Ramithepimp77 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Hi well Im just gonna go right in to the story... 3 days ago my friends and I had plans to go up to the mountians to shoot off some ammo and do some wheelin. We headed up to our new fav place to go and started to go up the mountian. Darrick was in front of me in his 86.5 hard body and went down a trail so I followed. I ended up going through the whole trail even though he thought I wouldnt be able to. I bent my front plate and my power steering belt came off. I had to drive for a few with out power steering which pissed me off but while everyone was shooting David, Darrick, Bill, and I all took turns fixin it. After about 30 mins of us trying to find the last bolt we fixed it and we were on our way. I got in like a good hour of fun stuff. This was the last pic befor all went bad... We drove to an area with a HUGE puddle (which our buddy Pat told us NEVER to go through) So me being the brave little soilder said "Its not that bad" Mike put on my hip waders and walked through most of the spots that I told him to which was not as deep as the creek that I had went through a few weeks prior. So i decided to go for it. I went through 3 different sections of the puddle with no problem what so ever! I should have just gone home after that I guess On the forth run at it Mike told not to do it cuz it was deep and I still was like " Its really not that bad I went through a creek REMEMBER?" So I decided to at least stick close to the side so if somethin did happen I would be close enough to get out. I told BIll, also an owner of a Hard Body but its a 96, to get his truck close by just in case. I began to drive through the puddle when all of the sudden my Right side (pass side) fell in a huge hole that was in the puddle. Water began to pour in through the door so I instantly started to freak out. I was yelling for Bill to get his truck out there QUICK! At this time my engine was still running so I tried to back out. WASNT HAPPENIN! So I put it back in to drive and tried to get out again and that didnt work either. The engine then died! It took us about 45-50 mins to get my rig out. Darrick tried to pull from the back. That didnt work. Bill tried from the front. That didnt work. Then we got Bill and Darrick to try from the front and it finally came out. Water poured out of all the doors like crazy. My amp that was under my seat was freakin out so I pulled the fuse. We let my rig sit for a few then tried to start it up. Nothing was happening. It was turning over but it wouldnt actually start up. I finally rememberd that the ECU is under the pass seat and was under water for about 50 mins. I took out the seat real quick to get to the ECU. It was blinking red lights for a little before my horn started to go off and wouldnt stop. I pulled that fuse to HAHA! My rig never started up so we had to tow it around the mountian until I could coast down by my self. We eventually got it towed in to town cuz I didnt wana pay 175 bucks to get that thing home. He dropped off my rig and was about to leave when my friends mom yelled at him (the tow guy) the dispatch woman, the tow guys supervisor, and the supervisors supervisor for not takeing me ALL the way home like they said they would SO this is the guy loading up my rig AGAIN (notice the scenery change... I was kinda scared to ride with him after that. I spent the last few days cleaning the ECU just in case there was any life left was gonna squeeze it out! Tonight my buddy and I ran the "DIAGNOSTIC" thingy and no lights were doin anything so Im guessing the ECU is FUBARed!!! I called a place and they want $125 for a ECU they said WILL work. Is that good? Can I find one or less u think? Is there anything else I should check for also that might be broke? The engine wasnt really even in the water and my exsaust pipe was on the side that was facing jupiter haha. what ever you can help me with would be AWESOME guys I need you more than ever now cuz I wanna go out to Sand Lake with 88'. I wont be going through water like that ever again HAHAH Rami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesmaximase Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Ebay, has a few ecus last time i checked, but you need the number off of the top of it to match up with one on ebay. I think the last 4 numbers dont matter, but the rest do. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 95PathDN Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 That's a bad experience (as if you didn't already know that.) But I suppose it could have been worse (at least your engine is dry.) Good luck with the ECU, sorry I don't have any advice on what to do. I do like the first pic of you and your friends' Nissans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramithepimp77 Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 YAY got an ECU and it started right up! That means I dont have to cry anymore and I can go to Sand Lake! Rami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Boy Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Time to put the ECU in a sealed plastic box under the seat!!! A simple lunch box and some silicone sealent to seal around where the wires go and the mounting points work well!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Time to put the ECU in a sealed plastic box under the seat!!!A simple lunch box and some silicone sealent to seal around where the wires go and the mounting points work well!!!! That's actually probably not a bad idea... Under the seat is kinda a scary spot, but then I imagine Nissan never intended the Pathy to go swimming. I nearly did the same thing a few months ago. Had water right at the door, but not in luckily. My brother was in the passenger seat and pulled his feet to the dash cause he KNEW he was getting wet. Luckily we got out with no problems. Good luck and good find. Hopefully no other problems will show their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Time to put the ECU in a sealed plastic box under the seat!!!A simple lunch box and some silicone sealent to seal around where the wires go and the mounting points work well!!!! Not bad but what about the heat. Asking to fry it. Maybe 88 knows or someone else who checks out other boards but there was a thread out there about moving the ECU to the glove compartment. It has enough of room and I think the cable is long enough etc.... Has anybody here done that? In this case it seems that the glove comp stayed dry, barely but prob OK; and this case is one of the more seviere ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookie Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Not bad but what about the heat. Asking to fry it. Maybe 88 knows or someone else who checks out other boards but there was a thread out there about moving the ECU to the glove compartment. It has enough of room and I think the cable is long enough etc.... Has anybody here done that? In this case it seems that the glove comp stayed dry, barely but prob OK; and this case is one of the more seviere ones. If you don't have AC, moving it to or behind the glove box is quite simple. There is enough wire in the loom to reach except for the ground which you have to cut. If you have AC, you will have to be a little more creative. The tupperware route is good to, but I've read of some people having condensation problems with that method and others don't. Could also be climate dependent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Absolutely. Here's the thread from the AC BBS. http://65.166.200.170/ubbthreads/showflat....o=&fpart=1&vc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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