Rain

[Guest rizer1]

im wondering if someone can help me please.

 

when ever it rains my windows on my galaxy tend to open on there own and also the central locking locks and unlocks constantly. ive changed the central locking unit but it still does it.

 

any advice is welcome please.

 

:P :P :P :16:

[Guest 3.5bullet]

Ok I take it you a pre 98 Mk1 with the CL ECU under the passenger seat? if so make sure the unit is dry? if not dry it out and remove the pcb from the casing and check it for signs of corrosion? if there is any clean it off with a good pcb cleaning fluid and a soft brass wire brush! if the area is wet? trace the source of the water ingress? either blocked scuttle drains or a leak in the rear washer pipe wich are the most common causes!

if thats not the cause of the problem check the condition of the door looms and the loom plugs in the A+B post area for signs of water ingress? or broken and shorting out wires! another common cause of CL problems!

all these topics are covered on the forum! hit the search engine or the faq and have fun reading through all the ever increasing repeated questions asked by newbies :P

[Guest rizer1]

ty i will take a look, but before the windows were open i would be interested in how the water got in in the first place.

:P

 

im wondering if someone can help me please.

 

when ever it rains my windows on my galaxy tend to open on there own and also the central locking locks and unlocks constantly. ive changed the central locking unit but it still does it.

 

any advice is welcome please.

 

:P :16: :P :P

 

what is meant by the a+b posts please

[Guest neil_wiles]

If you look in the FAQ and bits of the like in Technical area and you will find this

 

 

 

Clearing Blocked Drains in a MK1

 

 

 

Hope it helps....

[Guest 3.5bullet]

scuttle drain..... they clog up, water builds up and then floods through the air intake for the heater! especially if you switch the fans on to aid demisting! which sucks the water in! this inturn flows through the heater unit and out of the passenger footwell vent and behind the carpet, then it flows to the lowest point.....the under floor storage bin and bathes the CL ECU or the rear washer pipe leaks and the fluid again finds it's way to the lowest point............ you get the idea? :P

 

A post the part the front door hinges attatch to, the B post the part the rear door hinges attatch to

[Guest rizer1]

sorry i do appologise i have a jan 1997 p reg gal.

[Guest 3.5bullet]

sorry i do appologise i have a jan 1997 p reg gal.

 

dont appologise for having the far better version of the Galaxy :P after all who wants a stupid ugly clock stuck in the middle of the dash

[Guest rizer1]

sorry i do appologise i have a jan 1997 p reg gal.

 

dont appologise for having the far better version of the Galaxy :P after all who wants a stupid ugly clock stuck in the middle of the dash

 

 

hahahaha i must admit it is a bit of a stupid place to put it but mine is just above the mirror lol