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Old 04-03-2007, 10:23 PM
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Went for a drive today and it was rainning and noticed that both front floor wells are wet

Anyone got any idea's where the water might becoming from??


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Old 04-03-2007, 10:26 PM
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it could be, the props in the floor. the heat radiator could leak...
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check the fuse box and battery tray for corrosion
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The fuse box and battery area is mint

The A piller's need sort though could it be coimg in through them??

Will have to strip the carpet out at the weekend

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check ur water in the water tank ent down i had the same thing and my heater core went split a hole in it
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i assume its not coolant cause you would've smelt it.

been through this twice with mine now. first time was the heater dumping all the coolant into the car and i just sorted it again but it was the sunroof. the drains in the sunroof ran down the pillars but the outlet in the floorpan was blocked so it built up and leaked out into the footwell.
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Originally Posted by j14abr
i assume its not coolant cause you would've smelt it.

been through this twice with mine now. first time was the heater dumping all the coolant into the car and i just sorted it again but it was the sunroof. the drains in the sunroof ran down the pillars but the outlet in the floorpan was blocked so it built up and leaked out into the footwell.
Carnt smell coolant mate

Will strip the seats etc out the weekend and check the sun roof drain pipes out


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Old 05-03-2007, 02:29 PM
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i just removed the carpet in my car and the footwells were wet to m8 dont know where it came from but by the smell it was there a while.
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Originally Posted by lewis_lisa
i just removed the carpet in my car and the footwells were wet to m8 dont know where it came from but by the smell it was there a while.
if youve got the interior carpets out etc just run water over it from a hose and sit in it,soon find where its comin from
i had water in my drivers side rear footwell,was the drivers door seal at the top corner not sealing properly and was running down inside car and settling on floor
others can be from rear arches,back window seals,top of tailgate,sunroof,by sitting in it and running water over these areas youll soon find out where its from,and i would get rid of the sound deadenin as it smells like a sewer when wet
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hi, yeah i had this problem it was leaking so i kept my car under the cover, and when some butmunch put a brick through my windscreen i went to change it and there was loads of rust underneath and the windscreen seal wasnt sealing properly lol.

i know itrs a big job but its what happened to me.
wouldnt have found out where it was if it wasnt cause of having to replace it lol.

have fun
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