discovery went swimming NEED HELP!

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I had my TD5 die after deep some ambitious deep water wading. I put the main engine ECU on the radiator for a couple of days and all was back to normal..!

ive just found out that its not injector 5 and apparently the ecu was full of muddy water? so thats getting replaced monday! what signs did you have up on your dash? apparently the inside of my ecu was all corroded!:doh:
 
ive just found out that its not injector 5 and apparently the ecu was full of muddy water? so thats getting replaced monday! what signs did you have up on your dash? apparently the inside of my ecu was all corroded!:doh:

Surely its worth trying to dry it out first, dry muddy water would "look like" corrosion on a PCB board which incidently is protected with the usual "varnish" over the PCB circuits.

I would def make sure you get your old one back and try it.
 
Try washing ( yeah I know) it in de-ionised water and a fine paint brush to remove any crud. Then flooding it in dewaterising agent and then allowing it to dry for 3-5 days on a household radiator.

Works wonders on PC boards .
 
Surely its worth trying to dry it out first, dry muddy water would "look like" corrosion on a PCB board which incidently is protected with the usual "varnish" over the PCB circuits.

I would def make sure you get your old one back and try it.


yeah he said hell give me the old one when its all done as he needs it to move the vehicle around atm. is there a market for them secondhand if i can get the old one working?

great website by the way i used it to put my center diff in! great help! makes a massive difference aswell!
 
What were the symptoms of yours after your U-boat impersonation?

MIL light came on half way though the ford.
No power, engine failing, Chugging on exit and only just pulling though
RAC man sucking his teeth, saying never seen a car get though there when it's as deep!
Slight dampness in the air filter, but not enough to warrant a hydrolock situation. (no snorkel on my TD5)
Scrambled garbage from ODBC port when RAC man tried to plug in.

it was 'Hall Green' ford (dont trust the depth marker there!):www.wetroads.co.ukhttp://www.wetroads.co.uk/dp.php?HallGreen1
 
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