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01-22-2017, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by michaelh

Brad,
Bear in mind that this cap has leaked its contents, so can't be doing its original job properly. You may see all manner of spurious messages until the ECM is repaired.
Mike

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01-22-2017, 04:34 PM

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I just drove 117 miles without a hitch. Not super smooth running at idle but no matter for now. It was nice to have a nice long drive.

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10-12-2017, 09:06 PM

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Thans to all in this thread!

I just wanted to let you all know how much I appreciate this forum and ESPECIALLY THIS THREAD!

First the battery went bad..so I assumed that might fix the issue...NOPE....

My wife's 97 XK8 has been all over the place w sporadic codes and failures. I pulled the ECU and VOILA! a leaky capacitor! THANKS A MILLION EVERYONE!I'll be shipping the ECU off for repair ASAP; if I can't find one reasonably priced at parts store tomorrow.

Also in another thread, w dead battery I couldn't get trunk open. Didn't see a keyhole between X+K on badge but saw hole fore it in logo..my brilliant wife suggested maybe someone moved it to keep water out or to hide it...sure enough; they badge was over the keyhole ! BUT without the forum I probably never would have known all this stuff!