A productive day here
I started by pulling off the bonnet. the scuttle is pretty fiddly to get on with the Ext and Batt pull cords, and I wanted to really clean out all the channels and inside the scuttle to clear out the drainage routes too.
Handy being carbon, it's a 2 minute job and very easy on your own.
I found the main source of the leak, where my WMI pipe comes through the bulkhead there was no grommit.
I hadn't thought it was needed, as the hole is slightly up the slope of the bulkhead, but with the drainage channels blocked, water was making it's way up, and into the car.
Not able to unfeed the entire WMI pipe, I decided to find another grommit solution.
I found a piece of silicon pipe that was slightly too large for the hole, and used a flap wheel to grind a taper onto it to act as a plug.
I slit it end on, and fed it over the pipe and wire, then taped it back together, and forced it into the hole until it was dead tight.
That should seal it up nicely
With that done, I soldered up the new EGT sensor, and popped the new scuttle on:
You can see where I had to make slots in it here to allow it to fit with the Pull cords:
Sealed up after being fitted.
I also decided to remove the BGW for a while, as it won't be on track in the next month, and it makes covering it much harder as it sticks out!
Looks odd Wingless now! I almost miss it.
Sealed up the holes with some blanking grommits and a bit of sealant. The wing has marked the bootlid a little, but it's no big deal.
I also offered up a strut brace I've had for 6 years and never fitted!
My gran bought this for me years and years ago, but sadly my previous FMIC routes have always stopped me front fitting it.
When the weather gets better I'll spray it orange and fit it
Aside from that, I just went for a drive.
Car feels amazing in the cold air on dry roads at last, I've really missed it!
