automaniac
Active Member
Hi all, its a sad story..
on sunday night I left my drivers door window open all night by mistake, the wind howled and the rain flooded in that night, result, next morning two very wet seats and a very wet dash and centre console. I tried to dry everything off as best I could and when I went to start the car the gear selector inter lock would not disengage.
I took the covers off around the gear lever and prised the sumer winter rocker button off, and saw that the circuit board inside was also wet. I carefully put a hair drier onto it and blew it until the whole thing was warm and looked dry.
I can now engage drive but its a limp home function only and the car is in 2nd (i think) and cuts out at 3000 rpm (approx 30mph) reverse will engage but only if your foot is OFF the footbrake also the gear indicator on dash is blank.
Basically have I f*****d the gear selector unit or could it still be damp and come back eventually?
I could kick myself for this, Just as I was starting to say no problems for nearly a year now.
Any help with this guys?
on sunday night I left my drivers door window open all night by mistake, the wind howled and the rain flooded in that night, result, next morning two very wet seats and a very wet dash and centre console. I tried to dry everything off as best I could and when I went to start the car the gear selector inter lock would not disengage.
I took the covers off around the gear lever and prised the sumer winter rocker button off, and saw that the circuit board inside was also wet. I carefully put a hair drier onto it and blew it until the whole thing was warm and looked dry.
I can now engage drive but its a limp home function only and the car is in 2nd (i think) and cuts out at 3000 rpm (approx 30mph) reverse will engage but only if your foot is OFF the footbrake also the gear indicator on dash is blank.
Basically have I f*****d the gear selector unit or could it still be damp and come back eventually?
I could kick myself for this, Just as I was starting to say no problems for nearly a year now.
Any help with this guys?