singlespeed
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The scuttle panel is the trim panel infront of the windscreen, which has the wiper spindles coming up through it. The scuttle is in two parts, one being fixed( UK drivers side) and the other section sitting over the top of the fixed piece. I have found that water can leak through the joint where the two sections overlap in the center of the car.
A while back, Karl had problems with his spark plugs and coils being corroded which required replacements to be fitted as it was preventing a decent run to be made whilst getting his engine remaped, due to gasses leaking past the plug threads and sealing ring which was rusted.
The other day, after washing my car, I noticed that water was leaking through the joint in the center of the scuttle panel and drips were landing around the spark plug / coil area. There was also evidence of water having previously landed on the coil and dried, leaving a watermark.
The joint in the center of the scuttle panel, with water in the gap
Here, the water can be seen better with the rubber seal removed
The circular water mark on the coil which made me investigate
This time, the water had missed the coil and landed behind the coil, sitting next to the spark plug/coil recess. I suppose it depends where the car is parked as to wether water leaks through and where it lands
A while back, Karl had problems with his spark plugs and coils being corroded which required replacements to be fitted as it was preventing a decent run to be made whilst getting his engine remaped, due to gasses leaking past the plug threads and sealing ring which was rusted.
The other day, after washing my car, I noticed that water was leaking through the joint in the center of the scuttle panel and drips were landing around the spark plug / coil area. There was also evidence of water having previously landed on the coil and dried, leaving a watermark.
The joint in the center of the scuttle panel, with water in the gap
Here, the water can be seen better with the rubber seal removed
The circular water mark on the coil which made me investigate
This time, the water had missed the coil and landed behind the coil, sitting next to the spark plug/coil recess. I suppose it depends where the car is parked as to wether water leaks through and where it lands