Thread: A costly mistake, please help!

So I took it into Barth Brothers today and they plugged in there diagnostic machine. We found a fault code saying something like invalid message from transfer case (I can't remember exactly what it was). Now I must admit, no matter how embarrassing is I can't remember if I was trying to put it in High Range properly (by putting into N first).

I'm saying this because I'm not sure if the guy cleared the fault and then it started working or if he just put it in Low Range the correct way, because I only remember trying in P and not thinking too much of it because I was getting no error message to say you're doing it the wrong way!

The guy also said that you have to clear the faults before they will go away, is this true?

So don't I look stupid! Either way its working though. Very happy! Especially when I didn't seem to stuff the module after taking it apart many times over the passed couple of days, hopefully the duck tape works although I'm not sure how it will fare with the heat coming from the motor.

Cheers everybody for helping! It was much appreciated!

Good news that its all working properly again. I suspect you already know that the duct tape will turn to sticky goo when it gets hot. Replace it with some race tape.

Originally Posted by Graeme

Good news that its all working properly again. I suspect you already know that the duct tape will turn to sticky goo when it gets hot. Replace it with some race tape.

What is this race tape you talk of? Never heard of it before!

AFAIK this type of tape got its name from being used to hold broken panels together on race cars. It has a fibrous backing that is strong along its length but tears across easily, not needing to be cut. The adhesive probably still doesn't like heat much so maybe not much better than what you've used.

Originally Posted by Graeme

AFAIK this type of tape got its name from being used to hold broken panels together on race cars. It has a fibrous backing that is strong along its length but tears across easily, not needing to be cut. The adhesive probably still doesn't like heat much so maybe not much better than what you've used.

You've just described duck tape. But that still turns gooey at high temps.

Originally Posted by Dougal

You've just described duck tape. But that still turns gooey at high temps.

I call Graeme's description 100 mile an hour tape, race tape, gaffer tape or cloth tape.

Duct Tape is stretchy.....well I have a role in the shed still in its package and has Duct Tape written on it and has no ribbing in it.

Pic attached of Duct Tape.

Brett.....

Cloth/ 100mph tape eventually turns sticky and crumples up then peels off in a heated environment as well. But it lasts fifty times longer than duct tape.

Originally Posted by discotwinturbo

I call Graeme's description 100 mile an hour tape, race tape, gaffer tape or cloth tape.

Duct Tape is stretchy.....well I have a role in the shed still in its package and has Duct Tape written on it and has no ribbing in it.

Pic attached of Duct Tape.

Brett.....

You can see reinforcement in that picture of tape you've just posted.

Duck is a brand of the cloth reinforced tape, gaffa, 100 mph, etc etc are generic terms for the same thing. Duct tape is used as a generic term by a lot of people to describe the same stuff. But it sounds like the "duct" tape you are thinking of is simply PVC tape, like electrical tape but wider.

But regardless, the tape with cloth in it (no matter what you want to call it) still doesn't handle high temps.
There are metal foil tapes that do.