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Scuttle drain...and I did it myself!
20. Nov 2009 at 22:42

Upon finding the passenger footwell carpet nice and soggy I finally got round to clearing out the scuttle drain this afternoon.

So, I have to say thanks to fellow OOFers for creating the maintenance guide that made it easy to follow. I can confirm that a length of twin and earth is just right for the job. Thumbs Up!

I also feel quite proud that I did some maintenance on the Mig myself for once, rather than paying someone else. Chuffed to bits actually.

The only downside is that I scratched up my arm pretty good getting it down there to remove the crud. Just too darn lazy to remove the pollen filter. Tongue

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Pete. Omega King Offline Makes Driving Pleasurable Again . Posts: 10449 Nr J28 of the M1 Gender: Drives: Black 02 Omega DTi. Black 56 Monaro VXR. Red 97 Rover 114 SLi.	Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself! Reply #1 - 20. Nov 2009 at 22:55 Good for you mate That's just the start
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Ian_D Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2419 York Gender: Drives: Omega 3.0 Elite, Facelift Omega 2.5 GLS, Sold the TD Elite	Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself! Reply #2 - 20. Nov 2009 at 23:29 Well done mate.
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Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself!
Reply #3 - 20. Nov 2009 at 23:34

Mr Hagon wrote on 20. Nov 2009 at 22:42:

Upon finding the passenger footwell carpet nice and soggy I finally got round to clearing out the scuttle drain this afternoon.

So, I have to say thanks to fellow OOFers for creating the maintenance guide that made it easy to follow. I can confirm that a length of twin and earth is just right for the job. Thumbs Up!

I also feel quite proud that I did some maintenance on the Mig myself for once, rather than paying someone else. Chuffed to bits actually.

The only downside is that I scratched up my arm pretty good getting it down there to remove the crud. Just too darn lazy to remove the pollen filter. Tongue

You did renew it didn`t you Undecided

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Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself!
Reply #4 - 20. Nov 2009 at 23:52

RobG wrote on 20. Nov 2009 at 23:34:

Mr Hagon wrote on 20. Nov 2009 at 22:42:

Upon finding the passenger footwell carpet nice and soggy I finally got round to clearing out the scuttle drain this afternoon.

So, I have to say thanks to fellow OOFers for creating the maintenance guide that made it easy to follow. I can confirm that a length of twin and earth is just right for the job. Thumbs Up!

I also feel quite proud that I did some maintenance on the Mig myself for once, rather than paying someone else. Chuffed to bits actually.

The only downside is that I scratched up my arm pretty good getting it down there to remove the crud. Just too darn lazy to remove the pollen filter. Tongue

You did renew it didn`t you Undecided

You've just reminded me I need to renew mine. When I serviced the car in August it was out of stock at Vx, so I.........forgot about it. Embarrassed

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Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself!
Reply #5 - 21. Nov 2009 at 10:02

Mr Hagon wrote on 20. Nov 2009 at 22:42:

Upon finding the passenger footwell carpet nice and soggy I finally got round to clearing out the scuttle drain this afternoon.

So, I have to say thanks to fellow OOFers for creating the maintenance guide that made it easy to follow. I can confirm that a length of twin and earth is just right for the job. Thumbs Up!

I also feel quite proud that I did some maintenance on the Mig myself for once, rather than paying someone else. Chuffed to bits actually.

The only downside is that I scratched up my arm pretty good getting it down there to remove the crud. Just too darn lazy to remove the pollen filter. Tongue

Pollen filter is probably soaked and next to useless.

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MickAP Omega Knight Offline Facelift 2.5TD Estate "Chipped" not anymore Posts: 1592 South Derbyshire Gender: Drives: Facelift TD estate but soon to be a 1.9 ???	Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself! Reply #6 - 21. Nov 2009 at 11:23 First thing I checked when I got the new Mig, all dry there. Had the same when I'd had the TD a few months, takes a while to get it all dry. Mick
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Omegadoha, Desert Member Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1357 Doha, Qatar Drives: 3.2 V6 2002	Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself! Reply #7 - 21. Nov 2009 at 13:05 Well done. It's a nice feeling when you can carry out maintenance work yourself.
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Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself!
Reply #8 - 23. Nov 2009 at 20:34

Nope, have to be honest I haven't replaced the pollen filter.

I'll add it to the list, but what's the reasoning behind doing so.

Is it because it would have got soaked due to the water reaching it, in which case I think the water level wasn't that high (there's a water mark that makes me think this is the case) and the reason the footwell got wet was because I parked on a slope nose upwards.

Or is it just sensible due to the scuttle getting blocked and damp air being drawn through?

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RichardH Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 345 Ireland Gender: Drives: Sadly no longer an Omega owner.	Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself! Reply #9 - 24. Nov 2009 at 11:57 The water level may not have been as high as the filter when you were parked but it would have been sloshing around as you were driving so it is bound to have gotten a bit wet. They are cheap and easy to replace so it's worth doing.
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Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself!
Reply #10 - 03. Dec 2009 at 14:31

Having just nearly drowned in my Omega, thanks again for the excellent guide.
I used a thin piece of bent bamboo with copious amounts of hot water.

Where mine is parked slightly nose up, water had run into the rear passenger footwell too....it was well over an inch deep.

After blotting with several kitchen rolls, I now have a small fan heater on low heat in the cabin to dry it out.

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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself! Reply #11 - 03. Dec 2009 at 14:52 Make sure you dry the soundproofing material under the carpets as well .. acts like blotting paper and seems to hold gallons !!!! If you leave that even slightly damp bacteria will start to grow and the stench will be horrendous .... not at all nice ...
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Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself!
Reply #12 - 03. Dec 2009 at 16:48

Mr Hagon wrote on 20. Nov 2009 at 22:42:

Upon finding the passenger footwell carpet nice and soggy I finally got round to clearing out the scuttle drain this afternoon.

So, I have to say thanks to fellow OOFers for creating the maintenance guide that made it easy to follow. I can confirm that a length of twin and earth is just right for the job. Thumbs Up!

I also feel quite proud that I did some maintenance on the Mig myself for once, rather than paying someone else. Chuffed to bits actually.

The only downside is that I scratched up my arm pretty good getting it down there to remove the crud. Just too darn lazy to remove the pollen filter. Tongue

good luck on doing the hbv then. Grin

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Reply #13 - 03. Dec 2009 at 16:55

Entwood wrote on 03. Dec 2009 at 14:52:

Make sure you dry the soundproofing material under the carpets as well .. acts like blotting paper and seems to hold gallons !!!! If you leave that even slightly damp bacteria will start to grow and the stench will be horrendous .... not at all nice ... Sad

Cheers for that....I expect to have the heater in there for at least a couple of days. Will make sure its throughly dried out.. Thumbs Up!

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Martin Imber Over Active Poster Offline LPG Omega V6 - Keyfobs Rebuilt Posts: 20110 Worcester Gender: Drives: 2001 Omega 2.6CD LPG & 3.0 cams	Re: Scuttle drain...and I did it myself! Reply #14 - 03. Dec 2009 at 20:46 Mine took lots of Vaxing, and took a month for the smell to go. I was driving in deep floods and got swamped back in 2006 I think I had disconnected the air filter pipe so I got air at bonnet level.
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