onthatB0MBSHELL Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Have been having major issues with the Audi the last few days, below is the cause of the problem, ECU chamber flooded 3 relays completely submerged in 2 inches of water STOP raining PLEASE Quote
R35LEE Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Nice pond mate So many cars getting damaged by this weather now Quote
rtbiscuit Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 eeek is the car fitted with a gutter that runs straight into the box??? where is it leaking in from??? Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Black & Decker, drain holes, sorted Doesn't help the knackered relays but I can't see the rain stopping anytime soon I am starting to build an Ark Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 At the moment Rich it looks more like the 2nd pic, only slightly less luxurious Quote
rothers2901 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 So much for Vorsprung Durch Technik. seriously hope all is well. Quote
BulletMagnet Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 So much for Vorsprung Durch Technik. seriously hope all is well. If its the "Four Sprung Duck Technique" then the pond is already there Quote
geoff-r Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 I'm baffled as to why they put the ECUs there, it's the same on my A3. Quote
onthatB0MBSHELL Posted July 17, 2012 Author Posted July 17, 2012 My Audi lives to fight another day, got 3 replacement relays for a grand total of £5 at local breakers, dried her out, removed dodgy grommets that are supposed to let water drain away but dont, recharged battery and away she went Also the main problem was the cover for the ECU housing has been cracked, compromising the seal, someone in the past could not be bothered removing one of the screws that holds it in place as its a bit of a b###h to get at, so they just ripped it off cracking the cover have drilled a 8mm hole now to let any further water penetration away and will source a replacement cover. Vorsprung durch Technik Quote
neo Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 glad it was a cheap and easy fix did something similar on my dads '04 corsa, the seal had gone around the 'blackbox' near the battery ( 1 missing screw, common fault from a quick google search) and was letting water into the passenger footwell, 1hr and cut fingers later (not much room to work) it was sorted with the aid of some clear silicon and 1 replacement screw Quote
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