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Ok folks finger crossed time
Finally I have managed to fix the P Seal, along with drainage pipes and new scuttle trims.
Waiting for silicon to set before testing
As you can see from the photos,
National windscreens overdosing of goop didn't work, only pushed the seal away from screen and defo leaked as you can see the injector well complete with duck pond!
So I ordered new trims,
Removed old ones swapping the bits that need swapping, cleaned glass of goop used pre paint wipes to remove goop residue.
Popped new trims on, then carefully inserted the P Seal under the trim/seal, then removed red tape (double sides tape on new trims to stick to screen) thus sticking P Seal to trim.
I overdosed on silicon on the joint (still thinking of drilling a hole and popping a small bolt/nut/washer through once silicon has set, to keep a tight joint)
Then silicon sealed the top of the P Seal to glass, again overdosing at the ends and underneath the rubber scuttle trim ends to try and seal off the ends.
Then drilled out the two tiny drain holes at the ends, threw away blocked pipes!
Inserted pipe fittings, and cut garden hose to length and using hose clips to fix on, siliconed the pipe fitting from above.
Made a third drain drilling out the recess inside the N/S washer jet,
And popped a drain on the lip of the air intake under bonnet.
Using Wurth expanding foam tape, I taped up around the headlamps, so there is a foam seal around where lamps butt up against, wing, top and bottom trims and bonnet, also strips on bonnet edge
Fingers crossed
Even if it's a 75% success u will be over the moon.
In light rain water poured down the back o/s, all over the vacuum bracket top middle, into injector well, all over the top of air intake under bonnet, thus going everywhere in that area.
Will report back after test,
2012 euro 5, 3.0 180bhp ducato van,
Faults to date from water ingress :-
Turbo variable vein actuator,
Turbo
Glow plug timer
Glow plug (seized in then snapped off!)
Wiring corrosion problems galore,
Still glow plug wiring issue, bilked in tomorrow for that.
And probably more issues in future due to corrosion,
4.5 weeks off the road since Xmas due to water ingress.
Do yourselves a favour, do the above mod, fiat don't want to know about solving the issue!
They will fix the symptoms under warranty (first 2yrs) but not the cause!
Neil
Finally I have managed to fix the P Seal, along with drainage pipes and new scuttle trims.
Waiting for silicon to set before testing
As you can see from the photos,
National windscreens overdosing of goop didn't work, only pushed the seal away from screen and defo leaked as you can see the injector well complete with duck pond!
So I ordered new trims,
Removed old ones swapping the bits that need swapping, cleaned glass of goop used pre paint wipes to remove goop residue.
Popped new trims on, then carefully inserted the P Seal under the trim/seal, then removed red tape (double sides tape on new trims to stick to screen) thus sticking P Seal to trim.
I overdosed on silicon on the joint (still thinking of drilling a hole and popping a small bolt/nut/washer through once silicon has set, to keep a tight joint)
Then silicon sealed the top of the P Seal to glass, again overdosing at the ends and underneath the rubber scuttle trim ends to try and seal off the ends.
Then drilled out the two tiny drain holes at the ends, threw away blocked pipes!
Inserted pipe fittings, and cut garden hose to length and using hose clips to fix on, siliconed the pipe fitting from above.
Made a third drain drilling out the recess inside the N/S washer jet,
And popped a drain on the lip of the air intake under bonnet.
Using Wurth expanding foam tape, I taped up around the headlamps, so there is a foam seal around where lamps butt up against, wing, top and bottom trims and bonnet, also strips on bonnet edge
Fingers crossed
Even if it's a 75% success u will be over the moon.
In light rain water poured down the back o/s, all over the vacuum bracket top middle, into injector well, all over the top of air intake under bonnet, thus going everywhere in that area.
Will report back after test,
2012 euro 5, 3.0 180bhp ducato van,
Faults to date from water ingress :-
Turbo variable vein actuator,
Turbo
Glow plug timer
Glow plug (seized in then snapped off!)
Wiring corrosion problems galore,
Still glow plug wiring issue, bilked in tomorrow for that.
And probably more issues in future due to corrosion,
4.5 weeks off the road since Xmas due to water ingress.
Do yourselves a favour, do the above mod, fiat don't want to know about solving the issue!
They will fix the symptoms under warranty (first 2yrs) but not the cause!
Neil
