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[Marie]

OK so this will be the 3rd time i have tried to post this. first time my son turn the computer off. second time the computer turned it self off.

any how 0800 this morning i was out on the car to check on the scuttle

well you were right guys the scuttle was bloked.
the picture says it all.


the easyest way to get the water out of their was you suck it out...YUCk


ok so now i got my arm in there ....it just fitted. and got out all the rotten dead leaves.



ran some clean water through the scuttle to wash it out and hey presto a cleaner scuttle.


And the moral of this story is never asume the hubby has done something. always double check that it has been done.
OR Better still do it yourself in the first place then you know that it has defo been done.

cos of the weather this and clean out the breathers is al i ahve been able to do as it started to rain on me.  

tomorrow check the gearbox level and do an oil change. thats if the weather holds out for me.

Blimey!

You've done well in one morning to do that and the breathers, especially in the cold.

How long does cleaning the breathers out on a V6 take?

Donno i have a 2ltr. i am sure the guys will be able to tell you.

i couldnt do a complete clean of the breathers cos of the weather but mangaged to do the breather hoses and the air tube that was goppin. hubby went mentle at me when i walked in the house with a loads of bits.

it was biterly cold back out tomorrow to do an oil change and top the gearbox back up again cos the hubby wants the car to go back and forth to london next week.

[Martin_1962]

I find a VAX is excellent for emptying the scuttle area

[TheBoy]

I find a VAX is excellent for emptying the scuttle area

Personally (on the 1 occasion its happened ), I just stuck my hand in the water to clear it out

[CaptainZok]

I find a VAX is excellent for emptying the scuttle area

I use a Tony myself, just hit him till he does it.

[shyboy]

When I did mine the grommet pushed out of the bottom and I didn't replace it. No chance of blockage now, and no problems with water from below. Confine it to the dustbin, Marie. (Or your diddy box).

[Marks DTM Calib]

I work from the drain end.....under the wheel arch on early cars, in the engine bay on later ones.

On the V6, access is improved to the engine bay one by removing the oil filler, then its dead easy.....poke your finger up it (the scuttle drain!) and pour water into the scuttle to flush it.