Step By Step Guide To Fixing Ke2x Water Leaks

[robj]

Hi. Apparently a few people suffer from their KE2X firewalls having leaks. Seems to be a bit of a design fault, from looking at my cars and wrecks, and other peoples cars.

 

 

 

Following is what did to identiy and fix the common leak.

 

Need: 1. screwdriver

2. caulking gun and that black sticky stuff used to seal around windows (not silicone- can promote rust).

3. two feet of clear plastic tube to fit on the end of the tube of black window sealant. (optional).

4. small mirror (I used my wifes vanity mirror, 5cm by 5cm).

5. 12mm? spanner

6. small mirror (used my wife's handbag vanity mirror).

 

Method:

1.Remove the air intake trims that are below the window, behind bonnet. (Use screwdriver)

 

2. Take off bonnet (12mm spannner?) Need to do this to get to the most suspect place.

 

3. Inspect the area directly under the bonnet hinges, in that 3cm wide gap. On one sideof the car, mine actually had a 3mm gap that looked factory!. This seems to be the most suspect point. This is the bit that if you were standing at the front of the car, lookin to the rear, and stuck your finger in the bonnet hinge hole, and then bent your finger down as soon as it was in the hole, you would be at the suspect part.

 

4. With caulking gun, smear black stuff onto this area heavily. I also put some clear tube onto the end of the gun and sealed up the whole front/top part of the fire wall, and about 5cm along the fore aft bits on the most outer sides of the cavity. Use the mirror to see what I was doing. I used my finger to smear it, as did my wife, and nothing got the stuff of for about a week! so be warned.

 

 

5. Test it. I had previously tested my car, and thought this was were the leaks were (on both sides). Since then, have washed my car, and had a few big downpours. Dri as a bone.

 

Cheers, Rob.

[coln72]

easier just to take the drain plugs out of the floor :)