BrokenBiker
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i was joking...im not touching another french car again
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i was joking...im not touching another french car again
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might be worth looking for a large fuse and cleaning the contacts. Only saying this as I think your steering and your ECU both run on electrickery
a good tip for cleaning blade fuse contacts is to use an ordinary pencil rubber. It brings the blades up a treat
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its most likely moisture in the ECU/Fuse box again...last time it went like this the ECU board was wet and had blown a diode and resistor...i have components here that i can repair that with but the steering is the bit thats concerning me this time as its also electric
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common to both / loss of 12v power ?
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I picked up an MOT failure MGF. That had a steering warning light on and wasn't working. In that case it was a large 40 amp (i think but may have been 70a) fuse for the EPAS system which hadn't blown but was making a poor contact, cleaned the fuse blades and no problem since
BrokenBiker
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no loss of 12V that i have noticed...it started paying up while we were driving home and i managed to get it home (and reminded myself what driving without power steering was like) and it wouldnt turn off outside the house...i stalled it in the end and now it wont turn back on...the rain has stopped now but im also in no mood to look at it tonight so it can wait until the morning.
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Neighbour replace his 53 reg Saab convertible as a daily with a 13 reg Mazda 3 diesel. Says not a patch on Saab quality so despite excellent economy has got Saab MOT'd to use again and is struggling to sell Mazda even though he's asking "bottom book".
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ive never really liked mazda's unless they are the MPS ones
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well the ecu is in the house now, drying off...no blown components that i can see but it was full of water...even though i pretty much potted it in silicon sealant last time it happened...
i have been told of a pug 306 diesel, 2002ish age and only 100k on it, thinks it got a bit of test and probably not much more than £300 to buy...no idea what pugs are like as ive never owned one...its french though
i have been told of a pug 306 diesel, 2002ish age and only 100k on it, thinks it got a bit of test and probably not much more than £300 to buy...no idea what pugs are like as ive never owned one...its french though
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Check the dash earths. They used to mount a lot of earths to a common point. Renault 5 used to earth all rear lights to one point. 8 point earth, in brass. for the rear lights. That would play up and cause all sorts of issues.
I think, but don't quote me but I thing the Renault had something similar.
If not check the ECU, and the dash for damage.
I think, but don't quote me but I thing the Renault had something similar.
If not check the ECU, and the dash for damage.
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See my above post...ECU was dripping wet again...its in the house now stripped down and drying off
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get that leak sorted slacker
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I take the ecu is mounted under the windscreen in some kind of housing lime many other vehicles.
My MG has the same idea, let's put a computer inside a box directly below the entry point of water, what could go wrong.
I've now drilled the wiper system cover so that I can rod the leak off holes to stop the ecu being flooded.
My MG has the same idea, let's put a computer inside a box directly below the entry point of water, what could go wrong.
I've now drilled the wiper system cover so that I can rod the leak off holes to stop the ecu being flooded.
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I missed the reply about the ecu being wet.
Ok I will shut up and have a beer.
Ok I will shut up and have a beer.
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cant knock that idea
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its mounted just next to the battery, directly below a poorly designed rain gutter...it has a plastic cover over the top but its worse than pathetic...i covered the lot in silicon sealant last time it happened but obviosuly didnt work
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im having one too...
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silicone is crap, get some seam sealer and dont forget the plug / cable entry
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pffft i dont have any
yet
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Silicon grease. Maplins do a tube
