Hi



Its been raining here (Ipswich) all day, when I got in my 51 plate 75 for 
the drive home I noticed a pool of water in the front passengers foot well 
but could see no obvious source for this. The car started ok but then the 
wipers stopped working, the speedo would only read up to 5 miles an hour and 
the trip computer would not work. I stopped and re started the car and then 
the wipers worked ok but the speedo and trip computer were still buggered!



I'm guessing but it looks like water has got into the electrics somewhere. 
Would it be to do with the ECU? I also remember reading somewhere that a 
"plenum" drain could get blocked and knacker the ECU but am not sure where 
to look and how to clear it if this is the case.



Any suggestions and advice would be much appreciated, as I cannot trust a 
car with such problems.

Thanks in advance

Mal

Its a Rover !!!!!
"Mal"  wrote in message 
news:1YOdneDMVZVohJveRVnygg@brightview.co.uk...

> Hi
>
>
>
> Its been raining here (Ipswich) all day, when I got in my 51 plate 75 for 
> the drive home I noticed a pool of water in the front passengers foot well 
> but could see no obvious source for this. The car started ok but then the 
> wipers stopped working, the speedo would only read up to 5 miles an hour 
> and the trip computer would not work. I stopped and re started the car and 
> then the wipers worked ok but the speedo and trip computer were still 
> buggered!
>
>
>
> I'm guessing but it looks like water has got into the electrics somewhere. 
> Would it be to do with the ECU? I also remember reading somewhere that a 
> "plenum" drain could get blocked and knacker the ECU but am not sure where 
> to look and how to clear it if this is the case.
>
>
>
> Any suggestions and advice would be much appreciated, as I cannot trust a 
> car with such problems.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mal
>
> 

Thanks John



Very Helpful! Aren't their better NG's for your attentions ...!



"Johnnie Scott" <john374999@.nospam.ntlworld.com> wrote in message 
news:M_oNe.13255$JB4.1994@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...

> Its a Rover !!!!!
> "Mal"  wrote in message 
> news:1YOdneDMVZVohJveRVnygg@brightview.co.uk...
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>
>> Its been raining here (Ipswich) all day, when I got in my 51 plate 75 for 
>> the drive home I noticed a pool of water in the front passengers foot 
>> well but could see no obvious source for this. The car started ok but 
>> then the wipers stopped working, the speedo would only read up to 5 miles 
>> an hour and the trip computer would not work. I stopped and re started 
>> the car and then the wipers worked ok but the speedo and trip computer 
>> were still buggered!
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm guessing but it looks like water has got into the electrics 
>> somewhere. Would it be to do with the ECU? I also remember reading 
>> somewhere that a "plenum" drain could get blocked and knacker the ECU but 
>> am not sure where to look and how to clear it if this is the case.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions and advice would be much appreciated, as I cannot trust a 
>> car with such problems.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Mal
>>
>>
>
> 

"Mal"  wrote in message 
news:_5qdnSz9Uvsz05veRVnyiw@brightview.co.uk...

> Thanks John
>
>
>
> Very Helpful! Aren't their better NG's for your attentions ...!
>
>



Whose? To be more precise, NG's belonging to whom?

Huw

The message 
from "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> contains these words:


> Whose? To be more precise, NG's belonging to whom?


He might be American. They still use an apostrophe for plurals of things
like MP's and DVD's.

-- 
Skipweasel.
In the beginning was the word.
And the word was Aardvark.

Mal wrote:

> Hi
> 
> 
> 
> Its been raining here (Ipswich) all day, when I got in my 51 plate 75 for 
> the drive home I noticed a pool of water in the front passengers foot well 
> but could see no obvious source for this. The car started ok but then the 
> wipers stopped working, the speedo would only read up to 5 miles an hour and 
> the trip computer would not work. I stopped and re started the car and then 
> the wipers worked ok but the speedo and trip computer were still buggered!
> 
> 
> 
> I'm guessing but it looks like water has got into the electrics somewhere. 
> Would it be to do with the ECU? I also remember reading somewhere that a 
> "plenum" drain could get blocked and knacker the ECU but am not sure where 
> to look and how to clear it if this is the case.
> 
> 
> 
> Any suggestions and advice would be much appreciated, as I cannot trust a 
> car with such problems.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Mal
> 
> 

Is the car fitted with a sunroof?  Rover had problems with some 75's 
with the sunroof drain pipes.  The problem was corrected in post April 
2004 produced cars.

-- 
Ian Edwards

"Measure what is important, don't make important what you can measure."
  Robert McNamara

On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 06:39:08 +0100, Guy King 
wrote:


>The message 
>from "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> contains these words:
>
>> Whose? To be more precise, NG's belonging to whom?
>
>He might be American. They still use an apostrophe for plurals of things
>like MP's and DVD's.


As do lots of well-educated English people. The convention varies
where abbreviations are plural.
-- 
R
o
o
n
e
y

"I always knew the entire Green party were nutters" - Ken Livingstone

"Paul Rooney"  wrote in message 
news:i1rdg1pspusu8ulp7qnpd87u17cgscugbm@4ax.com...

> On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 06:39:08 +0100, Guy King 
> wrote:
>
>>The message 
>>from "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> contains these words:
>>
>>> Whose? To be more precise, NG's belonging to whom?
>>
>>He might be American. They still use an apostrophe for plurals of things
>>like MP's and DVD's.
>
> As do lots of well-educated English people. The convention varies
> where abbreviations are plural.


The difference between 'their' and 'they're' and 'there' is consistent.

Huw

On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 11:45:01 +0100, "Huw"
<hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:


>
>"Paul Rooney"  wrote in message 
>news:i1rdg1pspusu8ulp7qnpd87u17cgscugbm@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 06:39:08 +0100, Guy King 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>The message 
>>>from "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> contains these words:
>>>
>>>> Whose? To be more precise, NG's belonging to whom?
>>>
>>>He might be American. They still use an apostrophe for plurals of things
>>>like MP's and DVD's.
>>
>> As do lots of well-educated English people. The convention varies
>> where abbreviations are plural.
>
>The difference between 'their' and 'they're' and 'there' is consistent.
>
>Huw 
>


True - I hadn't seen that part!
-- 
R
o
o
n
e
y

"I always knew the entire Green party were nutters" - Ken Livingstone

Hi,

If you look under the bonnet, in the corners by the gas-struts you should, 
IIRC, find some rubber grommets - most likely you'll have pools of water 
where those ought to be...

It's not a difficult jot to clear them out, so that should be your first 
port of call.

Then, under some of the plastic covers (location varies with engine size, 
I'm afraid, so I can't be more specific) you'll find the ECU plug-in module. 
Might be a good idea to whip it out and dry the pins off. Fingers crossed, 
you should be okay and there won't be any lasting damage - a new ECU is 
expensive, and depending on the damage, it might not be possible to repair 
your existing one. But that's a worst-case thing.

With luck you'll be back to driving your 75 with the pride deserved for the 
best British-built car. :-D

GW

"Mal"  wrote in message 
news:1YOdneDMVZVohJveRVnygg@brightview.co.uk...

> Hi
>
>
>
> Its been raining here (Ipswich) all day, when I got in my 51 plate 75 for 
> the drive home I noticed a pool of water in the front passengers foot well 
> but could see no obvious source for this. The car started ok but then the 
> wipers stopped working, the speedo would only read up to 5 miles an hour 
> and the trip computer would not work. I stopped and re started the car and 
> then the wipers worked ok but the speedo and trip computer were still 
> buggered!
>
>
>
> I'm guessing but it looks like water has got into the electrics somewhere. 
> Would it be to do with the ECU? I also remember reading somewhere that a 
> "plenum" drain could get blocked and knacker the ECU but am not sure where 
> to look and how to clear it if this is the case.
>
>
>
> Any suggestions and advice would be much appreciated, as I cannot trust a 
> car with such problems.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mal
>
>