Botang's hole

[Dezzy]

Still have wet getting in, so that hole is deffo not the culprit.

Does anyone have any instructions on how the ECU box comes out to get access down under it? before i pour concrete down there

[notorious]

I wrote about it in the post where you took the picture from:

"It is possible to fix the hole without removing the box, you will need long tweezers, heat gun or hairdryer, methylated spirit or industrial adhesion promoter and high quality silicone or any industrial grade glue (Soudaflex is good stuff) in a cylindric cartridge, extra long nozzle for the cartridge, and a silicone applicator gun."

Edit: And you will need to remove plastic scuttle panel from windscreen to allow a bit of access, which is easy thing to do.

[Dezzy]

Alright between showers i have had another go at it. Very awkward due to the 2 pipes


digging around and i did find this



I took the bonnet strut off just to give a bit more access, sealed it with Sikaflex very messy and i managed to stab my self in the hand with a screw driver so that was a bonus.

[Delboy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Alright between showers i have had another go at it. Very awkward due to the 2 pipes

I took the bonnet strut off just to give a bit more access, sealed it with Sikaflex very messy and i managed to stab my self in the hand with a screw driver so that was a bonus.

No jobs worth talking about unless you drew blood, swore a lot or was successful, hopefully all three covered this time.

Dry from now on eh

[HPsauce]

That's the one! What did you have to take off to even see it?

[notorious]

Congratulations.

Sikaflex is better than concrete.

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by Delboy

No jobs worth talking about unless you drew blood, swore a lot or was successful, hopefully all three covered this time.

Dry from now on eh

all 3 covered i hope it's dry from now on.

Originally Posted by HPsauce

That's the one! What did you have to take off to even see it?

2 wiper arms, plastic scuttle and the plastic cover. Then just digging around until i found it with a long screw driver

[MikkiJayne]

Thought I'd add a few more pics to this as I found it a little tricky to visualise exactly where the hole is. Mine is in bits so its easy to get to. The tape was still intact on mine, but I wasn't going to leave it while its in plain sight





I put a plastic rivet in it, glued in and covered over with seam sealer. Its painted again now too.

Also found that the orange grommet wasn't seated properly. You can actually reach both the black and orange ones through the hole where the electronics box goes so I was able to straighten that out at the same time.

[tintin]

Good photos, very helpful, I've got damp carpets again, so will need to sort this again (when the weather gets better/drier…)