damien

but then as i have no power anywhere on the car mayeb the battery is dead

its dark. will tommorrow if still stuck. ok scenario. changed S2 PTU like others on forum said. dash lights worked. went to turn key and the starter moter attempted to turn for a split second then everything went dead. went to take keys out and it won't give me keys. tried button. wheels are straight and not locked... battery is connected... and i am stuck in park. looked at battery again to see if it came off however both connectors are on properly. i think maybe the PTU has shorted....... which i will not be glad about...... hoping it has not fried ECU or anything else

true.. atleast when someone tries to steal it it is safe.... although i might have to take my house keys off

is the ECU fried or is it just battery buggered?

honestly mate car was not on steering lock..... on a side note i went to turn overhead lights on..... nothing... no power

i did

too dark to see but i am stuck with a car on the drive with keys in

what the hell...... i KNEW IT... now i have no dash lights either

went to start car...... power died and even though i am in park i cannot get the car keys out of the ignition barrel

crap,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

ok here goes..........

i was thinking of getting her to start it while i shift indoors :-(

yes but not much near the clips on the PTU and not got any on me until tomorrow and i really wanted to hear the girl run...... except i', worried it will either not start or i get thin n crispy

what worries me is that alot of wires go near the PTU and i worry about short circuits

ok but how likely will my car start first time and can anything bad happen? i keep watching bad films and i always get it stuck in my mind my car will explode when i turn the key.....

just changed S1 Ptu to S2 PTU. i have relocated it to next to the fuse box behind the passengers headlight. i made sure all the temp senders do not hit the fan aswell. only problem is i am so worried about it not starting or perhaps sending a stray spark near the fuel filter that i cannot bring myself to turn the key..... wuss i know but are there any actuall dangers. and providing the S2 PTU works, should the car start first time?

hehe ok. well i was in the middle of changing the gearbox stick for the standard auto but the bit that goes up the inside of the shift stick has been cut for the shorter knob... for a temp solution i have made a button for the overdrive feature so i am using the @uprated@ piece of shite with the button on one side until i can find the parts i am missing so now i cannot find what to use instead :-( i have tightened a few clips... i am in the middle of changing S1 PTU for s2 PTU. will let you know if the car starts after :-)

besides this problem happened when i got the car prior to changing plugs and air filter. maf looked good

standard ngk plugs recommended by forums. plus they went in with correct gap about 300 miles ago

also, santa said it doesn,t feel or sound like det

does this cause it for 1 second though?

ok cool. i will have to see about borrowing one from someone :-)

so all in all i could just relocate it elsewhere and get it fitted tonight?

as the title says a member on here (cant find post on who it was) helped me locate an ebay item of a S2 loom (piggy back). it has arrived so now i would like to fit it... two problems.......... is it easy to replace the S1 PTU for the S2? noticed my new (second hand) S2 PTU has no bracket!!!!!! is there anyway i can make the S1 PTU bracket fit the S2 PTU? if not then i am buggered :headvswal

i have returned :-) looking at more posts whilst on holiday alot of people having the same issues are relating it to boost leaks (will change some more clips) PTU (fitting it today) , MAF (mine revs all the way to red) and coil packs (splits). i will try all this along with borriwing santas maf and ptu. other than that i guess i will have to order a new EFI harness.