RSargie

as title!! i thaught all was well till i lifted my "dry" floor mat today, to find a very soggy carpet! pulled the carpet up and there was a pudlle!!

looks like the silicone selant is coming out this weekend!

MegaRST

touch wood mine are bone dry as usual

Orion_Gav

Prob your fusebox tray then..

Chris69

mines ok at the moment- first escort i've had that doesn't mist up like mad when it rains aswell!

atti

is there any way to sort fuse box leak out?

atti

is there a way to stop leak in fuse box area

Raj_FRST

I removed mine then cleaned away the rust with krust, then used normal houshold bathroom silicone and screwed it back down tight, job sorted

hope this helps mate

p.s. if you do this be carefull with the wires as they are very short and tight and can be broken easily

rstdave

iTrader: (3)

Which side is it leaking? Normally the battery tray on the other side to the fuse board that leaks in which case it's new battery tray time. Had mine all redone a couple of years back, can barely tell it was ever done. Silicone is hardly the long term answer to rust lol, better to get it cut out and replaced now in my opinion.

RS1HEN

so far so good, but........
need a new seal on the sun roof tho


actualy i haven't the courage to look under the carpet, lol

mentalasanything

Do you have a sunroof?

In a really nasty way ford designed the sunroof rails to drain away into the sills. This is why '80s fords have such bad rust problems with inner and outer sills. Could be that it is running in to the car through a hole in the inner sill.

There is a common mod done to mk2 fiestas where a hole is drilled in the outer sill and the sunroof drain pipes are then extended to poke through the hole.

Lee

barnard

iTrader: (2)

Just what i did on my s2 when i had new sills fitted couldnt beleive the water drain into them.

Dar-rst

only problem i had was the rear lights letting water into the boot, and where the tow bar was removed so siliconed up the light seals and siliconed 2p's where the tow bar holes are till the full respray

conor.rst

iTrader: (3)

Ahh my car has a build in swimming pool in the rear foot wells.

Dar-rst

now thats not good man lol, mine were all damp till i took out the house carpet underlay they used calling it sound deadening

RSargie

i woudered were the water in the boot was coming from!!

ill have to check the sun roof drains does anyone know if they drain to the front or the rear?? i thaught it might have been the winscreen were the water was coming in as i had an issue with it leaking from the top behined the clock a while back.

the driest part of my car is the engine bay i think lol!

RS1HEN

Rsargie, i think they drain to the front, thats where i got the holes in mine

mentalasanything

Yes they drain to the front, if you remove the speaker pods you'll see a dark grey pipe running behind there.

Lee

fuzzy

never had a problem but then i dont drive a ford.

RS1HEN

cheers for that, i'll have a look in a min

atti

try looking at back lights m8 and spoiler plus number plate.what i would do is get a hose and take the shelf out then get some one to spray the car while sit in the back a see where its coming from....

matts1

on my old s1 the footwell was soaking, I removed all the carpets and underlay and eventually sourced it to a leak coming from the bottom corner of the windowscree passernger side.

Some silicone sealant and job done.

If you can, get as much trim out as possible, dry it all out then run a hose of the car until you can see the water inside and trace it back.

atti

took my fuse box out today a sealed it ...job done!!!

marky_g

mine used to was bloked pipr from sunroof

RSargie

well, i have come to conclusion my car should have been a swimming pool!! lol

put a hose on it today and the gaskets are knackerd on the back lights! - set orded of fleebay tonight

checked behined the speaker pods found the tube, but it all seams dry. so ive put a drain hule in the sill under were abouts the end of the pipe rests, but im not cofident,

done the fuse box so i know thats not leaking.

dryed all the carpets out, went for a drive and its swimming again!! lol
hopefully getting a winscreen on insurance in the next few days so see if that stops it.

i hope the scuttle panel dosent fall apart when they take it out!!

oldschoolfords

just found out my 'dry' S2 has a ree puddle in the drivers footwell!!!

ill cheack all of the above but chances are its the fuse box!!

escort_rst

iTrader: (1)

my passenger footwell has a round puddle dead in the middle it after it rains. really wet aswell. my battery tray is fine lifted all carpet/sound deadening and its all good. could a door sill be doing this? its just that its bang in the middle and the carpet is dry around it. the sunroof is fine aswell not rusting or leaking. cheers

adduk

Are you sure the heater matrix isnt leaking or the pipes to it loose and the water soaking through the sponge into the car.

24vcossiemat

yeah i get that as well, typical ford, battery tray starting to rott like a bastard. plenty of spray grease seems to help it, water can't get at the metal.

jn_rowe_uk

my driver foot well is slightly damp, going to remove the fuse box and see what the problem
Not that bad though, just a slight patch but has seriously rained last few days

Thanks for the advice guys, will let you know the outcome

Zetecfiesta

puddles everywhere ive fixed them all and had them all!

1, Windscreen seals,
2, Fuse box,
3, Battery tray,
4, Door seals,
5, Sunroof drains, FRONT AND BACK,
6, Rear light seals,
7, Boot seal,
8, Rear window seals

and a very random ones:

9, Door pin plungers
10, Seal where the wires come in from the doors.

think thats all of them!

jn_rowe_uk

My drivers side floor is slightly damped but cant see anywhere leakingAny ideas???

Zetecfiesta

fusebox, windscreen or Door pin plungers or Seal where the wires come in from the doors.

jn_rowe_uk

thanks will try those areas

botters

iTrader: (2)

keep them dry people i know first hand what wet carpets will do to your floors and inner sills! put it this way if you leave it long enough you can run along the road without leaving the car, shouting yabbadabbadoo while doing so is optional of course

escort_rst

iTrader: (1)

left the hose running on my nearside A pillar today so the water was running on that side of the windscreen and in the front of the door seal. i was getting a leak from around the speaker area and the top of the speaker was wet. windscreen seal? cheers

jn_rowe_uk

found the leak coming through the fuse box, will be sealing around it shortly
Removed the carpet today and the seats and completely dried the car, is all good again
Wont be leaving her out in the rain again

RS331

i done, light seals, and also where the car had a restoration the welders missed where the rear light housing panel meets the rear wings and there were 2 holes the size of a peanut, it was running down the boot and into the car via these holes, im still getting wet rear floor pans but ive traced it to the rear window seals.

i vax my car out when it rains and leaves it dry, but im getting tired of it, so my full remedy for this is either garage or just buy a car cover and cover it up each night !!!

made me angy after a £14,000 restoration !!

i leaning more towards getting a car cover !

RS331

Upon even further inspection as its raining today, ive also found that my boot seel is old and not grabbing the lips properly, water is running down the boot seal and entering just above where the rear light are on the inside, i also traced it to adding to the leak from the rear light gaskets, so ill still be getting a car cover but ALSO A NEW SEAL FOR A BOOT FROM FORD.

luke19790_3

2009

14k resto and your car leaks water

Jamie_EscortSport

never nice....but then again its a ford

Mines wrapped under a cover in bits so hopfully
1. the cover is still on
2. and no water has been able to get it