Loose 182 ECU Cover

[Dredd]

What looks like a whacking great piece of pig iron behind the battery box covering the ECU is loose on my car and I'm sure it's rattling away under the bonnet and I can hear it whilst driving. I want to remove it to see if the rattle goes away. What is the point of this thing and is there any likely hood of problems if I leave it off (must be there for a reason). Alternatively does anyone make a more refined aftermarket cover - something a bit lighter than the great big standard chunk of metal lol.

 

[Louis]

I have literally just been looking at this myself. My clio didn't come with the top cover, but i've managed to source one off a breaker car. You may want to check that the wires have not chafed with all of the rattling as this can happen!
I've heard it can be tightened, but it's fiddly. There's a thread here - http://www.renaultforums.co.uk/89-c...-loom-cover-cutting-into-ecu-loom*fixed*.html

If that's not okay to link to then i'm sorry but it helps a lot in tightening!

 

[Mr Plums]

Hast the bracket snapped which bolts it to the car?

If it has its a common problem.

 

[Mattty]

Hast the bracket snapped which bolts it to the car?

If it has its a common problem.

I had this issue but just made a simple aluminium bracket with 2 holes drilled in it and bolted it on.

 

[Louis]

I just realise i was talking about the one on the 1.2's... sorry!

 

[Dredd]

Hast the bracket snapped which bolts it to the car?

If it has its a common problem.

Yep the bracket has snapped too.

 

[Dredd]

I had this issue but just made a simple aluminium bracket with 2 holes drilled in it and bolted it on.

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Thanks I'll probably make something similar up myself.

 

[Mr Plums]

Yep the bracket has snapped too.

This will be the reason why its rattling.

 

[Amos91]

I went for the easy option, a two washer sandwich. It could be sprayed back to make it less obvious.

 

[Mr Plums]

I went for the easy option, a two washer sandwich. It could be sprayed back to make it less obvious.

Is that the far side top mount you're using lol.

 

[Amos91]

Is that the far side top mount you're using lol.

It kind of looks that, but its just the original ecu bracket nut and two washers.

 

[Mattty]

It kind of looks that, but its just the original ecu bracket nut and two washers.

Does it not wobble side to side?

 

[Amos91]

Does it not wobble side to side?

The rest of the bracket is fine so in my case no -