some advice i have water coming in the car
14 January 2014, 03:27 PM
#1
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
some advice i have water coming in the car
i have water coming in the boot luckily i have noticed straight away,if i pour water here
it comes in here any idea's thanks in advance
it comes in here any idea's thanks in advance
14 January 2014, 03:30 PM
#2
Scooby Regular
Are your lights still stuck in with the black goopy stuff?
I take it it's just passing behind the light and running down?
I would remove the light, clean it up and put some new jollop on to seal it back in
Mick
I take it it's just passing behind the light and running down?
I would remove the light, clean it up and put some new jollop on to seal it back in
Mick
14 January 2014, 03:34 PM
#3
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
yes the black stuff is still there i did start to remove the light but run out of time
14 January 2014, 03:43 PM
#5
Scooby Regular
Mick
14 January 2014, 03:47 PM
#6
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
When you have time, if you pull the light out you should be able to see where the water has been passing the seal, if the rest is still tacky you could just clean and dry the metal work and put something like instant gasket on where the water has been passing the gasket stuff.
Mick
Mick
Trending Topics
14 January 2014, 06:25 PM
#9
The rear lights are a design fault on classics. The runoff from the roof and rear screen runs down the boot shutlines and straight over the rear lights.
The original black sealant eventually gets full of crud and starts letting water through.
Remove all the nuts off the light fixing inside the boot, disconnect the wiring and pull the light out: it may take some force to dislodge the sealant that is still adhering.
Now clean off as much of the old sealant as you can: use an old flat-blade screwdriver, lolly stick etc to get it off the light unit and the car. Finish off with white spirit.
Once cleaned up, lay a good thick bead of this stuff: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_tr...at=0&_from=R40 in an unbroken line round the light unit. Use a thickness of about 10-15mm.
Press the light unit back into place and replace and retighten nuts..do not overtighten, it's not needed.
DO NOT use stuff like silicone, Tiger Seal, SikaFlex etc to reseal lights. If you ever need them out again, (accident, etc) you'll be struggling with those three. The Carafax is a non-setting mastic used in the caravan industry, specially made for this sort of thing.
If you have a half decent caravan dealer nearby, they may stock it.
The original black sealant eventually gets full of crud and starts letting water through.
Remove all the nuts off the light fixing inside the boot, disconnect the wiring and pull the light out: it may take some force to dislodge the sealant that is still adhering.
Now clean off as much of the old sealant as you can: use an old flat-blade screwdriver, lolly stick etc to get it off the light unit and the car. Finish off with white spirit.
Once cleaned up, lay a good thick bead of this stuff: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_tr...at=0&_from=R40 in an unbroken line round the light unit. Use a thickness of about 10-15mm.
Press the light unit back into place and replace and retighten nuts..do not overtighten, it's not needed.
DO NOT use stuff like silicone, Tiger Seal, SikaFlex etc to reseal lights. If you ever need them out again, (accident, etc) you'll be struggling with those three. The Carafax is a non-setting mastic used in the caravan industry, specially made for this sort of thing.
If you have a half decent caravan dealer nearby, they may stock it.
22 January 2014, 01:37 PM
#10
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
The rear lights are a design fault on classics. The runoff from the roof and rear screen runs down the boot shutlines and straight over the rear lights.
The original black sealant eventually gets full of crud and starts letting water through.
Remove all the nuts off the light fixing inside the boot, disconnect the wiring and pull the light out: it may take some force to dislodge the sealant that is still adhering.
Now clean off as much of the old sealant as you can: use an old flat-blade screwdriver, lolly stick etc to get it off the light unit and the car. Finish off with white spirit.
Once cleaned up, lay a good thick bead of this stuff: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_tr...at=0&_from=R40 in an unbroken line round the light unit. Use a thickness of about 10-15mm.
Press the light unit back into place and replace and retighten nuts..do not overtighten, it's not needed.
DO NOT use stuff like silicone, Tiger Seal, SikaFlex etc to reseal lights. If you ever need them out again, (accident, etc) you'll be struggling with those three. The Carafax is a non-setting mastic used in the caravan industry, specially made for this sort of thing.
If you have a half decent caravan dealer nearby, they may stock it.
The original black sealant eventually gets full of crud and starts letting water through.
Remove all the nuts off the light fixing inside the boot, disconnect the wiring and pull the light out: it may take some force to dislodge the sealant that is still adhering.
Now clean off as much of the old sealant as you can: use an old flat-blade screwdriver, lolly stick etc to get it off the light unit and the car. Finish off with white spirit.
Once cleaned up, lay a good thick bead of this stuff: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_tr...at=0&_from=R40 in an unbroken line round the light unit. Use a thickness of about 10-15mm.
Press the light unit back into place and replace and retighten nuts..do not overtighten, it's not needed.
DO NOT use stuff like silicone, Tiger Seal, SikaFlex etc to reseal lights. If you ever need them out again, (accident, etc) you'll be struggling with those three. The Carafax is a non-setting mastic used in the caravan industry, specially made for this sort of thing.
If you have a half decent caravan dealer nearby, they may stock it.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ossett2k2
Engine Management and ECU Remapping
15
23 September 2015 09:11 AM