SCOOP

lol @ Adam M

SCOOP

subster

Surely there's no scooby snatchers on here

barge

Yep its going to be the bright red car, 3 floor bay A17.

NOT !!!!

There are many car parks there, so I have not said to much about the car, except its a 93 import, or which car park, it will be 1 with lots of cars in it thats parked.

Floyd

iTrader: (9)

What happens when your ECU goes through the X-Ray machine when it's in your baggage?

Just a thought...

F

Neil Smalley

I would'nt take my ECU on holiday. What if it got lost, frazzled by the x ray scanners etc. If you do want to got the remove bits from your car route put em in secure storage at the airport and pick them up when you get back.

If you can, take a cab instead.

[This message has been edited by Neil Smalley (edited 06 August 2001).]

Adam M

what about the fact that an ecu looks a bit like a detonator circuit for a bomb!

Did no one think about that?

I was joking about removing the ecu. If you had a link you could set the rev limit to 100 rpm, and then they could never take it.

personally for the agro I would just get a cab!

barge

I cant take a cab as I would mean the scooby will be left at the side of a busy road, the garage is being used for something else.

I normaly take a cab or the wife's car & lock the scooby in the garage.

fast bloke

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Adam M:
<B>what about the fact that an ecu looks a bit like a detonator circuit for a bomb!

[/quote]

How do you know what a detonator circuit for a bomb looks like? Did I see you in Ealing last week in a Grey Saab?

barge

Hi,

I will be leaving my car at Gatwick Airport this coming weekend for a week,
its a 1993 WRX non Stolen Jap Import.

I have the Clifford Cat 1 alarm immobiliser system & a steering wheel
locking job, what else can I do to make sure the car is there when I return.

I need it quick, simple etc, a part I can pull off and stick in my bag for
example, I would remove the battery but that stops the alarm.

I was thinking about backing in to the parking bay and removing the rear
number plate & letting they tyres down, not flat but enough to make it
undriveable, but would people think its dumped etc and then smash it up??

Cheers in advance

Mossman

May receive a little too much attention, even from the right sort of people!

Mossman

stevencotton

Letting your tyres down might not do them any good, and the last thing you need is someone thinking it's dumped (car park owners included, they might tow it away . The car park will be under CCTV but the owners wont be repsonsible should anything happen to your motor. If you don't wash it for a few weeks beforehand so it's covered in **** that may deter people, you could also run it almost dry fuel wise as I doubt anyone would want to take it to a petrol station, also under CCTV. Can you easily take the distributor cap off? I have no idea.

Steve.

Jza

Sounds like you've got most things covered, but:

If you take off the reg - wont the parking attendants think somethings up?

Park with the steering turned fully say left, and leave it in gear, so it cant have the handbrake cut and then rolled out of the space onto a lorry!!

Also, can't you take out an important electrical lead (technical people will know which one) and take it with you - so the car wont start at all ever???

My best advise tho, is to get a taxi / train not drive and then not have to spend the holiday worrying about the wee beasty!! £40 well spent and peace of mind!!!!

Jza

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Take out the fuel pump fuse or if time, fit a microswitch in the circuit to the fuel pump somewhere & hide it inside the car. Then there's no way the engine will run unless they find the switch or replace the fuse - or both

RichS

I read a similar thread last year.

(It was the one where the guy was leaving his car in the garage whilst away on holiday. Various amusing bits of advice from "hiring a skip to block the garage" to "bricking up the garage door" were offered as well as some serious suggestions. - Anyone remember it?)

I think Moray suggested unplugging and removing the ECU.
As I recall, he said it's under the passenger floor.

Rich
(PS Moray - please edit if I've got this wrong.)

dustbin hoffman

I left my Scoob at Gatwick off site parking a few weeks ago with only the standard UK alarm and imobiliser.
Had no problems at all, except that there was an extra 200 miles on the clock, but then you expect that don't you?
(I'm joking)
If it's a "leave your keys" job, then just make sure you take note of the mileage first. My car had 3 miles on it when I returned due to them moving it about.

RichS

3 miles!!!

SCOOP

Depends wot yr fuse box is like under the bonnet . . . . .
But on mine MY98 there was a large Green fuse that I used to remove, it made no difference to the alarm etc, but even when u put the keys in the ignition nothing happened.
There are only 2 of these fuses so its easy to work out which one it is.
I was shown this trick by a guy who worked for Subaru.
Good Luck

SCOOP

DavidBrown

I left my Daimler at Heathrow for over 1000 days (yes, 1000 days - I worked overseas for 4 yrs and came back every weekend).

I had no problems, and never heard of any problems. If you can afford it, stick to the larger, better secured car parks like APCOA (sp?)

Adam M

why not remove the ecu?

If you had a link there is stuff you could do!

barge

Cheers all.

Looks like the ECU is coming on Holiday

fast bloke

Hook up one of your HT leads to the steering column. If Joe Scumbbag tries to steal it he will have a hair raising experience.
Your immobiliser and lock are probably enough to deter a drive-away thief. You could pull a couple of the HT leads off, but you might forget which is which when you come back. To deter tow-aways, drive into the space, put the steering to full lock. Put the wheel lock on. A wheel clamp is another good visible deterent, but spend a few quid on a decent lock for it. Ultimately you can't stop a determined thief, but if you need to make it so difficult that he choses something else instead

mutant_matt

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by barge:
<B>Looks like the ECU is coming on Holiday[/quote]

Make sure you take it in your hand luggage and not in your case - imagine if your luggage got "Lost" and you had no ECU to drive home with.....

Also, the claim limit for lost luggage is usually a couple of hundred quid , hardly enough to cover the ECU....bet a new one is a fortune....

Matt

Steve001

iTrader: (7)

Shame your not going from Manchester

Cos i would run u to the airport and look after your car for a couple of weeks

Anyone know how to disable the mileometer???

Adam M

what you could do barge, is write about when and where you are going to leave your car on a public bulletin board, and explain how you are going to disable your car!

PhilH

Hi Barge

Don't dismiss the power of the x-ray machine on the ECU without checking. Also, dependent on the type of chip used - if its CMOS then you'll probably buxxer it by handling it improperly. I really don't know what the ECU chip is but its worth checking out before you set-off in to the sunset!

Phil

subster

UV rays are bad for chips

SO REMEMBER USE SUNSCREEN AND DON'T LET IT SUNBATHE FOR TOO LONG AT ONCE

barge

LOL :-))