19-04-2016, 09:28 PM
Thanks! I think I'm done with the big dollar jobs on it though. The goal was to have it pass MOT and be driveable. 
One more thing to prove that I'm not a smart man is the fact that I bought another steering rack, assuming it had a major leak there. Ended up spending another 70 on top of that on some tools and jackstands to replace it when midway I got the genius idea that I don't really need to replace it. So I got a spare rack now, some wasted time, an ARB link that I had to buy because I boogered the old one while removing the subframe. Ended up just replacing the valve cover gasket. The rack does leak a tiny bit through the pinion seal, but the inspector marked it as only a minor fault, so I can live with that.
Errm, yeah, hopefully no more large sums needed to keep it on the road for a few more years when it gets consumed by mother Earth. It's a really crappy example of a car, it appears to have been worked on by the most ham-fisted people on this planet. Atleast it drives, eh
Yep, I did that a few weeks ago after searching for it on these forums and there really was good chunk of crust there that I removed, but that didn't solve it sadly. :/ The fact that the car had rather serious damage in that driver's side area that was repaired particularly carelessly, is likely the cause. The part where the metal meets just below that very drain, at the side of the inner arch is a complete mess. There's a clearly visible hole there (which I had temporarily patched with some duct tape to see if that stops the leak), but given the shape of the spot and how the metal meets there, it's pretty hard to tell. My goal is to solve it over these days.
One more thing to prove that I'm not a smart man is the fact that I bought another steering rack, assuming it had a major leak there. Ended up spending another 70 on top of that on some tools and jackstands to replace it when midway I got the genius idea that I don't really need to replace it. So I got a spare rack now, some wasted time, an ARB link that I had to buy because I boogered the old one while removing the subframe. Ended up just replacing the valve cover gasket. The rack does leak a tiny bit through the pinion seal, but the inspector marked it as only a minor fault, so I can live with that.Errm, yeah, hopefully no more large sums needed to keep it on the road for a few more years when it gets consumed by mother Earth. It's a really crappy example of a car, it appears to have been worked on by the most ham-fisted people on this planet. Atleast it drives, eh
(19-04-2016, 09:00 PM)RetroPug Wrote: It might not be the leak you're experiencing but it is certainly worth removing the wiper motor and getting rid of all of the horrible crap that collects there. It can block drains which then lets water into the cabin.
Yep, I did that a few weeks ago after searching for it on these forums and there really was good chunk of crust there that I removed, but that didn't solve it sadly. :/ The fact that the car had rather serious damage in that driver's side area that was repaired particularly carelessly, is likely the cause. The part where the metal meets just below that very drain, at the side of the inner arch is a complete mess. There's a clearly visible hole there (which I had temporarily patched with some duct tape to see if that stops the leak), but given the shape of the spot and how the metal meets there, it's pretty hard to tell. My goal is to solve it over these days.