water in the gearbox

meevan has been given a clean bill of health for another year today - hooray!

one point, however, there was water in the gearbox and i was informed that it is a fault with the peogeot boxer drainage channels which allow water to fall on the aluminium top of gearbox and it seeps in.

has anyone else had this problem?

has anyone found a way of channelling the water away from engine parts to stop this happening?

i would appreciate any help please

thanks
tc

Do a forum search for "peugeot gearbox" and you will find a thread about this with over 90 replies. It should tell you pretty much everything you need to know on the subject.

Hi TC
This is a known 'design feature' of these base vehicles. Even on the latest models water ingress through the scuttle into the Engine bay and beyond, is a common problem. My previous 'water diversion' solutions were based on the latest X250 design Boxer/ Fiat cab and involved fitting a new scuttle and bonding it to screen. Opening up the drain holes at each end of the scuttle, fitting inserts and connection flexi pipes to divert the water away behind the front wheels. This works for earlier Boxers as well. I think there are a number of posts on this forum, if you use the search facility.

Regards
John

Hi Tc,

Glad your van was ok, as stated by another member this has been dealt with in detail, if they have changed your gearbox oil I suggest you look at the thread and do

the recommended fix before it gets contaminated again, there is an improved Scuttle pipe that points forward rather than backwards so that the water instead of going on

the gearbox empties near the front radiator, all the part numbers etc are on the thread and the part in question cost me about £18 and took about and hour, the hardest

part was emptying the gearbox and replacing the speedo drive which snapped which is a sure sign that there is water in the gearbox  but if you have already had this done

it should be a doddle,

Good luck:up!:

best regards
Pat

many thanks for your help everyone - i've let my garage guy know about the 'kit' and he is going to let me know when he can do the job.

it would appear from the threads that peugeot haven't learnt any lessons or done anything about this fault  - shame on them!

trish

Trish, we all share your pain ........ but thankfully there a number of very knowledgeable members who can help us out. I've had the new Water Evacuation Pipe done and so far so good. In my case, without boring everybody, my Harmony was built and sat in a field for 9 months over a winter waiting to be sold as 'new' with water dripping onto the gearbox all that time. Pity we didn't have 'tinternet back in '99 !!!

meevan is booked in for next tuesday to have the water evacuation pipe fitted, then all should be well!
tc

Can I suggest you take Flying High's very useful photos with you so yer man can see where to route the pipe ?

yes, i thought taking the photos would be a good idea too.

a new water evacuation pipe fitted today so no further nonsense with water pouring onto gearbox!

many thanks for the photograpghic help and other pearls of wisdom.

all much appreciated.

tc