Never done it myself but heard that some put in a cheaper oil for a few miles before changing to the preferred oil for the longer term.
The theory is that anyhing loosened after the flushing change is disposed of with the first change. Might put your mind at ease and reduce the flushing oil concentration even further..
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The ECU is held in place with 4 screws and is a 5 minute job to remove. No need to involve Trophy if you are willing to swap it yourself and post. They are a designated KMAPS supplier but it is quite a good thing to visit Mark and have him do the work while you wait. He plugs into the OBD2 socket in the dash. Very nice guy, deeply knowledgeable and you will know exactly what has been done. Took aobut 15minutes. He is near Warwick. Good luck.
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Hello Burns. Well done. I have exactly the same car as you. Same month too.
I would strongly recommend the KMAPS remap. It changes the drive to a much smoother take-up.
A little more power but not really noiceable.
I also invested in Mike Satur heater knobs. Might appear trivial but I can now actually adjust the fan, heat easily. The plastic knobs are hard to grasp with my fat fingers.
Tell us more about your car.
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Sorry to hear about your internet connection, Len. Seriously good work done on your TF.
As a wild guess, is it the fob bot talking to the security unit? I think there is a detector coil near the ignition lock switch that is sensing a signal from the fob.
No signal gives a ee-orr sound.
Maybe changing the fob battery as a first shot?
Apologies if you already know this.
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Thanks for all your replies.
Yep, aware that the probability of an insurance company finding out is low but the consequence of that possibility is pretty eye-watering.
Our current insurer is a well-known name in the market for daily drivers and other irritations have led to a long and frustrating "discussion" and it was them that declined.
Still waiting for a non-fault claim on our Mrs g_d's car when it was parked and that was Feb 2023.
I had raised this post because I did not want to waste time.looking around for a specialist insurer who has already covered a contributor on here.
I will follow up Cherished (thanks MGB281) and also Adrian Flux who are the MGOC partners as soon as the claim is closed (should be this week).
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Had Mark at Kmaps remap an ECU that I had spare. Very nice job except that my current insurers declined to cover me.
I am still running around on the un-remapped ECU on my 2005 TF 135.
Who have others used for remapped ECU insurers?
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Just for completeness, here are all the tyres on my 2005 TF:
Front - 185/55R15
Rear - 205/50R15
Spare - 175/65R14
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I had half a tank of unusable diesel (don't ask how).
Living on the outskirts of London, finding a farm was not very easy but the farmer was happy that I emptied it over his (unlit) bonfire.
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I am still utterly banjaxed by the thought of any car maker employing that design.
Use it a reserve tank.
And releases around a UK roundabout not a Frence carrefour.......
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What the hell is that?
is the tank really holding a bit of fuel in it that will never get out unless you drive it on the wall of death?
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The fusebox diagram is a photocopy of the Rosetta Stone.
Completely meaningless to me. I resort to the guide on this site.
Not surprised you could not find the fault.
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Reluctantly, the dealer who sold me my TF had to include a windstop in the deal as it was advertised as such.
But it was poor.
Made from one piece of perspex, the fixing holes were extensions of the main stop area, bent at 90 deg and attached to the T-bar with screws.
As soon as I took it up to 70mph a few times, the "turn" of the perspex started to crack and the whole sheet was put in the bin.
I now have this
MGF and MGTF Windbreak Screen
from Mike Satur and the beauty of the product is in the excellently machined hinges. They still attach to the T-bar with 3 screws but there is no chance for the perspex to crack. Not sure how much it will cost to post to Oz.
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