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Car Forum / MINI / October 2006Water ingress update
N/S/Floor area After striping out the carpet and sound deadening pads, the leak was traced to the front subframe tower bolt seal, water running off the windscreen and bonnet, flooding the crossmember below the wiper motor and all round the tower bolt, It looked like the seal had worn due to movement over the years, the water then ran in to the crossmember, and out of the (left hand drive master cylinder hole) straight in to the sound deadening material and flooded the floor on the passenger side, Removed the bolt, sealed the rubber washer with silicone, tested the area with hosepipe, Viola !! sorted Fitzy It might be worth fitting the later (Twin-Point/MPi) type bonnet seal, because that is thicker and also partially runs down the engine bay/inner wing seam too. That way there's less chance of water getting on to the bulkhead. http://www.m-machine.co.uk/ It might be worth fitting the later (Twin-Point/MPi) type bonnet seal, because that is thicker and also partially runs down the engine bay/inner wing seam too. That way there's less chance of any water getting on to the bulkhead. http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=36751 Taffy > It might be worth fitting the later (Twin-Point/MPi) type bonnet seal, > because that is thicker and also partially runs down the engine [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Taffy Or just use a lot of roofing tar and bubble gum. > > It might be worth fitting the later (Twin-Point/MPi) type bonnet seal, > > because that is thicker and also partially runs down the engine [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > Or just use a lot of roofing tar and bubble gum. As used on most BINI's? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyhInklrvgI Taffy >> > It might be worth fitting the later (Twin-Point/MPi) type bonnet seal, >> > because that is thicker and also partially runs down the engine [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Taffy Thanks Taff, will give that a try, Fitzy >>>It might be worth fitting the later (Twin-Point/MPi) type bonnet seal, >>>because that is thicker and also partially runs down the engine [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Taffy No...I said roofing tar and bubble gum...are you dense? What the hell is a Bini...an old mini with a bitch in it? Or maybe a brit? Oh...maybe its just a bull-sh.t mini cooper. Yes it's one of these:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyhInklrvgI Taffy > Yes it's one of these:- > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyhInklrvgI > > Taffy Why do you keep putting up "youtube" links? Do you really think that I give a sh.t and click on them? Do you live in front of the boob tube....it really is rotting your brain. > N/S/Floor area > After striping out the carpet and sound deadening pads, the leak was traced [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > sorted > Fitzy WOW.....that is so interesting! Now how about a report on any other, exciting, household projects.
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