My haggard FD

jack.am said:
It's not like Japan is a dry country either! You'd think Mazda would have made it a bit more waterproof. I'm thinking of just removing all boot plastics so at least I can see where water is coming in and sitting.
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I find a huge amount of water runs into the boot, when I open the hatch rather than runs off.

Then there's huge amounts of condensation.

What should I look at as a fix?
 
Had a kink in a brake line, used it as an excuse to re-do my ABS delete. Tucked the lines underneath the lip on the firewall using clips.

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Nice build, getting better all the time.
Did you find out what was causing so much current draw with your Walbro 450?
You must have been getting 13+v with a rewire, so was it a faulty/fake pump itself?
 
BenLewisMAV said:
Nice build, getting better all the time.
Did you find out what was causing so much current draw with your Walbro 450?
You must have been getting 13+v with a rewire, so was it a faulty/fake pump itself?
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Not really sure, pump was genuine and working fine. In all honesty it was a guess, I never actually put a meter on the pump, but changing to the Quantum and the wiring to the pump no longer gets hot.
 
Got a friendly local engineer to belt sand my v-band flange. Has made the leak better, but still not 100% so I guess I’ll just live with it. Fucking v-bands.

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That's exactly what I did with mine was belt sand both halves but then used a slither of exhaust paste as I couldn't get mine 100%. The stepped ones are the ones to get. Next time I make one that's what I'll use.
 
Wolfie1 said:
See your tailgate leak if its not your spoiler holes, it will be the seal between the tailgate and glass
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Yeah, it definitely is. I cut a large strip out, filled it with Tiger Seal, stuck a universal strip on top and stuffed a rag between the metal skins. No more leak. At some point I need to paint the car so I'll use that opportunity to get a glass guy to replace the whole weatherstrip.
 
jack.am said:
Got a friendly local engineer to belt sand my v-band flange. Has made the leak better, but still not 100% so I guess I’ll just live with it. Fucking v-bands.

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Get yourself a V-band gasket Jack, its just a crush seal.

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V-Band Gasket - 3

3 inch V-band gasket. For industry standard 3 inch V-band flanges with 3.75 inch outer diameter. Use between two 3 inch v-band flanges in the event the surfaces are severely warped due to heat exposure during welding and seal is compromised.
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Might be worth the small punt on it.
 
Cheers! Seen those before in my many research sessions. Unfortunately I need a 2.75" gasket as my turbine housing is an odd size. I have tried making them out of copper but still no joy.
 
Just out of curiosity, is your turbine housing warped/used? I have a turbo that turns out to have a warped housing including a warped vband flange. Maybe you can have that sanded as well...mine is leaking and warped badly so I’m just going to replace my turbine housing and be done
 
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