First pics of our lovely new Estoril E89
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Attleborough, Norfolk
Thanks Dave, much appreciated. It is only finding the water leak really. I have a sneaky feeling it may be the third brake light, as there appears to be a small gap along the bottom and there is water sticking to the underside of the bootlid around the carpet. I need to take the bootlid carpet out and have a look when it isn't minus 20 outside.AnubisZed said:
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Do we know who this person is ?
I would never sell a car to someone unseen… it’s just not worth the hag . Especially to a forum member. I HAVE brought one unseen though, but that was from a dealer
I would never sell a car to someone unseen… it’s just not worth the hag . Especially to a forum member. I HAVE brought one unseen though, but that was from a dealer
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But my issues are nothing to do with him and he couldn't possibly have known.enuff_zed said:
I don't want this to become a 'virtual witch-hunt' TBH. I have more than expressed my disappointment and annoyance now.
On the bright side, other than the water and the lack of speakers, it seems a really good car. A bit gutless compared to the remapped one, but it's OK.
So a little update on this for anyone who is remotely interested....
The car is now DRY, completely. It took a while to dry the boot compartment completely, as the foam around the hydraulic pump was sodden, so kept releasing more water once the bottom was dry. Took nearly two weeks.
I have noticed that the later cars have a re-designed foam piece, so the pump motor sits on a foam piece, whereas our previous 2013 car didn't have the extra piece at the bottom. Maybe BMW did this to help protect the pump from corrosion when water gets into the boot (rather than if).
I am not 100% sure how the water got in, but have a theory it was a combination of lack of maintenance to the rubber seals and cleaning the car with a pressure washer. :?
I also think the rear bootlid wasn't pulling down enough on the seals, so have adjusted this a little.
The cabin was also damp, but not wet. There were drips coming from the sun visor area along the top edge of the windscreen seal, along with quite a bit of condensation in the nearside rear light cluster (but no water as such).
I have gummi-pfleged every single rubber seal on the car, most were pretty dirty and a bit dry, so a sign they had not been done for a long time, if ever!
The car has been out in the rain since and left out in the rain with no new water anywhere. The inside has dried up and the condensation in the rear light has all but gone. I have a half cover which has been used already and will be used whenever heavy rain is forecast, just in case.
I will be keeping a close eye on it and re-siliconing all the seals in a few weeks. Hopefully that is all that is required.
I have yet to find the additional speakers, though!
The car is now DRY, completely. It took a while to dry the boot compartment completely, as the foam around the hydraulic pump was sodden, so kept releasing more water once the bottom was dry. Took nearly two weeks.
I have noticed that the later cars have a re-designed foam piece, so the pump motor sits on a foam piece, whereas our previous 2013 car didn't have the extra piece at the bottom. Maybe BMW did this to help protect the pump from corrosion when water gets into the boot (rather than if).
I am not 100% sure how the water got in, but have a theory it was a combination of lack of maintenance to the rubber seals and cleaning the car with a pressure washer. :?
I also think the rear bootlid wasn't pulling down enough on the seals, so have adjusted this a little.
The cabin was also damp, but not wet. There were drips coming from the sun visor area along the top edge of the windscreen seal, along with quite a bit of condensation in the nearside rear light cluster (but no water as such).
I have gummi-pfleged every single rubber seal on the car, most were pretty dirty and a bit dry, so a sign they had not been done for a long time, if ever!
The car has been out in the rain since and left out in the rain with no new water anywhere. The inside has dried up and the condensation in the rear light has all but gone. I have a half cover which has been used already and will be used whenever heavy rain is forecast, just in case.
I will be keeping a close eye on it and re-siliconing all the seals in a few weeks. Hopefully that is all that is required.
I have yet to find the additional speakers, though!
Interesting, as I never mentioned a difference between rather new ones and the elder ones in our cars. Do you have a picture of your old piece?Pondrew said:
But, the chosen material of the foam tray always absorbs water and never protects the pump from corrosion. That's the reason, why I always put this foam in a plastic bag to protect the pumps.
