can any1 help?,my 89 xr3i is suffering from a damp floor pan,started off in the drivers footwell now its all over,its not like a swimming pool or anything but the sound deadenings gettin quite damp.my bodyshop bloke said to get the windscreen resealed,done that,he also said seal the fusebox ,not done that yet.anyway has any1 had similar problems with their mk 4's and is there any cures? thanks for lookin.

 

battery trays rot through have you checked your heater matrix ?

 

yeah firstly seal the windscreen rubber as they do leak.
But mostly as said, check fuse box area and battery tray, they just rot like fook and let water in, the state of my mates one once was quite scary.

 

As said the usual is the battery tray fuse box and windscreen, but don't over look the sunroof tray (drainage channels down A,B, & C pillars)blocked drainage holes in the doors, and even a leaky boot, not un-common for the rear lights to leak and fill the spare wheel well up and then it overflows and runs forward onto the carpet.

 

cheers for the advice fellas,iv had the battery out numerous times an to be honest its mint,but still you never know wat lurks underneath,iv not checked the fusebox yet,as for the boot i did have a leak from the back lights cos i put the smoked ones on but cured it with silicone,iv also checked sunroof drainage which appears to be ok, how do i know if its the heater matrix? another thing is this only started on its return from the bodyshop????

 

if its just back from bodyshop, was it getting painted?

i would suggest looking at the door seals, obviously would have been removed for a respray, have they gone back in properly? maybe too worn and wont seal properly.

 

hello m8 i had the same prob on a d reg rst many moons ago i found mine had rot around the base of heater matrix might be worth alook!!!!

 

it did have some paint yeh,new wings too,i wondered if he hadnt sealed them properly but he assured me he did,replaced door seals,sunroofs fine,checked the heater bow area an its all mint.im thinkin its gotta be the fuse box,im gonna replace rear window seal too.cheers for advice every1

 

If i were you i know its a lot of hassle but i'd just strip the carpet etc out and blast the thing with a pressure washer and you'll soon see whats leaking.