[s-cars] Whats the Deal With This Part!

[Lee Levitt]

Tom writes:
>
> On Monday, July 21, 2003,  Matt Moly <urs6_20valve at yahoo.com> hopes:
>
> > ! If anyone has any suggestions on how to keep
> > it from happening again that would be fantastic. I
> > think one solution might be to take petroleum jelly
> > and basically cover the entire outside of it to kind
> > of waterproof it, or maybe just cover it with some
> > tape. I would just like to hear that I am not the only
> > one shelling out $300 a year for this 2 inch piece of
> > plastic. Thanks.
> >
> > Matt Molyneux
> > '95 S6
>
> Sorry, I've never heard of this problem from just washing the car.
> Major problems of all sorts can result from steam cleaning or pressure
> washing the engine compartment.  I would be looking for the source of
> that much water into the engine compartment with the hood closed if it
> was costing me a POS with every wash. Missing a firewall seal ?  No
> problems driving in a rainstorm?

I wash my car every week or two and usually do the engine compartment as
part of the job. I do this with a cool engine, and so far, knock on wood...

...well, anyway, I'm not going to say I haven't had a problem cos I *sure*
don't want to tempt fate. :)

Lee