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[Marie]

ok well the weather is positively c**p and cant get out to work on my motor or wash it.

so while i was out i though sod it ill run the car through the car wash.
big mistake......(i dont normally do it .....and you can tell me off later)

anyhow in the car wash i could hear running / dripping water inside the car. looked to see if one of the windows were open.....No. then moved the shopping in the foot well. to find yes you guessed it. water running in behind the glove box. gutted.

ok its never done it before. is it just something as simple as the drain is bloked?.....is their a drain on the passenger side if so how do i get to it.  OR is it something worse?

i have tried to search for this problem already but the search on OOF doent seam to want to work for me.

i am about ready to   this car is pushin me to my limits. if i mention the snags to the hubby he gets pi**ed cos its one thing after another.
how much more money am i going to have to put into this car?

HELP!!!!!

[VXL V6]

Have a read of this....

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1167524083

 

Andy

[Marks DTM Calib]

Dead easy one, surprised you got caught by it actualy.

Not sure if there is a guide with pics but, might need to create one.

[albitz]

you will just have to clear the mess up before hubby sees it ,what the eye doesnt see etc;  

[Marie]

you will just have to clear the mess up before hubby sees it ,what the eye doesnt see etc;  

i told him. he doesnt understand how if the scuttle is bloked how it gets into the car?

hes told me to get out their and fix it! but its blowing a gale. he said he dont care! fix it!

what he doent know is i need to clean the breathers and replace the cam cover gasket too. thats why i am waiting for a good spell in the weather. he does know that i need to change the engine oil which is my cover as to why i am out with the car for so long! their are a few other little jobs i am going to do to. like grease the doors!


the only reason i got caught out Mark by the leak was cos he was cleaning out the drians and i had assumed he had done the scuttle........obviously not!

[TheBoy]

Take some pictures Marie so we can create a guide

[TheBoy]

Its normally a late autumn/early winter problem due to leaves, or late spring due to blossom...

[Marie]

Its normally a late autumn/early winter problem due to leaves, or late spring due to blossom...

ok i recon its bloked ! easy fix will take the camara out with me.

suppose if i had not used the car wash i wouldnt of figured out that the scuttle was bloked.

as soon as i have finished my paperwork ill be all over it like a rash!
quick question on a 2ltr the only spares needed todo the cam cover gasket is the cam cover gasket.

[Marie]

ok so mother nature has spoken..................

i wont be sorting the motor out today as its hailin now.

[TheBoy]

Its normally a late autumn/early winter problem due to leaves, or late spring due to blossom...

ok i recon its bloked ! easy fix will take the camara out with me.

suppose if i had not used the car wash i wouldnt of figured out that the scuttle was bloked.

as soon as i have finished my paperwork ill be all over it like a rash!
quick question on a 2ltr the only spares needed todo the cam cover gasket is the cam cover gasket.

Let it be a lesson to check it weekly along with all the other underbonnet checks

[Marie]

Its normally a late autumn/early winter problem due to leaves, or late spring due to blossom...

ok i recon its bloked ! easy fix will take the camara out with me.

suppose if i had not used the car wash i wouldnt of figured out that the scuttle was bloked.

as soon as i have finished my paperwork ill be all over it like a rash!
quick question on a 2ltr the only spares needed todo the cam cover gasket is the cam cover gasket.

Let it be a lesson to check it weekly along with all the other underbonnet checks

see thats where the weekly checks i always tend to miss bits. someone needs to make up a weekly check list of what i should be checkin.

[alanfp]

Weekly check - my starter for ten is POWER

Petrol (is there enough to get you over the weekend and to and from work on Monday)
Oil
Water (coolant level and washer bottle)
Electrics (are all your lights working, could also include periodic check of alternator belts)
Rubber (all 5 tyre pressures and any obvious signs of distress)

... and then all fluids like brake hydraulics, ATF etc

I do the above every day, of course, without fail  

[Matchless]

quick question on a 2ltr the only spares needed todo the cam cover gasket is the cam cover gasket.

You also need O rings for the camcover and a tube of BLACK sealant.
Keep spare gaskets for the throttlebody and IACV in stock, then theres no excuse for not cleaning the throttle body or having idling problems.

[lee4206]

quick question on a 2ltr the only spares needed todo the cam cover gasket is the cam cover gasket.

You also need O rings for the camcover and a tube of BLACK sealant.
Keep spare gaskets for the throttlebody and IACV in stock, then theres no excuse for not cleaning the throttle body or having idling problems.

Why the black sealant when i done mine i didnt use any and haven't had any leaks and that was about 3 years ago and using a unipart gasket.  Im not sayin you shouldn't or dont have to just wondering if i done something wrong.
lee

[dbug]

quick question on a 2ltr the only spares needed todo the cam cover gasket is the cam cover gasket.

You also need O rings for the camcover and a tube of BLACK sealant.
Keep spare gaskets for the throttlebody and IACV in stock, then theres no excuse for not cleaning the throttle body or having idling problems.

2.0Lit not V6 - Black sealant not req'd.