Engine cover floor removal

[tonyp]

How the heck do you get the little bits of floor off, you know the bit each side of the removable engine cover, by the rear side windows, held on with 3 easily visible screws. There must be another one tucked away underneath ?

Such a b****er to see or feel where though !

I'm sure its dead simple !

Got a rattle somewhere in that region, so want to see whats down there, lots of pipes & stuff. probably a lost spanner !

[Spumkosteve]

I have seen these with screws through from the far corner of the engine bay wall into the end of the moldings you're trying to remove. They're directly beneath the point where the engine bay cover slots in behind the cabin.

[tonyp]

Thanks, I think thats one of three I've got orf. Its held on by something just below the rear of the side window glass (& I cant feel a screw head ...)

[Spumkosteve]

Is it the offside or nearside you're having most problems with?

The offside gets snagged on the air intake pipe and can be harder to get off than a nun's knickers.

[tonyp]

Steve, its the nearside I'm trying first, it looked the easiest. The bits very flimsy, I could just yank it off but that seems a bit drastic. I'm hoping there either a little screw somewhere or a clip. Could do with one of those dentist mirror things on a stick to see.

Cheers,

Tony

[Spumkosteve]

Stumped. Sorry.

[jpelaez]

If you keep the floor wet for lets say 29 years it will pretty much rot right out. It makes it really easy to remove!

[Guest Troy Halliday]

Nope just the three fixings. But it is real sod to get in and out

Give it a pull and once it starts moving you will see how you need to wiggle it out.

[WayneB]

Tony, you havent got a mirror on a stick!

You need one of those to do 99% of all work on an Esprit

Ask your dentist to borrow his this weekend

I thought those carpeted trim pieces by the engine compartment windows were held in with 4 philips screws

Ive only had the bleeding things out half a dozen times, so I cant remember all that well.

[molemot]

If you think getting them out's difficult, wait till you try to put them BACK!!! I doubt there are any more fasteners, they're like a Chinese puzzle, you twiddle and tug and tug and twiddle and finally -LO! - it's come out. And you still don't know how.....

To replace; reverse above procedure!

[tonyp]

Thanks all, I'll give it a try. (might take a bit, SWMBO has got me tiling & painting at the mo...)

Mirror on a stick - Of course I have - I use an old 60's wing mirror taped to a stick - But its too b****y big for these lotus thingies !

[WayneB]

[tonyp]

You beauty, just the job. I want one of those.

[jimmybondi]

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Nah, I am more used to this one:

[WayneB]

[Jussi]

Jimmy that looks frightening, reminds to me about my dentist nightmares What is it?

[jimmybondi]

Jimmy that looks frightening, reminds to me about my dentist nightmares  What is it?

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Jussi, I buy my stuff here: car repair stuff only German, though...

[Jussi]

Strange hobbies you have there, don't mention more I don't talk to anyone about this

[USAndretti42]

Jimmi at play

[mr50bmg]

Bought the square mirror last year and immediately didn't like using it in the engine bay - the edges get caught up on things and are sharp.

The round mirror is much better. Also, get one of those extremely bright spotlights - it'll show you things to worry about that you didn't even know were there.

-Dave

[Jussi]

A little round mirror is a must with Esprit

We used it a lot last year

[jimmybondi]

Jimmi at play

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Definitely a good movie, but the wrong picture.

And I will not post the correct picture here, as this forum is open to the public and minors might have access to it...

[tonyp]

All done - it was held in by three screws - And a big dob of glue !

[dodgy]

4 months !!! must have been a big dob of glue

question is, did you find a spanner ?

[tonyp]

Ahh yes, well , hmm, one of those round tuit jobs. No spanner, but t'other side revealed the air intake silencer canister thing to be rollicking around - bit of foam stopped that & the clonks, or at least some of them ..

Mind you in the meantime I've replaced the rear discs, had the rear calipers rebuilt & done all the passes in the lakes ...