Mike Chapman Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I seem to remember a thread on this forum about what happens if the vehicle battery is disconnected and all the settings are lost. In the 7-13 March 2007 issue No. 951 of Auto Express is an advert for the Gunson Intelligent Memory Minder which will maintain the vehicle codes. The website is www.gunson.co.uk There is also a review of Portable Sat Nav devices. Regards, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chapman Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 No Chas just the brain to typing finger connection. Twice. Mike. (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 MikeWell spotted! It looks good, and may even remove the need to disconnect the battery, where this is merely to prevent the on board equipment flattening it during lay ups etc. Link to .pdf instructions here http://www.gunson.co.uk/downloads/G4148_en.pdfNote the warning about alarms, though, which may rule it out for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Can anyone advise if the engine management system of a 1998 Duetto 2.5 turbo diesel Ford Transit is likely to give problems if the battery is disconnected while the van is stored for six months? We will be storing it while we return to New Zealand over the UK winter and my cunning plan was to disconnect the battery so it doesn't discharge through the clock etc so it will retain some charge, then reconnect the battery and start the van using a portable powerpack. Now I have seen some comments on this forum, I wonder if that's a wise move. Perhaps it's only on more modern vehicles that this is a potential problem. I wondered about connecting a trickle charger with both batteries connected through a fused link, but there may not be mains power available in the storage facility. In any case, I wonder if it would be wise to leave a vehicle unattended for six months with a charger connected as any malfunction of the charger could create a disaster. Any comments gratefully received. Thanks. Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrytraveller Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Hi Alistair, Fear not, disconnect the battery and have a good holiday, from the thread I started, it seems the worst that can happen is the ECU will need to relearn the driving methods you use. I replaced the battery on a 1998 1.9td Fiat Starfire after the original battery shorted out, so there was no power to the ECU for some 24 hrs, when I fitted the new battery, the vehicle drove okay, no problems ar all. Regards Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 AlistairI'd suggest you contact Ford, or a Ford commercial dealership. If you do subsequently get trouble, it will be better to have acted on their advice. Why not write to them for a written advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrytraveller Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Alistair, Have a look at the link below, fourth para - will help I am sure http://www.bodyshopmag.com/features/feature.php?id=2074 Regards Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Terry read pm please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Your advice to contact Ford was very sensible, Brian. Why didn't I think of that?? As I'm in New Zealand, I emailed Ford here (UK spec Transits are sold here) and the advice from a very helpful technical service engineer was that some modules in the engine management computer will lose their settings, but they are only "learnt adaptive strategies" which will be re-learned with use. None will affect starting. So, your advice to go for it was correct, Terry. Thanks to both for the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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