p4cks
03-03-2013, 17:26
Have had quite a busy weekend with the Clio, I've painted the rear calipers the same colour as the fronts. I'll spare you the photos.
Whilst each wheel was I went about looking for the water leak which leaves the carpet under the passenger seat absolutely sodden. Well I fixed it with a little help from Ed China :D
I was watching Wheeler Dealers and he was trying to locate a leak on an AM DB7 and he quite geniously used a smoke machine inside the car to see where it was escaping, therefore that will be where the water comes in (Ed China video is here for those interested http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGirjqyrMcY). I happened upon a smoke machine purely by chance and I borrowed one from a mate who had used it last year for Halloween. Another bonus was that it was strawberry scented!
So off I went to collect it, and here it is
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/02A9F32C-C579-4A6D-BF73-F9325A151C38-23278-00002C54DB3A0A8C_zps4e6b9e69.jpg
Plugged it in, switched it on, stuck it on the parcel shelf, shut boot. (you can just about see the aforementioned leak on the below pic, there is a tiny bit of smoke just below the white sticker on the 3/4 window)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/6877A365-5980-4985-8F84-F719830529CB-23278-00002C54A6460038_zpsd115ba4e.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/B9B65E09-E9CC-40ED-9596-0E3EDF149670-23278-00002C54C8C12C33_zps6d373974.jpg
Found one leak on the rear 3/4 window which I fixed with some gasket sealant and also this curious event
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/0C260060-3120-482B-B5FC-7856CC2C648F-23278-00002C54B1578110_zpsf145b6a6.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/1081FEE1-D655-43EE-9936-68E1C83F582F-23278-00002C54BB3D022B_zpsdc3548e7.jpg
I went about adjusting the boot but to no avail. The seal on the car looked fine so I am going to order some heavy duty foam to put around the inside of the bootlid to make a tighter seal.
And this was the fun part, letting the smoke escape
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/4EA2D5E9-AE86-4A5B-8A5A-2ABE0B6F4D7C-23278-00002C54D240B84C_zpse3fc1ec4.jpg]
Whilst each wheel was I went about looking for the water leak which leaves the carpet under the passenger seat absolutely sodden. Well I fixed it with a little help from Ed China :D
I was watching Wheeler Dealers and he was trying to locate a leak on an AM DB7 and he quite geniously used a smoke machine inside the car to see where it was escaping, therefore that will be where the water comes in (Ed China video is here for those interested http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGirjqyrMcY). I happened upon a smoke machine purely by chance and I borrowed one from a mate who had used it last year for Halloween. Another bonus was that it was strawberry scented!
So off I went to collect it, and here it is
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/02A9F32C-C579-4A6D-BF73-F9325A151C38-23278-00002C54DB3A0A8C_zps4e6b9e69.jpg
Plugged it in, switched it on, stuck it on the parcel shelf, shut boot. (you can just about see the aforementioned leak on the below pic, there is a tiny bit of smoke just below the white sticker on the 3/4 window)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/6877A365-5980-4985-8F84-F719830529CB-23278-00002C54A6460038_zpsd115ba4e.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/B9B65E09-E9CC-40ED-9596-0E3EDF149670-23278-00002C54C8C12C33_zps6d373974.jpg
Found one leak on the rear 3/4 window which I fixed with some gasket sealant and also this curious event
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/0C260060-3120-482B-B5FC-7856CC2C648F-23278-00002C54B1578110_zpsf145b6a6.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/1081FEE1-D655-43EE-9936-68E1C83F582F-23278-00002C54BB3D022B_zpsdc3548e7.jpg
I went about adjusting the boot but to no avail. The seal on the car looked fine so I am going to order some heavy duty foam to put around the inside of the bootlid to make a tighter seal.
And this was the fun part, letting the smoke escape
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/p4cks/Clio%20Williams%203/4EA2D5E9-AE86-4A5B-8A5A-2ABE0B6F4D7C-23278-00002C54D240B84C_zpse3fc1ec4.jpg]