water from areial

[harry3]

I heard that on the VL, water can leak in thru the radio aerial base, run along the cable and drop down onto the ECU computer......

[detox_nath83]

Silicone the hole up so it aint come in :P
Have not heard that b4 or experianced that.
But u never know

[walesy]

yeah pretty unlikely... i shaved the hole on my old vl... who listens to radio anymore?

[jatsvl]

I haven't heard of that before but any things possible with the vl, one I had recently had rust damage on the ecu but more likely from windscreen rust! I have an 88 fivespeed that has got plastic taped around the ecu, (well protected) any water in that one would also be the windscreen.

[harry3]

yes duct tape or similar seems a good idea, someone said use a plastic bag but this cant be got over it on the side next to the car

[jatsvl]

plastic bags are ideal. get to your ecu THEN 1. remove screws retaining lower mounting bracket 3-5 screws remove mounting bracket 2.move ecu downwards to disengage from the top bracket. no need to disconnect any harnesses! bag and/or tape it up. 3. replace it in reverse NOTE, making sure the harness dose not get caught between the ecu and the bracket! very easy job.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

but would be baging it be dangrous? im just assuming that the ecu will generate heat like most pcs do or am i wrong

[walesy]

thats what i was thinkin... the bag would melt..

[Sabbath']

So you're worried about the water running in from the aerial itself, then along the aerial cable and dropping off the sheathing onto the ecu?

If so, why not just put a loop in the aerial cable inside the panel? Water cant travel uphill

The Red Dot indicates the entry point

[jatsvl]

Interesting! what sort of temperatures are you talking about? considering the ecu is behind an insulated panel in a vehicle that would easily reach 80deg on an 35deg day, the five spd I have is wrapped in plastic and I can only assume it's been like that for many years