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looking out in the rain, glad i dont own a '99 passat anymore! lol

  • 08-07-2010 8:17pm
    #1
    murphyebass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,553 ✭✭✭


    looking out in the rain, glad i dont own a '99 passat anymore! lol

    what clever clogs down at VW decided...

    "well lads where will we put the ECU?"

    "how bout under the footwell?"

    "ah sure why not, its never gonna leak in there eh... ... ..."


    ..................................................


    my smiley face collection of how i felt when i discovered my leak in the footwell goes something like this...

    :eek::(:mad: ARGH VW you lunatics! Fantastic german engineering my hole! :D


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  • #2
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    Meh, like where the CV boot is on a Escort Mk3, right above the exhaust pipe so it melts.


  • #3
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    murphyebass wrote: »
    looking out in the rain, glad i dont own a '99 passat anymore! lol

    what clever clogs down at VW decided...

    "well lads where will we put the ECU?"

    "how bout under the footwell?"

    "ah sure why not, its never gonna leak in there eh... ... ..."


    ..................................................


    my smiley face collection of how i felt when i discovered my leak in the footwell goes something like this...

    :eek::(:mad: ARGH VW you lunatics! Fantastic german engineering my hole! :D

    Looking at the rain Im glad I dont own a high nelly anymore... The ecu was in a really silly place on that.;)


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    [Deleted User]
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    Max_Damage wrote: »
    Meh, like where the CV boot is on a Escort Mk3, right above the exhaust pipe so it melts.

    Really ? Exhaust pipe is below the shafts on a Mark 3 Escort ? Presume you mean the bit going between the manifold and the centre box ?

    I always liked the look of the Mark 3 Escort, as a young lad I was disgusted with the mark 4, almost bought a mark 3 as my first car, 5 door purple one with a whale tail :D (glad I didn't buy it now)


  • #5
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Really ? Exhaust pipe is below the shafts on a Mark 3 Escort ? Presume you mean the bit going between the manifold and the centre box ?

    Yep, directly under the boot (well it is on the CVH engines). The boot on the Mk3 I'm restoring (link in my sig) is a melted mess! I'd say it's a worse situation on the turbo models!


  • #6
    GTE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭GTE


    Murphyebass,
    Did it happen from a leaking pollen filter?

    Golfs mk4 gets the same thing but I think the ECU is somewhere sane on them.


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  • #7
    murphyebass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,553 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    bbk wrote: »
    Murphyebass,
    Did it happen from a leaking pollen filter?

    Golfs mk4 gets the same thing but I think the ECU is somewhere sane on them.


    cant remember where exactly. I was told where and was told it was fixed by the mechanic only for it to wrong again and flood! Traded it in to a garage very soon afterwards after I had dried it out AGAIN. Was delighted to get shot of it.


  • #8
    GTE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭GTE


    murphyebass wrote: »
    cant remember where exactly. I was told where and was told it was fixed by the mechanic only for it to wrong again and flood! Traded it in to a garage very soon afterwards after I had dried it out AGAIN. Was delighted to get shot of it.

    Sickener.

    I almost flooded the car myself. I was doing a job and was curious about what was under the pollen filter. Took it off, back on and didnt think about it. Then I heard something making a weird noise when the fan was on and I went back to filter to take out an old leaf from the fan. Turns out I had put the filter in badly anyway and in this rain I can tell you I would be fecked!

    Joys of motoring I suppose.


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