Replace seals or can it be glued down??? (Car flooding)

[Deleted member 20376]

do i need to remove the arms. it got took off when they had a look at my ecu.

 

[DPJ]

do i need to remove the arms. it got took off when they had a look at my ecu.

Yes, you need to remove the wiper arms. (I use a puller on mine.)

 

[Malice19]

Have managed to take off the pollen filter housing to check the seals but have some questions on the pictures if some one would help.... Cheers

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http://www.wojcik.aquiss.com/www/Pics/Pollen filter housing 2.jpg
If it does need changing then do i have to order the pollen filter housing or can you order just the seal?

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[UncleFester]

Right

That plastic lip clips to the leading edge of the housing that the pollen filter sits in. I would also consider moving that cable out of that grommet and using the one that's higher up on the scuttle panel to the back left of the pollen filter. Any water building up due to a blocked drain hole will run nicely into that hole. If that's too much effort, just goop it up with sillycone

 

[Malice19]

Right

That plastic lip clips to the leading edge of the housing that the pollen filter sits in. I would also consider moving that cable out of that grommet and using the one that's higher up on the scuttle panel to the back left of the pollen filter. Any water building up due to a blocked drain hole will run nicely into that hole. If that's too much effort, just goop it up with sillycone

Cheers mate, take it should look like this?

Im going to go with the sillycone option
Cheers; )

 

[Malice19]

This then goes on like this i take it?

Then should look like this...

 

[ChrisJ]

mines come apart from the screen in the middle but not at the edge. i have no leak or anything just scared of it leaking now.

Mine has come away aswell, i should'nt worry though as that wont be the problem. your leak will either be the dodgy pollen filter fitment or a leaking door seal! The water you heard sloshing about is probably stuck in the passengers front door.........

Quite a simple repair for the leaky doors once you have them apart.

 

[UncleFester]

This then goes on like this i take it?

Yup - from memory that's about right. It stops water from getting into the pollen filter housing and leaking down into the fan and then into the car.

It's a tight fit to get it all in there, if it's being stubborn, heat it with a hairdryer first to soften the rubber

 

[Malice19]

This then goes on like this i take it?

Yup - from memory that's about right. It stops water from getting into the pollen filter housing and leaking down into the fan and then into the car.

It's a tight fit to get it all in there, if it's being stubborn, heat it with a hairdryer first to soften the rubber

Nice one mate, That's the problem i have found where it is leaking... "water getting into the pollen filter and leaking down into the fan and then into the car" When i tested to find the leak the pollen filter was soaked

But now that you have given me the info on where the lip should go and the good idea to use a hairdryer (because it is being a bit of a Pain)
to bent it into the correct position, then hopefully once I've done some small handy work with some silicon as well and then put it all back together correctly then fingers crossed it will no longer leak.

Will see how it goes to mo....

Thanks for all your time and help UncleFester

 

[Deleted member 20376]

Mine has come away aswell, i should'nt worry though as that wont be the problem. your leak will either be the dodgy pollen filter fitment or a leaking door seal! The water you heard sloshing about is probably stuck in the passengers front door.........

Quite a simple repair for the leaky doors once you have them apart.

yeah i was just worried as seeling the water going in there think im guna take it off n try n push it down properly. but knowing my luck will end up making it worse.