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Hi guys. I’ve replaced the ICU with no avail. The engine won’t start at all now nor did it just before the replacement. I am still getting a buzzing noise from the ICU and the display reads electrical fault. Would Hawkeye or similar be the next step? Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Do you know if its supposed to spin 360 degrees freely or just a quarter turn? Im guessing just a quarter turn from the look of the casing. Cleaned it up but it ceased again after a couple of seconds.

Done it, bravery!

Any idea how to undo the hose clips?

Thanks guys, will give it a go

Just swap it out then?

Would make sense to me given the fluctuations. Easy fix to replace?

Actually it’s coming from the round cylinder that has the two hoses connecting to either side of the TBU (green BOSCH sticker on it)

Just noticed a humm and vibration from the throttle body unit and adjoining manifold with the ignition on

No, symptoms are the same with it connected or disconnected

Both!

If its starts and stays alive, when i try to pick the revs up from idle, it kills it alomst straight away.

Tried that no dice

Hi guys, My 1999 4.6 v8 (Thor) starts but almost immediately dies. here are some details, please help if you can! 1. The amount of time it stays alive for can vary from one to ten seconds. 2. The engine seems to run lumpy as I’m experiencing a lot of shake particularly as it dies. 3. The...

:D Was waiting for that! Calm down!! Will elaborate tonight when I have more time to type, In short, I replaced; Ball joints, drag link, steering damper, pan hard rod and bush, other associated bushings and tightened the steering box. Do you still want a vid of the exhaust??