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    3 hours to change the TCU Battery - Rip off?

    I've got a problem with a battery drain that seems to be related to the telematics control unit as when I pull the fuse for it the drain seems to go away. Rather than subject myself to the labour rates of the main dealer, I thought I'd give Arun in Pulborough a try, so called them up to book it...
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    The Mysterious Fuse - F40

    Yup, 100% certain. I've found it in the wiring diagrams too, it's very suspiciously labelled: Connectors that aren't in use are marked "NOT USED" as you can see from the one below. This one isn't "NOT USED" but the wiring diagram only shows that it goes to a connector and no further than...
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    The Mysterious Fuse - F40

    Hi everyone, I've been trying to track down an annoying battery drain (about 350mA) on my F Type R AWD Coupe, and hooked up a multimeter in series with the battery so I could start pulling fuses. When I got to the passenger footwell fuse box, there was a 5A fuse in slot F40 which isn't...
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    Buying an F Type R - Missing services

    Hi All, I'm looking at an R AWD from a main dealer. They've sent me through the service history, and it's... well... incomplete. The car did 20k miles and 2 years before its first service having been delivered to Paragon Fleet Solutions. It then missed a later service as well after being...
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