[nzenigma]

@AbrahamSaenz
Great result, happy it has worked out for you. 
Nice that you could find a tech too.
As a young electronics tech in NZ, I routinely opened any device and repaired it.
Now days , that skill has been generally been lost within the trade, a victim of economy and the throw away module.

@tw2005  Gerard, If you sit nice and quietly, I will open an ECU and post a photo or two, just for you. 

[tw2005]

@tw2005  Gerard, If you sit nice and quietly, I will open an ECU and post a photo or two, just for you. 

If it's a  CRDi ecu  for a FD go for it.  Anything else    

(I'll settle for a 2.oL petrol if you must ) @nzenigma

[Paolo5]

I know that leakages like this are relatively rare....and that all fuel injected cars have a similar setup...but it is stupid that such a minute part can cause so much headscratching and frustration. I bet cars with similar afflictions have been 'moved-on' due to owners and mechanics being unable to get to the cause.

Kudos to the diagnostic technician who set things right!

[tw2005]

I know that leakages like this are relatively rare....and that all fuel injected cars have a similar setup...but it is stupid that such a minute part can cause so much headscratching and frustration. I bet cars with similar afflictions have been 'moved-on' due to owners and mechanics being unable to get to the cause.

Kudos to the diagnostic technician who set things right!

Absolutely, when the caps go on a PC and voltages become erratic how does that go? Same in an ECU, basically a processor with many sensor inputs. I think a couple of decades ago there was a period of bad caps, Moderns TVs come to mind especially LG, Samsung. Panasonic however did(not sure now) have the best caps in theirs so rarely was it a bad cap, main brands fitted were Rubycon, Nichicon and United Chemicon.

[nzenigma]

@tw2005  Gerard, If you sit nice and quietly, I will open an ECU and post a photo or two, just for you. 

If it's a  CRDi ecu  for a FD go for it.  Anything else    

Not quite the behaviour we expect in the valley, but....Southwest = fairly normal 

This was no easy task. ... to find the box of ECUs in shed 2. After finding all the other parts I had lost, and about to give up, found em under the washer bottles, as you would expect. 

The pictured Continental  (also have identical Siemens)  2l petrol FD . The Bosch is diesel FD manual.



luckily I settled on the Bosch, 4 screws hold lid plus seal, needs heat to open.



to get to the caps and component side I had to put enough flame onto the case to melt the sealant around the socket.


 

[tw2005]

top job. I  wouldn't be doing that unless I had to. On my phone so these shots are petrol ? What brand are those black cap ?

[nzenigma]

  It never ends. Just WALKED ALL THE WAY to shed 2 to check the pressure sensor. Came back stopped for lunch ...Sorry about that 

And she doesn't listen to me   " luckily I settled on the Bosch, 4 screws hold lid plus seal, needs heat to open." 

[Dazzler]

Thanks for that Gary. 

[nzenigma]

 
She's not talking to me any more 

[Dazzler]

She's not talking to me any more 

Who? Wil or Geraldine...

[CraigB]

Probably have to add additional sealant when closing the ECU up, I watched RPW when they were working on my Bosch ECU and they mentioned adding the extra sealant as the factory sealant once taken apart wont stop moisture once it's been cracked.

[tw2005]

She's not talking to me any more 

Now I'm back, i can see both clearly. For the diesels auto and manual are the same ECU as they have a separate TCU.

[nzenigma]

She's not talking to me any more 

Now I'm back, i can see both clearly. For the diesels auto and manual are the same ECU as they have a separate TCU.

Music too my ears G.  Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now - YouTube

[tw2005]

She's not talking to me any more 

Now I'm back, i can see both clearly. For the diesels auto and manual are the same ECU as they have a separate TCU.

Music too my ears G.  Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now - YouTube

Best part of that link was the Domonos pizza Ad, worked out what brand those caps are yet?