Water got under hood(bonnet).
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Water got under hood(bonnet).
So living on the WET COAST of Canada , it rained hard.
water has collected on the right hand side of car in this covered box. and wires are submerged in about an inch of water.
Do I dare start it?
Is there a drain?
Any advice would be GREAT!
Many thanks,
Andy
water has collected on the right hand side of car in this covered box. and wires are submerged in about an inch of water.
Do I dare start it?
Is there a drain?
Any advice would be GREAT!
Many thanks,
Andy
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Thanks everybody!
Got the turkey baster and sucked water out.
then found the hose was dislodged... there is a small rubber tab that keeps the cowl drain hose up and it was off the little hook see red circle
So I then removed the cover ( blue tick) of the ECU four screws... so I could refit the drain hose... be careful with the screws as you will not get tem back if they drop....they are magnetic too ....just in case
put it all back then got a wire and poked around at the bottom (yellow arrow) and the last of the water drained out.
Got out compresser and blew the water drops then heat gun on low to dry.
I think I will wait until tommorrow to start it
Thanks again for the tips
Cheers,
Andy
Got the turkey baster and sucked water out.
then found the hose was dislodged... there is a small rubber tab that keeps the cowl drain hose up and it was off the little hook see red circle
So I then removed the cover ( blue tick) of the ECU four screws... so I could refit the drain hose... be careful with the screws as you will not get tem back if they drop....they are magnetic too ....just in case
put it all back then got a wire and poked around at the bottom (yellow arrow) and the last of the water drained out.
Got out compresser and blew the water drops then heat gun on low to dry.
I think I will wait until tommorrow to start it
Thanks again for the tips
Cheers,
Andy
Last edited by Wide_Tyres_2; 09-22-2018 at 08:37 PM. Reason: .
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Sage advice for phones that have fallen in the toilet is to submerge them in raw rice... I'm not sure you could do that with the ECU, but if you were somehow able to remove it, and dunk it in rice for a few days you would have a higher chance of not having any problems. Has the battery been disconnected during this entire ordeal?
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The ECU was probably not submerged, but the cooling fan under it may have been. The fan comes on with the ignition so that's easy to check. If you remove the ECU disconnect the negative cable from the battery and touch it to the positive post for a few seconds to discharge the capacitors before disconnecting the ECU. You can then open the case and check for moisture.
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