Blaine's 1700 Puma

[blaine]

Yeah its really not good!

So you can cure it without removing the dash then?

 

[Flying Scotsman]

Yeah its really not good!

So you can cure it without removing the dash then?

Oh yes... just go crazy with the sealant.. do everything... worked a treat for me.

 

[blaine]

I am relieved to here that!

I shall do it tomorrow and remove the carpets and seats to dry them properly!

Looks like it might be wise for me to buy a new door membrane to unless I can reseal that

 

[Flying Scotsman]

Door membrane?

And yes, dry the underlay, but it will come apart in your hands.

 

[blaine]

The part that covers the door behind the door trim as mine is hanging off

 

[Flying Scotsman]

The grey foam/sponge thing.. ripped mine off years ago.. lol

 

[blaine]

YEah that was what I meant lol!

Ah right guess it will be ok then lol!

 

[Flying Scotsman]

Aye you'll be fine with out it.
If your underlay is wrecked, I got a massive roll of it off ebay for about £20

 

[blaine]

Thats handy to know to!

I shall have a proper look tomorrow

 

[blaine]

Door membrane is hanging off on the car

Also noticed that there appears to have been water coming in through the door as their is signs of water here

And definately coming in through the bulkhead to

 

[mix2000]

Yes, a loose (or torn) internal door membrane can cause serious water ingress into a car. Any one who had a mid-nineties Laguna or early Jetta/Vento or Passat will attest to that.

 

[blaine]

Resealed the door membrane tonight at work and also lifted the fuse box and pollen filter housing, found a gap under the fuse box where I think it may be coming in. Resealed that and I will put it on water test tomorrow!

 

[blaine]

Still no further forward with the water leak!

Took the seats and carpet out tonight. Looks like the water is coming in up next to the ECU still so think next step is going to be removing the dash so that I can get a proper look behind it.

all of the passenger side is soaking! Drivers side is wet next to where the pedals are and the bottom of the heater box

 

[blaine]

Dashboard is out of the Puma. Removed it earlier tonight. Just need to put a hose on it and find out where the water is coming in now!

 

[blaine]

How the car looks at the moment!

Located the water leaks on the car today. It is leaking via the grommet near the scuttle panel and also from the Servo mounting brackets!

 

[blaine]

Water leak is now fixed!

Had 4 leaks in the end, Water was leaking from the main wiring harness, there was a gap in the sealer in the passenger footwell, Leak from the windscreen and a leak from the pollen filter housing. Car is bone dry and more or less back together.

Got a few things left to do such as reconnect the speedometer cable onto the gearbox end, refit the seats, refit the steering column shrouds but it's getting there!