When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Hi guys. I'd just like to +1 the how-to here regarding blown capacitors in the ECU causing white smoke.
I bought my 2ES with 100,000km on the clock for $500 because the owner thought it had a blown motor. When I was inspecting it, I did a quick Google search and found the CL topics suggesting the ECU.
I took the punt and bought it. I'm glad I did, 7 replaced caps and a quick track repair and it's purring like a kitten.
Blown capacitors and track damage
I love it. Absolutely perfect leather interior, no dints and a perfectly straight body. Even all the instrument needles light up.
I replaced the back lights following another thread here. These photos are early ones showing where I had put some LEDS backwards. I've fixed this up and the whole cluster glows (except for the one led near the fuel gauge, I only got supplied with 7 LEDS not 8.im waiting for my 8th to arrive and I'll put it in, along with a new odometer that has also blown. I also replaced all the other instrument bulbs with LEDS while I was at it. It took quite a while to get all them the right way around.
I don't know where I would be without CL. Thanks everyone for your great contributions.
Hi guys. I'd just like to +1 the how-to here regarding blown capacitors in the ECU causing white smoke.
I bought my 2ES with 100,000km on the clock for $500 because the owner thought it had a blown motor. When I was inspecting it, I did a quick Google search and found the CL topics suggesting the ECU.
I took the punt and bought it. I'm glad I did, 7 replaced caps and a quick track repair and it's purring like a kitten.
Blown capacitors and track damage
I love it. Absolutely perfect leather interior, no dints and a perfectly straight body. Even all the instrument needles light up.
I replaced the back lights following another thread here. These photos are early ones showing where I had put some LEDS backwards. I've fixed this up and the whole cluster glows (except for the one led near the fuel gauge, I only got supplied with 7 LEDS not 8.im waiting for my 8th to arrive and I'll put it in, along with a new odometer that has also blown. I also replaced all the other instrument bulbs with LEDS while I was at it. It took quite a while to get all them the right way around.
I don't know where I would be without CL. Thanks everyone for your great contributions.
That's an awesome story, welcome! Take some pictures of the car, I'm sure a lot of people would enjoy seeing them.
07-20-16, 10:45 PM
2ES ECU Capacitors Fixed White Smoke
