Land Rovers and the rain!

Just getting to grips with my first proper Land Rover which I picked up this
week (V8 90 CSW) after being spoilt with a Disco 2 and 3 in the past.
Fantastic car and great fun but today it rained and yes you guessed it
leaked! Leaking badly into the passenger footwell, I think it is coming in
from the bulkhead as it is a bit rotten behind the facade and has been
filled with silicone in the past. My idea is to dig out all the flaky stuff
at the back of the panel just above the door hinge (still seems solid at the
front) and fill the void with a body filler before painting and then maybe
applying a thin strip of silicone. As a total novice does this sound
reasonable and is it likely to stop the leak???

Also, the rear wiper stopped working. It got stuck on the soft spare wheel
cover and now won't work, is it likely to have fused or will it be the motor
that's burned out?

Thanks in advance!

Andy

Andy wrote:

> Just getting to grips with my first proper Land Rover which I picked up
> this week (V8 90 CSW) after being spoilt with a Disco 2 and 3 in the past.
> Fantastic car and great fun but today it rained and yes you guessed it
> leaked! Leaking badly into the passenger footwell, I think it is coming in
> from the bulkhead as it is a bit rotten behind the facade and has been
> filled with silicone in the past. My idea is to dig out all the flaky
> stuff at the back of the panel just above the door hinge (still seems
> solid at the front) and fill the void with a body filler before painting
> and then maybe applying a thin strip of silicone. As a total novice does
> this sound reasonable and is it likely to stop the leak???

You could be lucky, but they can leak quite effectively without any rust,
leaking from the various joins including the vents. One unlikely to be
thought of is along the bolts holding the hinges or brackets at the base of
the windscreen - the gasket under it is very easily displaced.

>
> Also, the rear wiper stopped working. It got stuck on the soft spare wheel
> cover and now won't work, is it likely to have fused or will it be the
> motor that's burned out?

It is fused, so with any luck the fuse has just gone.


JD

"JD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Andy wrote:
>
>> Just getting to grips with my first proper Land Rover which I picked up
>> this week (V8 90 CSW) after being spoilt with a Disco 2 and 3 in the
>> past.
>> Fantastic car and great fun but today it rained and yes you guessed it
>> leaked! Leaking badly into the passenger footwell, I think it is coming
>> in
>> from the bulkhead as it is a bit rotten behind the facade and has been
>> filled with silicone in the past. My idea is to dig out all the flaky
>> stuff at the back of the panel just above the door hinge (still seems
>> solid at the front) and fill the void with a body filler before painting
>> and then maybe applying a thin strip of silicone. As a total novice does
>> this sound reasonable and is it likely to stop the leak???
>
> You could be lucky, but they can leak quite effectively without any rust,
> leaking from the various joins including the vents. One unlikely to be
> thought of is along the bolts holding the hinges or brackets at the base
> of
> the windscreen - the gasket under it is very easily displaced.
>
>>

It does seem to be coming from here, water was dripping from the bolt on the
inside of the windscreen hinge, so how do I get in to seal it, what happens
if I undo the bolt???

Andy wrote:
> Just getting to grips with my first proper Land Rover which I picked
> up this week (V8 90 CSW) after being spoilt with a Disco 2 and 3 in
> the past. Fantastic car and great fun but today it rained and yes you
> guessed it leaked! Leaking badly into the passenger footwell, I think
> it is coming in from the bulkhead as it is a bit rotten behind the
> facade and has been filled with silicone in the past. My idea is to
> dig out all the flaky stuff at the back of the panel just above the
> door hinge (still seems solid at the front) and fill the void with a
> body filler before painting and then maybe applying a thin strip of
> silicone. As a total novice does this sound reasonable and is it
> likely to stop the leak???
> Also, the rear wiper stopped working. It got stuck on the soft spare
> wheel cover and now won't work, is it likely to have fused or will it
> be the motor that's burned out?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Andy

I'd recommend drilling a hole in the floor to let the water out. At least
you know that'll let the water out. It's near impossible to fix a leaky LR,
they were built as military grade seives

If the windscreen leaks, wear wellies - it'll land on the shin bone
otherwise.

Karen

--
"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
- Slartibartfast

Andy wrote:

>
> "JD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Andy wrote:
>>
>>> Just getting to grips with my first proper Land Rover which I picked up
>>> this week (V8 90 CSW) after being spoilt with a Disco 2 and 3 in the
>>> past.
>>> Fantastic car and great fun but today it rained and yes you guessed it
>>> leaked! Leaking badly into the passenger footwell, I think it is coming
>>> in
>>> from the bulkhead as it is a bit rotten behind the facade and has been
>>> filled with silicone in the past. My idea is to dig out all the flaky
>>> stuff at the back of the panel just above the door hinge (still seems
>>> solid at the front) and fill the void with a body filler before painting
>>> and then maybe applying a thin strip of silicone. As a total novice does
>>> this sound reasonable and is it likely to stop the leak???
>>
>> You could be lucky, but they can leak quite effectively without any rust,
>> leaking from the various joins including the vents. One unlikely to be
>> thought of is along the bolts holding the hinges or brackets at the base
>> of
>> the windscreen - the gasket under it is very easily displaced.
>>
>>>
>
> It does seem to be coming from here, water was dripping from the bolt on
> the inside of the windscreen hinge, so how do I get in to seal it, what
> happens if I undo the bolt???

Nothing - just undo the bolts in both windscreen and bulkhead, remove
hinge/bracket, taking note of how it goes together, and either replace the
gasket or apply a coat each side of silicone gasket sealer - or both. Then
reassemble. Probably best to have only one side undone at a time,
especially if it is a soft top.
JD

"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just getting to grips with my first proper Land Rover which I picked up
> this week (V8 90 CSW) after being spoilt with a Disco 2 and 3 in the past.
> Fantastic car and great fun but today it rained and yes you guessed it
> leaked! Leaking badly into the passenger footwell, I think it is coming in
> from the bulkhead as it is a bit rotten behind the facade and has been
> filled with silicone in the past. My idea is to dig out all the flaky
> stuff at the back of the panel just above the door hinge (still seems
> solid at the front) and fill the void with a body filler before painting
> and then maybe applying a thin strip of silicone. As a total novice does
> this sound reasonable and is it likely to stop the leak???
>
> Also, the rear wiper stopped working. It got stuck on the soft spare wheel
> cover and now won't work, is it likely to have fused or will it be the
> motor that's burned out?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Andy

Mine leaked because the front vent seals had not been fitted propperly.
open the vents and look at where the foam rubber seal, seals or doesnt as
in my case.. I bought new seals, now no problems.

Robin