mrbenn Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Spent a few minutes with the hose, spraying all around the back of the car and it has remained dry inside so far. The persistant drip-drip-drip of the sort of rain that we've had here for months will be the real test! Dan302 and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Sounds promising so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 another good job to do whilst waiting for it to rain ,,,, and the floor is dry to lie on is too pop rivet and tie the heat shields back in place to stop them rattling .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 The seam sealer across the rear balance dries out and splits, it only needs to be a hairline. Keep bumper on and run a bead of sealant across top of where bumper and top of valance meet. Means water gathers in there a bit but it’s the lesser of two evils. Worked on mine, might on yours. Could be worse, Fords of this era are awful for the seam sealer drying out on the bulkhead and pissing water over the footwells. mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 28 minutes ago, sierraman said: The seam sealer across the rear balance dries out and splits, it only needs to be a hairline. Keep bumper on and run a bead of sealant across top of where bumper and top of valance meet. Means water gathers in there a bit but it’s the lesser of two evils. Worked on mine, might on yours. Could be worse, Fords of this era are awful for the seam sealer drying out on the bulkhead and pissing water over the footwells. Cheers I'll give that a go, luckily the interior is nice and dry (famous last words) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 I sorted the boot leak on my little boys mums Honda Jazz........which I've been informed still leaks ? Eyersey1234 and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 A partial success. Quite a bit of rain here today has seen a tiny bit of water come in on the drivers side. Passenger side is dry, and nothing is coming through the seams around the centre. Next step is lights out, and perhaps do the seam that runs down from the tail lights to the bumper. Dan302 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 I'd settle for a partial success at the minute, I have a 100% fail rate with curing leaks at the moment! mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Where are you? Happy to help taking the bumper off again, throwing sealant around and swearing if anywhere near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 36 minutes ago, mrbenn said: Where are you? Happy to help taking the bumper off again, throwing sealant around and swearing if anywhere near me. Brigg North Lincolnshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 109 miles according to Google. Bugger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Dan302 said: I'd settle for a partial success at the minute, I have a 100% fail rate with curing leaks at the moment! I've a few days off work next week, give me a shout if you want any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, mrbenn said: 109 miles according to Google. Bugger! No worries it was a kind idea mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Eyersey1234 said: I've a few days off work next week, give me a shout if you want any help. Thanks dude I think I'll be fine I'm just going to seal the bumper to the car and hope for the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Still waiting for so e dry weather to seal the top of the bumper. I also need to source a passenger side fog light as mine is smashed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Take all the trim and stuff out of the boot. Dry it all off Give everywhere a good dusting of Talc. You will then see any water tracks. I had had a Rover 400 with a lake in the spare wheel well. I had to 'stop a bit quick once'. A few minutes later a rear seat passenger was claiming of a wet arse. During the 'stop quick' the Tsunami from the spare wheel well had rushed under the back seat and got soaked up. I drilled a hole in the bung and set to stripping the boot out, and re sealed the lights. A good dose of Talc everywhere showed it to be all dry. Dan302 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 I *think the leak is a seam behind the bumper on the driver's side leaking into the area where the vent is (which is why I fixed the vents first) I've sealed the bumper to the panel in that area, not the best looking job but it's mostly hidden by the boot lid. I will see how it goes I can always seal the entire length of the bumper if necessary. mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 We had some rain last night and the boot seems dry so the a I've fix *may have worked, just need some bad rain to give it a thorough test. Andyrew, mrbenn and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Good news, fingers crossed Dan! I took advantage of a 5 minute break in the torrential rain yesterday to seal the seam that goes from the tail lights down to the bumper on both sides, plus took the lights out and put a bead around one of the fixing points (highlighted in picture) as the screw was wet. Behind the lights was mainly dry so I didn't go mad, but did put some at the top where the seal had perished. Not pretty, but hidden by the lights and boot lid when closed. Perhaps I'll neaten it up sometime. I found some rust around the floor bung so this must have been a problem for longer than I realised. Rubbed back, treated and painted. It's absolutely thrown it down all night and the car is dry inside so I'm going to claim a tentative victory for now, though will keep an eye on it. I've used half a tube of sealant so far!! MikeR, Dan302, egg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Fingers crossed we are both leak free! If I'm still leaking I'll seal some more of the boot and do that same as you with the seam and light. mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Not the neatest bust it's still dry inside the cavity near the vent MikeR and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Pissed it down last night and this morning, the boot is still dry so looks like a win Eyersey1234, clayts450 and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, Dan302 said: Pissed it down last night and this morning, the boot is still dry so looks like a win Chodtastic news. mrbenn, sierraman and Dan302 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 That was the same fix for my focus ... I think that well in the back bumper catches all the roof and back door water and points it towards the boot ! Dan302 and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Good news, Dan! Must say you've been very neat with the sealant. Mine look like I've applied it with my foot. Dan302 and Eyersey1234 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 2 hours ago, mrbenn said: Good news, Dan! Must say you've been very neat with the sealant. Mine look like I've applied it with my foot. I cut the hole in the sealant nozzle too small so it took bloody ages to squeeze out enough, then as I'm gross spat on my finger to smooth it in ? mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Save some sealant for the cabin filter cover ..... ! Dan302 and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 4 hours ago, MikeR said: Save some sealant for the cabin filter cover ..... ! No leak there......yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Treated the Focus to a hand car wash, she doesn't look half bad! Andyrew, mrbenn and FakeConcern 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Checked the spare wheel well for water after all the shitty weather, there's a little collected but not enough to worry me. I think I need to seal the full length of the bumper to the body rather than just each end. I might give it a go while I'm off over Christmas. sierraman, mrbenn and Eyersey1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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