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Corrosion, WD40 on fusebox?


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Posted: August 20, 2015 at 4:56 PM / IP Logged Link to Post Post Reply Quote chassis
Good day All. I just want to know if its save to use WD40 lubricant spray on a cars fusebox and some electrical harness plucks..Reason for this question is I came across a old golf 1 that leaks in. Most fuses are now corroded causing some devices not to work.Is it save or can it also cause shorts?
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WD-40 will not cause any shorts. It will prevent any further oxidation.
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All old Golf l's leaked and corroded!
Instrument panel and body sections lose their grounding connectivity.
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I had one,and I never want to own one again.The water leaks in ontop of accelerator pedal,ontop of fusebox pass side,it also leaks in at the hatch sometimes.And when you drive through a pool of water your ignition module gets wet and you can't go anywhere.
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Thanks for the advise (I am an *)
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Posted: August 21, 2015 at 4:59 AM / IP Logged Link to Post Post Reply Quote howie ll
Then there was the Mkll Polo, water leak through the rear light fitting, straight on to the central locking pump and more importantly its electronics.
Golf l and ll also had a bad fuse/relay box the internal metal bus lines would distort with time, turn key to ignition (no ACC in those days) and it would start!
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Posted: August 21, 2015 at 9:11 AM / IP Logged Link to Post Post Reply Quote chassis
I have this one problem with the Vw golf1 owners,they always phone me when it rains (with a very arrogant voice) to say that the alarm I installed keeps going off by itself (false alarms).The cause of this is the water leaks into the switch causing the alarm to go off..any solution for this?the switches are not waterproof,my supplier just have non-waterproof switches.
Do it once,do it right - This means no short cuts. You never get paid twice for having to do the job twice because it wasn't done right the first time.

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