Hey ! Sorry for the slow reply - so i removed the Aux belt, no luck - noise kept coming, then the PAS belt and again no luck the noise kept on. Lifted the car up and spotted it was leaking coolant, that explains why the coolant tank was empty... only one culprit left, and yes it was the waterpump. S...

Great shout thank you I’ll be removing and testing this possibly tomorrow or Friday

Hey everyone! I have rejoined the forum after about a year hiatus The occasion? Well I’ve just re-bought my old Rover 216GSI! J731MDO - after I had posted a series of posts on my light restoration. The plan is to take it on a one way road trip to Cyprus in September. It’s a bit of an unknown quantit...

Keen to know how this turns out. Surprised really as I’d have thought the Honda engine to be superior to a K series in terms of head gasket failure ?

As the old adage goes, if things can go wrong, they will! And so with that it was on Drive it Day 2022. For a start I had made a meal of it before the sun had even risen. I’d accidentally double-booked the day, with a classic car meet in Headcorn in the morning followed by another classic car show a...

All booked with a hotel! Officially coming to POL

Thanks everyone super helpful stuff!

So I think that I’ll start by drying out the boot and sorting out the bumper foam seal - how do I get at this? Do I have to remove the rear bumper ? Would appreciate any tips

Ok I will try loosening up the bolts a little bit I did fill with a lot of sealant and it seems pretty tight looking at it Do you reckon panel gaps between the light and the body are not the cause of the issue ? If it is the vent what’s the best solution to solve ? Will I need to remove the rear bum...

It seems to be doing both - but the carpet is wet a fair distance back from the light cluster maybe about 20-30cm.

Water is collecting in the spare wheel well also

Think this may go some way to explaining why i am still getting a wet boot on the L/H side of the car. I have re-sealed both rear lights with gasket sealant and water still seems to be getting in Attached are some photos i have noticed of the panel gaps. I imagine it must have had a bump at some poi...