Leaky cars

From: Lucy (X3N0PH0N)23 Aug 2013 00:20
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 20 of 41
Because it is correct :Y
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)23 Aug 2013 00:42
To: Lucy (X3N0PH0N) 21 of 41
Nigga please.
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)23 Aug 2013 01:10
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 22 of 41
A boot fayre (or "car boot sale" if you're boring) is where a bunch of people drive their cars into a field, set up tables and/or blankets, then cover them in a bunch of shit they don't want any more and try to sell it for a dollar or two.

I was at one the other day and one of the stalls had an actual pick axe, which I was very tempted by, but I didn't want to have to carry it back and didn't want to attempt to explain Minecraft to my family nor any police who would have inevitably pulled me over and searched my car. :C

From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)23 Aug 2013 03:13
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 23 of 41
We call those flea markets or swap meets.  Although those really have nothing to do with the trunk of a car.  Most people have motorhomes or trailers and haul their shit from sale to sale.
From: ANT_THOMAS23 Aug 2013 08:40
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 24 of 41
Ours have a lot to do with the boot of the car.

People basically selling out of their boots.






From: koswix23 Aug 2013 09:29
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 25 of 41
You know pick axes are perfectly legal, right?
From: Manthorp23 Aug 2013 10:34
To: ANT_THOMAS 26 of 41
Translated into Merkan, 'People selling out of their trunks.' Translated beck into English, sounds like what Greg does.
From: Chris (CHRISSS)23 Aug 2013 11:09
To: ALL27 of 41
Well I was expecting today to spray the hose and it all be fine. Nope. Seems there's also a small hole in the bodywork under a rubber strip which is letting water in. More silicone and see what happens later.
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)23 Aug 2013 13:06
To: Chris (CHRISSS) 28 of 41
My Ford doesn't leak.
From: cynicoid23 Aug 2013 18:06
To: Chris (CHRISSS) 29 of 41
Well I was expecting today to spray the hose and it all be fine. Nope. Seems there's also a small hole in the bodywork under a rubber strip which is letting water in. More silicone and see what happens later.

Is it a hole that's supposed to be there or a rust hole ? It could be a drain hole which if it's letting water in means it's blocked somewhere, siliconing it will make it worse (well it won't make it betterrer).

Get a long piece of wire and have a poke around in it, see if you can blast some water into it under pressure and if you can find where the exit of the drain hole is and do the wire poke in there. The exit is where the blockage is most likely.

Found this which seems to cover most leaks on a Mondeo ;

http://www.mirez.co.uk/WaterProbs.htm

From: Chris (CHRISSS)23 Aug 2013 18:22
To: cynicoid 30 of 41
It's definitely not a drain hole, it's a sharp corner that has either rusted or not been sealed properly before. The other side is fine. I'll post a picture of it later. The water is supposed to run past this tiny hole down the side of the boot along the drain channels to the back of the car and down to the floor.
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)23 Aug 2013 19:22
To: koswix 31 of 41
Yep, but given the current climate and increasing number of scenarios where people doing perfectly legal things are being detained as terrorists, it wouldn't be worth the potential bother.
From: koswix23 Aug 2013 22:26
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 32 of 41
Yet.
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)23 Aug 2013 22:28
To: koswix 33 of 41
Very true.
From: Chris (CHRISSS)24 Aug 2013 09:13
To: ALL34 of 41
Some pics of my leaky car bits.
From: johngti_mk-ii24 Aug 2013 11:03
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 35 of 41
Junk in the trunk? A big box full of stuff you don't really need.
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)24 Aug 2013 11:11
To: johngti_mk-ii 36 of 41
Literally yes.  Or a fat ass on a woman. 
From: Chris (CHRISSS)24 Aug 2013 12:30
To: ALL37 of 41
OM/G/!!! The water is coming out somewhere /else/ now. Less than before so we're obviously doing something right. All in the back left corner of the boot. Grrrrrrr.
From: Chris (CHRISSS)24 Aug 2013 13:56
To: Chris (CHRISSS) 38 of 41
Right. Well, I removed the light cluster, tried to find a leaky spot. No luck. Put the light back in so I could spray the car with more water and... nothing. Not a drop and loads of water on it. I really really really hope that may be it for the boot.

However, there is also water in the front passenger foot well which, from the link posted about, is probably the pollen filter leaking. Another thing to fix.
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)24 Aug 2013 14:01
To: Chris (CHRISSS) 39 of 41
If it keeps up seal the trunk up real good and buy some fish and turtles.