Dirt trap

Raspberrycai · 26th February 2019, 20:08

Cleaning my car today, and I found a bit of a dirt trap. A bit is an understatement, the amount of dirt and grit that was hidden was insane.

HERE is an image of where all the dirt was hidden. This is on the front passenger side of the car, but the driver's side also held a lot of debris. (I'm removing those tar stains tomorrow, they've been annoying me since I bought the car.)

Mud, leaves, small twigs and grit was all hidden in here. Took about 10 minutes of pressure washing both sides to finally make it run clear and to remove all debris.

I've read about the jacking points on our cars having problems with rusting from the inside out - I assume that this dirt trap is probably a big contributor to that, due to it being virtually on top of the jacking point. Exactly where all this dirt is coming from I haven't a clue, but for anyone who's considering cleaning their car anytime soon, i'd definitely give that area a hose out, and maybe spray something into there to help prevent any rusting.

gadget1960 · 26th February 2019, 20:21

Found the same thing too on my 75, cleaned out most of what I could see by hand but still need to blast it all out with the pressure washer from both sides and then get plenty of ACF50 in there. (another job for the weekend).

suzublu · 26th February 2019, 20:29

Check the rear sills too, just in front of the wheels, behind the liner is a dirt trap. There is a grommet fitted, remove this & clean out as much as you can. Then apply loads of Dinitrol or whatever

MSS · 26th February 2019, 20:32

There's another vital area that collects debris which rot and hold moisture just behind the wheel arch liners.

See https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...6&postcount=28

Ok - Ronnie got in just before me!

trikey · 26th February 2019, 20:36

Pull the wheel arch liner out and clear all the muck out, after that its a simple job of blasting in the gap with a pressure washer.

kelvo · 27th February 2019, 09:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by gadget1960

Found the same thing too on my 75, cleaned out most of what I could see by hand but still need to blast it all out with the pressure washer from both sides and then get plenty of ACF50 in there. (another job for the weekend).

I cleaned out loads of cobwebs and stuff when I removed the wheel arch liners on my ZT to fit new ones. I don't like to use a pressure washer too close so i usually just hose out along that gap.

It's that wing joint that tends to cause problems where front mudflaps are fitted and the dirt builds up behind them.

bl52krz · 27th February 2019, 09:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by mss

There's another vital area that collects debris which rot and hold moisture just behind the wheel arch liners.

See https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...6&postcount=28

Ok - Ronnie got in just before me!

Yes. Found that little hide hole for rubbish and wetness just after I got my car. It was cleaned and two coats of Waxoyle were applied. Done every two years now.

markypicks · 27th February 2019, 18:48

yep all sorts of stuff going green n mouldy rgds mark

26th February 2019, 20:08	#1
Raspberrycai Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon, Merc 190E 1.8, '91 Yamaha SR125 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Chester Posts: 193 Thanks: 85 Thanked 60 Times in 36 Posts	Dirt trap Cleaning my car today, and I found a bit of a dirt trap. A bit is an understatement, the amount of dirt and grit that was hidden was insane. HERE is an image of where all the dirt was hidden. This is on the front passenger side of the car, but the driver's side also held a lot of debris. (I'm removing those tar stains tomorrow, they've been annoying me since I bought the car.) Mud, leaves, small twigs and grit was all hidden in here. Took about 10 minutes of pressure washing both sides to finally make it run clear and to remove all debris. I've read about the jacking points on our cars having problems with rusting from the inside out - I assume that this dirt trap is probably a big contributor to that, due to it being virtually on top of the jacking point. Exactly where all this dirt is coming from I haven't a clue, but for anyone who's considering cleaning their car anytime soon, i'd definitely give that area a hose out, and maybe spray something into there to help prevent any rusting. __________________ 2004 Rover 75 Saloon - Connoisseur S.E - 2.0 Diesel CDTi - Platinum Gold - Auto. 1991 Mercedes 190E 1.8 (Nico) / 1991 Yamaha SR125 (David) This vehicle (Nigel) was born Wednesday, 15th September 2004 @ 08:14:39 and was the 103,810th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 - This vehicle was the 3,096th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 4,744 - This vehicle was the 303rd 75 in Platinum Gold (code: MCN) to be made out of 1,685 Platinum Gold 75s

26th February 2019, 20:29	#3
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,912 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	Check the rear sills too, just in front of the wheels, behind the liner is a dirt trap. There is a grommet fitted, remove this & clean out as much as you can. Then apply loads of Dinitrol or whatever Last edited by suzublu; 26th February 2019 at 20:33..

26th February 2019, 20:32	#4
MSS This is my second home Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7,083 Thanks: 283 Thanked 624 Times in 440 Posts	There's another vital area that collects debris which rot and hold moisture just behind the wheel arch liners. See https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...6&postcount=28 Ok - Ronnie got in just before me! Last edited by MSS; 26th February 2019 at 20:37..

26th February 2019, 20:36	#5
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,765 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Pull the wheel arch liner out and clear all the muck out, after that its a simple job of blasting in the gap with a pressure washer. __________________ Lest we forget..

26th February 2019, 20:21	#2
gadget1960 Gets stuck in Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Maxton, Dover Posts: 519 Thanks: 183 Thanked 132 Times in 89 Posts	Found the same thing too on my 75, cleaned out most of what I could see by hand but still need to blast it all out with the pressure washer from both sides and then get plenty of ACF50 in there. (another job for the weekend).

27th February 2019, 18:48	#8
markypicks Gets stuck in rover 75 saloon cdt club se re map 160 bhp Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: sheffield Posts: 558 Thanks: 227 Thanked 169 Times in 135 Posts	yep all sorts of stuff going green n mouldy rgds mark