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Originally Posted by kon
Looking good
Is that the alternator immediately below the new screen washer bottle? My aim when filling up the washer fluid in my car isnt the best, so do you think it's worth putting in some sort of shield to protect it? I believe alternators are one of the few things in an engine bay which dont take kindly to getting wet.
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I got around to making a drip tray to stop any screen washer over-spill getting into the alternator.
Windscreen washer bottle drip tray by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
The edges were turned up to stop any over-spill going off the side and to add stiffness.
Windscreen washer bottle drip tray by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
And here it is in place....
Windscreen washer bottle drip tray by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
(the last picture has made the shield look smaller due to perspective but it is actually wider than the bottle and slopes back towards the bottle)
Thanks again to Kon for pointing out this potential problem.
...peter