10 February 2011

Front Water Leaks Point - MX5 NC

Last weekend, i've had this problem after a car wash:
Drop of water coming from somewhere near the OBD2 plug. Surprise! There was also some rust!


I've followed Moz71's (Miata.net) and repair manual intruction for removing Cowl Grille, and Wipers:
1. The black plastic cowl under the windscreen (outside) has 2 small oval covers on either side, remove them.
2. You'll see a screw under there - this was the leak point.
3. Remove the screws, wiper arms, washer nozzle hoses etc. so that you can remove the entire cowl.
4. You'll see a plastic plug in the body which those screws tap into.
5. The plastic plugs have a sponge gasket under them. One of mine was soaked and from looking underneath I could clearly see that the leak was coming from there. The sponge gasket is crap and when you think about it, the screw will actually pull up on the plug/gasket and actually reduce the seal.





I've put sealant around the plastic plug, and inside the screw hole.


In the weekend, i will remove the cowl grille another time, and i will cover the entire plug also with a good quality tape, for major protection.


3 comments:

Unknown said...

Cavolo succede anche sulla mia,(da poco comprata)dovrò vedere di sistemarlo anche io, ma d'altro non è una miata se non entra acqua da qualche parte ahah

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