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Old 12th October 2020, 07:20   #13
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Originally Posted by davidbooker View Post
No, it has definitely had some water ingress. The inside of the aluminium heatsink (actually in contact with the main circuit board) is very powdery and corroded now that it is bone dry. The water has only affected the very bottom of the unit, so I may get away with it! I think a lot of people may be labouring under the delusion that the v6 ecu is waterproof, but it most certainly is not!

The V6 and 1.8 W us are sealed and waterproof. You may find it has been apart before that is why it has let water inside.
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