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Opti

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Water ingress
24. Mar 2011 at 17:20

I've just washed the car for the first time this year. I noticed that the water runs down the screen and then into the engine bay via the wiper spindle. It then drips all over my newly fitted 135 coil pack.....soaking everything.... Undecided

Is this a common fault?.......What is the best way to make the engine bay water-tight? ...The seal around the wiper spindle seems piss poor to me. Would silicone sealant cure the leak?

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Lizzie Zoom

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Re: Water ingress
Reply #1 - 24. Mar 2011 at 17:25

Opti wrote on 24. Mar 2011 at 17:20:

I've just washed the car for the first time this year. I noticed that the water runs down the screen and then into the engine bay via the wiper spindle. It then drips all over my newly fitted 135 coil pack.....soaking everything.... Undecided

Is this a common fault?.......What is the best way to make the engine bay water-tight? ...The seal around the wiper spindle seems piss poor to me. Would silicone sealant cure the leak?

Thanks in advance..... Thumbs Up!

I think it may be Opti, as I have seen two facelifts with coil packs that have evidence of water coming down on top of the engine and then finding its way into the spark plug compartments even though in theory the rubber seals should stop that happening! I take it you have brown / orange water staining around the plug connector rubbers? Wink

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taxi al

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Re: Water ingress
Reply #2 - 24. Mar 2011 at 22:20

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Is this a common fault?

yes.

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The seal around the wiper spindle seems piss poor to me

yes

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Would silicone sealant cure the leak?

yes

(probably...) also a bead along the scuttle join just to be sure.

Remember to check the drains at either end of the scuttle so the water has somewhere else to go.

HTH,

Al. Thumbs Up!

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robson Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 482 Nr Ashford Kent Gender: Drives: omega V6 CD 2003	Re: Water ingress Reply #3 - 25. Mar 2011 at 10:57 I made up some new sponge rubber gaskets to put under the scuttle cover around the wiper spindles
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