Thread: reliability ??????

gees if I started worrying about electronics, I'd end up like Incisor!!


take it out and play with it,,
IF it breaks down,, deal with it then--


lifes too short--

my TD5 fender has been a very reiable car

bought it new and never looked back


i've giving my car a real hard time over its short life but she keeps plugging on and on and on

yep i'd take it anywhere around Australia

Originally Posted by tombraider

And at the end of the day....

A $1100.00 spare ECU is the very best insurance....
Solves all your woes

I have a spare for the Disco and the Defender

Would I take them anywhere? Yes... Am I worried about it? Nope!

Tombraider

Can you just plug it in and have it work? I thought it had to have test book give it injector numbers and a few other parameters so it will work correctly.
Have you had these programmed to your car as spares?

Expensive parts to have laying about.

Trev.

Originally Posted by disconut

Can you just plug it in and have it work? I thought it had to have test book give it injector numbers and a few other parameters so it will work correctly.
Have you had these programmed to your car as spares?

Expensive parts to have laying about.

Trev.

Thats a good question,do you?? I've thought of doing this,after all,whats $1100 for peace of mind,insurance if you will,if you're stuck in the middle of nowhere in a life or death situation,such as being 1 week into a 2 month holiday!!

Originally Posted by disconut

Can you just plug it in and have it work? I thought it had to have test book give it injector numbers and a few other parameters so it will work correctly.
Have you had these programmed to your car as spares?

Expensive parts to have laying about.

Trev.

Yes, it does need programming to the vehicle, but once programmed can be removed and stored (in my case in the vehicle in a sealed container).

It gets the Injector codes and then 'learn security' to link it to the vehicle.

However!....... I have the ability to remove the security from TD5 ECUs meaning they will just drop in and work. This will allow one to run on another vehicle, even though the codes are wrong. It will still run OK, just not quite as emmissions compliant.

Which when in the middle of nowhere, I dont care about... I just want to get home!

But. for peace of mind, definately not a bad idea...

I actuallt have a spare for my Defender and the Disco Auto here.

Cheers
Tombraider

I pick up a spare ECU for my disco for $50 on ebay, and works fine, just plug-in-play mind u my ECU isn't as complicated

Matt.

One problem may be that "ECU problems" are often sensor problems or wiring problems, not ECU problems.
John

The good thing about my disco is that you can work out what is causing the problem, i.e what sensor etc, with just a mulitmeter, probably the only time I'll need to replace the ECU is if it gets wet or some sort of power surge.

Matt.