well my passenger footwell is still soaking wet i took the seat out lifted the carpets and checked to see where it was leaking from..couldnt find nothing even put a hose on it to see if there were any holes but found nothing.. i got told it cold be the heater matrix could this be the problem? if so how hard is this to do would i be beter putting it to a garage or is it a possibility doing a DIY job just want this over and done with as i cant smell my magic tree anymore lol

 

What car is it?

 

escort gti

 

hmm, The two places I would check is Brake servo and door lining from the roof strips.

 

oh right cool al check that..how tough of a job is it..wld it be beter in a garage or could i do it myself??

 

I would try and find the problem yourself, see what is causing the leak and then take it from there. I dont trust garages myself especially on something like a damp footwell.

Just see if you can get the carpet up in the footwell and look for dampness to see if you can follow it back to were its coming from. Slight leaks can be a right pain so they can often be difficult to find. water has a nasty tendancy to bead along bits of metal then start to drip nowhere near where the leak is.

 

yea your right..al lift the carpet up again n have another proper look..but near the dash its dry and at the sides near the door is dry also which is good supose cause all the wires is there..am confused..al give it another go thanx mate

 

check all round the door as well then. Cos it could be running down the back side of the door and under the seat. Yeah damp is very annoying when you cant find the source.

As you said tho have a good look at the heather matrix as well just incase you have a loose pipe. Sorry i cant be more specific to the problem tho.

My rst had a hole behind the brake servo when i got it. Had a bmw with a leaky door seal. So im just suggesting all the things i have expirienced. lol. Hope you get it sorted tho.

 

lol uv helped me alot i never thought about any of them things uv been a big help mate thanx alot

 

No worries man, Thats what the forum is here for.

good luck

 

The rubber grommet in my old mk3 mondeo between the car and the bootlid used to leak. Rainwater leaked through it, onto the top of the headlining, run over the side, down the inside of the plastic trim round the window and out over the side of the back seats. I was convinced it was the door seal leaking until I took all the trim out, sat inside it while womeone pressure washed all the seals!

 

fucking hell lol sounds like a nightmare..i hate water now haha al keep that in mind maybe i should check now since its non stop pouring

 

i used to buy sierras and escorts and fiestas and some leaked inside like a seive.

i honestly never found out how they leaked and got shut of a leaker as they pong and mist up bad in winter,i had mk2 escorts that i had to scrape the inside windows cos they were frozen up cos they pissed in water too.

a mate told me this little tip for checking and swears by it..............

whip the carpet and plastics out and sprinkle flour around where the carpets were sopping,any water will leave a trail and bingo you found it or use a hose pipe with the trim out and you will see it comming in if you drown the car with water.

cheeRS

 

talcum powder works as well

 

really!! ats pretty good actually first time av herd of tht but its worth a try..min am gona be busy tomoz with all these ideas lol when u did it wat was matter with it? as in the leak problem