75 '04 reg. Diesel, dreaded EP problem. - Page 2

marinabrian · 26th December 2013, 09:29

Well, I'm in a position to rectify this should the OP wish to contact me

Brian

marinabrian · 27th December 2013, 10:41

OP now up and running again

Technical helpdesk to the rescue

Brian

RPWC · 27th December 2013, 10:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by marinabrian

OP now up and running again

Technical helpdesk to the rescue

Brian

You mean the Brian help desk to the rescue

TonTo · 27th December 2013, 12:24

Thanks to all who replied especially Brian who gave me some good pointers. A couple of things which I did not realise with this car.
Firstly the EP basicly shows there is no communications in the system - so the error codes etc cannot be read or reset, and certainly the car will not start in this condition - I certainly tried that!.
I removed the ECU again and this time stripped it down, the print all looked in good condition, however there was a small tell-tale line of condensation on a part of the ali casing. I saturated it all in IPA solvent, brushed it well in everywhere and dried it with a low heat hairdryer.
Plugged it back in and RESULT!!. Think I got to it before any damaged was done.
Thanks for the suggestions from all - especially Brian for his understanding of the problem from the word go.

Tony.

26th December 2013, 09:29	#11
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Well, I'm in a position to rectify this should the OP wish to contact me Brian

27th December 2013, 10:41	#12
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	OP now up and running again Technical helpdesk to the rescue Brian

27th December 2013, 12:24	#14
TonTo Newbie rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Winslow Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks to all who replied especially Brian who gave me some good pointers. A couple of things which I did not realise with this car. Firstly the EP basicly shows there is no communications in the system - so the error codes etc cannot be read or reset, and certainly the car will not start in this condition - I certainly tried that!. I removed the ECU again and this time stripped it down, the print all looked in good condition, however there was a small tell-tale line of condensation on a part of the ali casing. I saturated it all in IPA solvent, brushed it well in everywhere and dried it with a low heat hairdryer. Plugged it back in and RESULT!!. Think I got to it before any damaged was done. Thanks for the suggestions from all - especially Brian for his understanding of the problem from the word go. Tony.