Hello folks.

 

This morning when i got in the car it was squeeling at me, when i hit the accelarated it squeeled faster, this was all without moving the car, one i got going it stopped, i think this only happened as the car was warming up any advice on this?

 

Also...................Rich smell of petrol aswell after 2mins drive?

 

And finally......... does anyone else have any problems with water leaks on the passenger side. Rubber on the targa roof seems to be going and there isnt a good seal, any good quick fix solutions?

 

Cheers for checking this out folks.:dance:

Hello folks.

 

This morning when i got in the car it was squeeling at me, when i hit the accelarated it squeeled faster, this was all without moving the car, one i got going it stopped, i think this only happened as the car was warming up any advice on this?

 

Also...................Rich smell of petrol aswell after 2mins drive?

 

And finally......... does anyone else have any problems with water leaks on the passenger side. Rubber on the targa roof seems to be going and there isnt a good seal, any good quick fix solutions?

 

Cheers for checking this out folks.:dance:

squeeling's prob just a slipping belt - check and tighten all the belts... petrol smell: tighten up all the jubilee clips (there;s a hidden hose though - do a search plenty of info), leaks... try getting cleaning them and re-treating - most car places will have the stuff (I used some I got from BMW which seemed pretty good)... other people have used crack sealer etc to varying degrees of success...

There is a 'drain plug' under the air con fan in the passenger foot well. mine was loose once and made the passenger foot well wet

It's the cold weather causing all three of those problems.

 

From warm to cold = shrink and expand.

 

As mentioned above already, you probably hav ea slipping belt, once warmed up it will stop. As you accelerate the belts move faster even if you are not moving as they are connected to the engine rather than the drivetran.

 

Petrol smell will be due to the rubber pipes shrinking letting a little vapour out into the engine bay, this is sucked through the air ducts and go's into the cockpit.

 

Targa leaking, rubbers on the targa seals shrink, mis shaping them causing wter to leak in.