PSA: Do not wash your car with the ECU cover off

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If you do your car can act like it is possessed.

However, after an hour of cleaning up you'll have one spotless ECU interior.

[B6Lovin]

winston.... you didnt...

i thought you'd know better lol

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I forgot

[michgo]

....ha!

[A4TL]

you could seal up the ecu like the vw folks do :)

[dougyfresh]

What would possess you to get the hose out when the ECU box is in pieces? [shakes head]

[absolutegtr]

You live and learn I guess....but it seems like everyone ECU is getting water in it now-a-days

[Tgr_Clw]

Lol. Come on Winston. I didn't expect this from you

[akaEsCo01]

Winston, Winston, that was definitely a noob move

[starfriend]

how do you solve it? will it function when dried up or is it destroyed? cause happend to me, allthough, the ecu wasnt in the box (connected) + the car battery is beyond dead. its all dried up now tho :P

[dougyfresh]

how do you solve it? will it function when dried up or is it destroyed? cause happend to me, allthough, the ecu wasnt in the box (connected) + the car battery is beyond dead. its all dried up now tho :P

Disconnect the battery and let it air dry. Cross your fingers nothing got fried (assuming you didn't turn the key on with the fuse box & ecu wet).

[JBM]

That's logic thinking...had a brain fart

[rickbirdman]

this might be a good way to help save your ECU.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...o/4269047.html

you might also want to use an air compresser on a medium pressure setting if you can, and spray out the water to prevend corrosion.

[04QuattroTurbo]

That reminds me of the time when my youngest brother was still a kid, he goes up to me and said:"You know, it is really not a good idea to stick a hairpin in an electrical socket..." as smoke steams up his hair! LOL

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Well the ECU was extracted and the cover was left off.

I saw the car sitting in the driveway so I decided to wash the brake dust off the wheels... then decided to give her a scrubdown at the same time.

Only when the radiator fan, started going on and off did I clue in to what I did. Opened the hood and saw a nice pool of water shorting out the relays.

Disconnected the battery and then spent the next hour or so with towels and a hair dryer cleaning things up.

[CO AVANT]

If it is messed up you can find used ecu's for $200. I might still have the link to the ecu classifieds...

[dougyfresh]

I have a stock ECU for a 2002 as an extra in my basement...

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OK... now I'm paranoid.

Can anyone tell me what relay goes where in the two main sockets?

A simple picture will do.

[Pr0n]

Only when the radiator fan, started going on and off did I clue in to what I did. Opened the hood and saw a nice pool of water shorting out the relays.

Booruns, different type of gremlins.

[B6Lovin]

I forgot

its ok. we all still love you... just dont do it again

[QuattroRocket]

OMG man ! You clean car compulsion has gotten the better of you this time !