I see the usual haters are out, trying to pick holes in the CORRECT advice given by a DG.
There are no push pins, voodoo spells or anything else... Open it fully, grasp near hinges and pull. Hardly rocket science.
For those who want to waste money, buy an extension for no reason
i see the usual dg best buddy is out .
1. do you mean correct advice like the time dg told everyone never to put copper grease on spark plug threads or it would trash the cats? 2. Or claiming that not plugging in the seatbelt will disable the air bags? 3. or the time he told someone with an ecu connection fault to pull all the plugs and put 6 tablespoons of oil into the cylinders
the fuse cover is not just there for decoration, notice how soft and padded it is? It is part of the crash protection. if you have a crash with it removed you are opening up your lower legs to be removed. safer to spend £1.83 on an extension
1. Stand corrected on this point, although had previously been led to believe this was the case.
2. This applies to more modern vehicles with seat occupancy detection/pretensions/audible warnings that those plug in clips claim to disable, in this case a newer Mundeo. But don't let context get in the way of a good character assassination.
3. Standard, effective method for curing flooding when all else fails. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, this was sound advice... Unlike your own suggestion of replacing the ecu
Removing the fusebox lid TEMPORARILY for testing purposes is a far better solution than trying to latch it with an obstruction in place. This would actually make it insecure and liable to drop down at the merest bump and therefore likely to foul both feet and pedals and cause more significant injury in an impact... It is padded on the outer face, but is in no way whatsoever frangible. Smack the top edge of one against your shin if you don't believe me.
Once again, arguing for the shear hell of it