Ecu failure, I hope not!
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 1:06 am
Please don't give me any slack here guys I'm already super imbrassed by my amature mechanic actions,I need some input please before pay for a tow . A combination of mistakes and and let's blame jetlag ended up with me directly shorting out my 2004 hilux twice properly.. with my missus on the jumper cable's shouting big flames and me shouting just hold it baby with the hotter blaring and me confused try to understand with my basic electrical experience:) For 5 years my bukkie has lived in a storage unit with no power outlet to charge I work abroad so theres no other options, longest I abandoned it was 2 years! everything disconnected, on chocks and it started straight without a cough, I arrived with a new battery and tool box expecting atleast a little resistance! I was amazed, It's never let me down macanial, I service it at toyota every 5k despite to costs. And we have done some amazing trips in the old girl, check out #touringafrica it's been epic, I was super impressed with the older toyotas reliability and consistency 
the last time we left SA my other half left the spotties on for the night before it got stowed, jump started it in reverse proudly and then drove it casual for 10 min before putting it to sleep nose first in the storage unit thinking she's a boss, she disconnected everything asI throughly taught her, good job for the first time I suppose.. Well I new the battery might be damaged, but this was only 2 months ago so I had hope, sole I pushed it out, no power steering or breaks, blocking the hole storage companys exit access, with intentions to access ing my battery with my long jumpers, east job rite! I'm pretty nifty with tools and this was amateurs work for me. Missus pulled up with the polo and it should be a easy jump . . Some how I mixed the polarity properly,twice for long and was confused why it sparked so much. . . 'maybe something was on I was thinking' I left the jumpes connected for a good couple secs thinking why's my hooter ringing, alarm? And then it clicked, luckily the hire polo kicked over ofter some panic attacks cause I didn't compress the cluch first. At this point I'm weewee'd, there's a car trying to get out the storage and giving me death looks! The alternator fuse blown okay, so I quickly shorted it out to pull my gig out of the way, fixed the +to - problem and now it just cranks and cranks, no sparks in my newly acwired amateur option. Checked all fuses with no luck, all good. I have hit Google hard and it says the ECU, surely not:?: surely it's fused? Any ideas chaps, it's been blunder today. 
the last time we left SA my other half left the spotties on for the night before it got stowed, jump started it in reverse proudly and then drove it casual for 10 min before putting it to sleep nose first in the storage unit thinking she's a boss, she disconnected everything asI throughly taught her, good job for the first time I suppose.. Well I new the battery might be damaged, but this was only 2 months ago so I had hope, sole I pushed it out, no power steering or breaks, blocking the hole storage companys exit access, with intentions to access ing my battery with my long jumpers, east job rite! I'm pretty nifty with tools and this was amateurs work for me. Missus pulled up with the polo and it should be a easy jump . . Some how I mixed the polarity properly,twice for long and was confused why it sparked so much. . . 'maybe something was on I was thinking' I left the jumpes connected for a good couple secs thinking why's my hooter ringing, alarm? And then it clicked, luckily the hire polo kicked over ofter some panic attacks cause I didn't compress the cluch first. At this point I'm weewee'd, there's a car trying to get out the storage and giving me death looks! The alternator fuse blown okay, so I quickly shorted it out to pull my gig out of the way, fixed the +to - problem and now it just cranks and cranks, no sparks in my newly acwired amateur option. Checked all fuses with no luck, all good. I have hit Google hard and it says the ECU, surely not:?: surely it's fused? Any ideas chaps, it's been blunder today.