1996 300tdi ECU Location?

Hi chaps.

Do any of you know where I am likely to find the ECU on my 96 Disco 300TDI? (It's a manual 5 door, build date 29/06/95).

I have looked through the Haynes book of lies, and done a search on here, looking through the first 10 pages, but no joy.

The plan is that on Monday the ECU will be located and removed, before being sealed in a Tupperware box in order to try and keep it water proof, as every time my Disco does an impression of a submarine and sinks, I always get a little un-easy about causing any potential damage to the ECU.

Also, do any of you chaps know if this will be a bad idea, sealing the ECU up in a waterproof box? Does the ECU have a cool air feed in order to stop it from overheating? A stupid question I know, but one that I thought I'd better ask.

In advance, cheers.

If you mean the EDC system, its quite likely you don't have it on a 96 in which case there is no ECU. The Haynes manual shows all the bits and I think if you have EDC, the throttle is fly by wire rather than an old fashioned cable control. Also, I think one of the injectors has an electrical connection to it which may be a giveaway.

diver said:

If you mean the EDC system, its quite likely you don't have it on a 96 in which case there is no ECU. The Haynes manual shows all the bits and I think if you have EDC, the throttle is fly by wire rather than an old fashioned cable control. Also, I think one of the injectors has an electrical connection to it which may be a giveaway.

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Yes, mine is on a cable rather than FBW, (that reminds me, I need to change and greese my cable as it is sticking).

Excuse my thickness, but what is EDC????

Cheers.

Just to add, my Haynes manual is about 12 miles away from where I am now.

Its Electronic Diesel Control. Don't know much about it but I think its some sort of electronic monitoring system planted on top of the standard mechanical system. Uses a different injection pump and a load of sensors. Probably to do with emissions. Most things seem to be.

diver said:

Its Electronic Diesel Control. Don't know much about it but I think its some sort of electronic monitoring system planted on top of the standard mechanical system. Uses a different injection pump and a load of sensors. Probably to do with emissions. Most things seem to be.

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I think mostly used on the auto version to gain an extra few horses, and a lot more problems too!!!!!!!

i have a 98 300 tdi,
tucked away behind the viynl etc on the drivers side inner A post theres a box that controls stuff, can't remember its acronym, but have a gander there.
hope that helps.

gotoneatlast said:

i have a 98 300 tdi,
tucked away behind the viynl etc on the drivers side inner A post theres a box that controls stuff, can't remember its acronym, but have a gander there.
hope that helps.

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Cheers.