Strange one water leak inside

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 236
    #1
    Basically the past 2 weeks if it rains and my car is stood in it, ive noticed its got water on the carpet by the door seal on the drivers side, ive traced it up to behind the a piller.

    Just wondering if anybody has any idea's?

    Cheers dan
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr
    #2
    sunroof seal split
    leaking through aerial base
    seal on top of windscreen split
    blocked sunroof drains (as the pipes run down A pillars)
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 236
    #3
    Whats the best way to check if the drains are blocked?
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #4
    Park the car somewhere dry and gently pour water over the sunroof and see if it drains away onto the floor underneath. To fix, roof lining down, pull the off the drains and blow through with an air line
  5. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by dan-sport View Post
    Whats the best way to check if the drains are blocked?
    Either blow out the drain with an air line,or gently push a coathanger in the drains.
  6. Newbie Joined: Sep 2011 worcester Posts: 17 citroen saxo east coast, 1999, 1.1 litre
    #6
    you sure that all the holes in the actual body of the car for the rubbing strips to clip in to are actually being sealed with the rubbing strips clips?? because if not there may be a possibility of water getting in through these. may be worth a check. just try carefully pulling back the inner door trims and insulation and have a look.
  7. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 Middlesbrough Posts: 181 Saxo VTR 2001
    #7
    My carpet used to get wet as the plastic plugs in the floor pan pulled a 'houdini' one day.
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tamshoe View Post
    My carpet used to get wet as the plastic plugs in the floor pan pulled a 'houdini' one day.
    OP has water behind the A pillars, so i very much doubt that his water problem will be with floor pan plugs
  9. Established Member Joined: Jan 2012 south essex!! Posts: 2442 posi blue vtrs race car
    #9
    A pillars is either screen or sunroof drains...
  10. Established Member Joined: Dec 2006 Fleetwood Posts: 2244 2002 Saxo VTS
    #10
    Sunroof seal. Both of mine needed silicon sealing.