Front water drain?

[smedleyrup]

How do you clear the bulkhead drains? Do you have to remove the wipers and the lower windscreen cover?

 

[firebobby]

How do you clear the bulkhead drains? Do you have to remove the wipers and the lower windscreen cover?

On what car ???
It's customary to introduce yourself on a first posting and a photo of you car would be nice too

 

[Ewazix]

Welcome

Front drain on E85/86 https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=40973&p=585592

 

[smedleyrup]

Hi
How rude of me - I have just got my best mate`s Z4M Convertible 2006 , I used to work in the Motor Trade and for BMW selling these when new. Has minor boot leak so will start that today, front bulhead drais - don`t! Shall post a picture when I clean it, nice weekend beckons.

 

[colb]

Front bulkhead drain is in the centre of the engine bay, to access it take the wipers off put masking tape on the windscreen to mark where the wiper blades are positioned before taking them off. Remove the plastic riv screws along the bottom edge of the plastic cover and remove it. You should be able to access the whole of the scuttle compartment now and clean the debris out, the drain hole is fitted with a rubber valve, its probably blocked solid, pull it out and clean it, pop it back in and refit all the parts in reverse order. Whilst in there its very simple to pull the wiper workings and motor out, two bolts disconnect the wiring plug and lift the assembly out. Remove the six bolts on the underside of the motor and lift the plate off, you will find the contact plate will be covered in grease that has migrated onto it from the drive shaft. Clean the grease off the contack plate and the two contact arms then refit the plate. Symptom of grease contamination is bad wiper parking, they usually park higher up than normal due to the grease interference with the electrical contacts.

 

[wonkydonkey]

[ref]colb[/ref] good on you for taking the time to type it all out