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Hi.
Can anyone tell me, if there's a new scuttle available for the x250 ?
As has been mentioned the thread is rather long & I am reluctant to start new threads on what is a well covered subject
If there is a new scuttle how does it differ from the "ingress" one
Thanks in anticipation
Catherine
Hi.
Can anyone tell me, if there's a new scuttle available for the x250 ?
As has been mentioned the thread is rather long & I am reluctant to start new threads on what is a well covered subject
If there is a new scuttle how does it differ from the "ingress" one
Thanks in anticipation
Catherine
Hi Catherine I apparently (!!!!!) have this new scuttle and it looks just the same. Our independent engineer bloke said he thought it was a stiffer construction material. Frankly I am not so sure!!! Looks the same to me apart from maybe two wee grooves at either side which I don't think first one had but as van is not here at the mo cannot look to confirm. There are some pics of my scuttle (new one) somewhere on this thread.
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Hi.
Can anyone tell me, if there's a new scuttle available for the x250 ?
As has been mentioned the thread is rather long & I am reluctant to start new threads on what is a well covered subject
If there is a new scuttle how does it differ from the "ingress" one
Thanks in anticipation
Catherine
Catherine,
I had a new scuttle fitted a few weeks ago, pictures are a few pages back. The new Scuttle has a large 1" drain hole on the drivers side with a positive unbroken deep water channel to the drain. The Scuttle is now so deep that the wiper drives are permanently out of the water. Since fitting, and I had the engine cover at the same time, I have had no water at all on the engine.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Gerry
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Catherine,
I didn't ask for the new scuttle. I had the water ingress and other recalls done in December but asked the Fiat dealer to try to get an engine cover. There was some delay as we were waiting for another part and as you know I have never been over concerned. Anyway, when the part came in they booked the MH in and told me that they were also going to fit a new Scuttle.
Must say it does look much more substantial than the old one.
Regards,
Gerry
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Is it still a two piece one with a join in the middle? I've looked at pictures a few pages back, and mine looks the same. Thick pipe on the driver side and a join in the middle. My van has had recall work done, but all they seemed to do was attempt to (badly) reseal the gaps with arbocol and make a worse job of it than I'd already done.
I still have water pooling where the drivers side wiper attaches, and the opposite end, just above the headlight. Has these issues been resolved?
i.e. can water flow right across the scuttle and find its way freely to the drainpipe?
Thanks alot.
Steve
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Is it still a two piece one with a join in the middle? I've looked at pictures a few pages back, and mine looks the same. Thick pipe on the driver side and a join in the middle. My van has had recall work done, but all they seemed to do was attempt to (badly) reseal the gaps with arbocol and make a worse job of it than I'd already done.
I still have water pooling where the drivers side wiper attaches, and the opposite end, just above the headlight. Has these issues been resolved?
i.e. can water flow right across the scuttle and find its way freely to the drainpipe?
Thanks alot.
Steve
Steve,
Yes it is still a two parter, but the seal seems much neater. The new scuttle also has a much deeper trough, which runs unhindered towards the new very large drain pipe.
Hope this helps,
Gerry
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Hi
When I fixed mine (see my post Sept/Aug on this thread)I fitted 3 new drains one at EACH end of the scuttle in the end wells and one to the fresh air intake.If there is only one pipe what happens when you park with that pipe on the high side water can,t travel uphill.You also need to seal around the headlamps and the plastic trim plates adjacent to the headlamps and stick closed cell foam 5/6mm thick to the short undersides of the bonnet .Since I fixed mine not a drop of water has entered the engine compartment so no need for covers we may get far less rain in Spain but when we do O'BOY
Colin Frier
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