my dad runs a escort mk 6 on a (p) plate as his daily driver,the problem hes having is that if it rains the carpets get soaked with water looks like its comeing from under the dash,has anyone else had this problem before and what was the cure.

 

Unlikely the screen unless you can see it coming in - take off the a-post trims down each side and hose the car a good deal, and have someone inside to look for leaks. It'll either come in the top or sides - water can't run down the outside of the screen, then back up the inside, through the glue, then do a u bend and run down the inside of the bulkhead

Either that or the heater matrix is fucked and leaking water in through the footwell vents.

 

more than likely the battery tray they rot out as per mk3 escort done a few

 

dads checked battery tray before reckon it looks ok any suggestions?

 

has he check tray with batt removed? rots out in centre of batt first.

 

as said above, mine was leaking in the passenger footwell....

battery tray looked fine untill i removed it and there was a nice hole...

 

Actually water can get through the glue, I recently had my screen crack along the bottom at the back of the screen , when the guy who came to replace it he found several rust holes partly in the bulk head and cockpit, and reckoned it was the pressure from the rust expanding causing it to crack, my cars a good few years older than a P though.
But its still a possibility, and now way to look either short of removing the screen or dash, oh maybe a hose at low pressure from inside the engine bay area, not really the best option though what with the heater blower etc in there too.

Regards

Mike

 

Oppps just noticed the date on these threads, problems probably been sorted by now or cars gone.


Mike

 

mike, the problem was the door seals of all things,when it rained the water used to run from the top of the door and collect on top of the seal that runs along the bottom of the door and run down into the car.