Alex1000
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GAve the old girl he yearly wash. must have been a year, judging by how dirty she was.. Anyway 2 thing came of this.
1) I have conclusively and finally identified where the water gets into the boot/storage well in the FL1. Comes down the outside of the glass, past the rubber and into the door. At this point it drops down the door and somehow gets onto the door liner, and drips from there down onto the plastic threshold across the rear of the boot floor, and that then carries it into the boot. The runners around the top and sides of the glass were dry as snuff, perfect. No water ingress there . But puddle along the threshold, and rubbing hand across bottom of door, it was dripping of the inside of the plastic door liner.
So going to try putting a plastic sheet between door liner and door, and a good sealant around this. Probably had one originally but nothing there now. If that don't work, Ill work some sort of plastic gutter idea to direct water of back of liner into door itself.
2) And now the WTF one. Gave the wheel arches a good power wash, as I will be working in and around there again shortly (Bit of a knock lately over bumps, speed ramps and pot holes, thinking a ball joint/drop link etc.) From recent post, I have already been at the back brakes and drivers front. So intending to go round them all again,
Now, first drive after the deep clean, damn thing has the brake light on. Brakes working okay, and most of them have been recently done, so what the f*** could I have done with the power washer....... Light on all yesterday, and I have done a bit of driving...
Anyone ever have this happen before??
Thank's in advance. That's another weekend planned for hammer , WD40 and cursing.......
2004, FL1, TD4 , 3 door, Manual, 2.0 Ltd Diesel.
1) I have conclusively and finally identified where the water gets into the boot/storage well in the FL1. Comes down the outside of the glass, past the rubber and into the door. At this point it drops down the door and somehow gets onto the door liner, and drips from there down onto the plastic threshold across the rear of the boot floor, and that then carries it into the boot. The runners around the top and sides of the glass were dry as snuff, perfect. No water ingress there . But puddle along the threshold, and rubbing hand across bottom of door, it was dripping of the inside of the plastic door liner.
So going to try putting a plastic sheet between door liner and door, and a good sealant around this. Probably had one originally but nothing there now. If that don't work, Ill work some sort of plastic gutter idea to direct water of back of liner into door itself.
2) And now the WTF one. Gave the wheel arches a good power wash, as I will be working in and around there again shortly (Bit of a knock lately over bumps, speed ramps and pot holes, thinking a ball joint/drop link etc.) From recent post, I have already been at the back brakes and drivers front. So intending to go round them all again,
Now, first drive after the deep clean, damn thing has the brake light on. Brakes working okay, and most of them have been recently done, so what the f*** could I have done with the power washer....... Light on all yesterday, and I have done a bit of driving...
Anyone ever have this happen before??
Thank's in advance. That's another weekend planned for hammer , WD40 and cursing.......
2004, FL1, TD4 , 3 door, Manual, 2.0 Ltd Diesel.
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