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Old 13th July 2015, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ahd91 View Post
May have solved my issue! Discovered that one of the fuse holders attached to the TCU (5 amp, wires labeled 41) was corroded - just poking it would cut the engine. Cleaned it up, put a new fuse in, and all appears to be as it should be. Fingers crossed.

Certainly sounds likely. Hopefully that's the one!

And even if that doesn't cure it completely, it sounds like you've located the problem area; it's likely there may be some further corrosion on adjacent connections.
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