havegot a massive spike in the power supply? So maybe an alternator check b4 you bung another ecu in.
    Cheers Scott

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    Go over all your wiring loom carefully and look for any earths that are dodgy, clean back to bright metal and reconnect, spray a coat of paint over them after they are tight.

    Then look at the alternator, making sure it hasn't got a faulty regulator.

    Both the heavy cables to the battery should be checked, to see if the lugs need the solder refreshing in them.

    Then after all the above is done, get yourself another ECU.
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    As already said, check the voltage from the alternator, though suspect more than just the Engine ECU would have suffered if it were voltage related.
    I have an ECU to suit that model, PM me if you need.

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    db65boxer Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by schuy1 View Post
    How was the car behaving before hand? Lights on dash? Seems to havegot a massive spike in the power supply? So maybe an alternator check b4 you bung another ecu in.
    Cheers Scott
    Missus was driving ??

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    Got the alternator out today, its booked in to the test bench tomorrow. See how it replies.
    No obvious burning or melting anywhere yet, Ill let you all know how I go.

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    I agree Strangy everything else seems to be working.
    Last edited by db65boxer; 9th June 2015 at 04:09 PM. Reason: forgot some words

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    Missus was driving ??
    One of the best replies i have heard on here.

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    Alternator passed all tests with flying colours. I'll have more time tomorrow to look at other causes, at this time I'm thinking the ecu just had a bad day? but I'll spend some more time looking before I start it, and I'm yet to get an ecu, hope to organise that tonight.

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