I've seen a 94 s1 start to go there as well.....Xac wrote:Although S2 hatchbacks suffer nearly as much as estates. The other place of rust on a S2 hatchback is roughly where the fuel cap would be if it were on the passenger side.RichardW wrote:The particular rust trap here Regan is the seam on top of the sill at the inside back of the rear door opening. It seems to affect estates more than hatchbacks.
The Xantia rear sill rust trap
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You shouldn't get oil inside the car if you put it in the right place. About 1/4 pint or even less in each sill will thouroughly soak the inside, it will drip out of the drain holes but if you use cheap new engine oil it will not make to much mess. The box sections underneath usually have holes or spaces that you can spray/squirt the oil into, if you can get it to stay in it will gradually creep.. Needless to say you need to do this when the car is dry.
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The factory galvanising and rust treatment was applied to a pre determined pattern based on likely rust points. Seen some pictures showing the chosen pattern on XM. Some parts were untreated such as subframes and strut head bases. Galvanising just means the rusting is likely to appear later in the cars life and at unexpected places. Once galvanising fails rapid pinhole corrosion can happen. We are beginning to see the results with some XM's.
For example: Cills that rust from the inside first provided the jacking points remain undamaged.
John
For example: Cills that rust from the inside first provided the jacking points remain undamaged.
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