Driver Footwell soaking wet - help needed

1. dab Newbie Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5

   #1 27th May 2007, 11:23

   Hi
   
   Can anyone help, my car outside for a couple of hours this morning and got in to a footwell full of water.
   
   This is not the first time.
   
   A couple of months ago the same thing happened and we guessed it was the outside rim seal??? my hubbie sealed it all across and its been fine since.
   
   He has just taken apart the plastic trim inside the bonnet that should be bonded to the windscreen and doesn't think its getting in there.
   
   There are no obvious signs in the car where the water gets in.
   
   Anybody any ideas
   
   Thanks
   
   Debi
2. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

   #2 27th May 2007, 11:35

   This has been covered a shed load of times.. use the search function..
   
   Its seems its either your sunroof leaking or your heater matrix..use the search function for a definate amswer.
3. vipergfx Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2006 Washington Posts: 3117 veeteeess

   #3 27th May 2007, 11:38

   could be anything - if iirc willsy's was his interior mirror cap. basically strip it down to find out
4. dirty0harry Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 224 Saxo 1.1 flat arch

   #4 27th May 2007, 12:31

   yes mine started to leak through the roof aerial,get hubby to sit in car whilst you give the car a good soaking with a hose or watering car in different areas on the car(sunroof windscreen etc).Hopefully it will show itself up straight away!

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5. vipergfx Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2006 Washington Posts: 3117 veeteeess

   #5 27th May 2007, 12:33

   yeah thats pretty much the only way. go through a car wash and see what leaks
6. chris27 L-plater Joined: Mar 2007 Swindon Posts: 50 Mk 1 Westy

   #6 27th May 2007, 18:01

   my sunroof drain is blocked on the passeneger side so water comes through the light and passenger footwell. try unblocking the drain. i still havnt managed to unblock mine
7. CooperVTR Frequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Telford Posts: 864 Gold Saxo VTR

   #7 27th May 2007, 18:57

   i have the same problem, just waiting over for it stop raining so i can sort it. im just puttin a cover over the car whilst its raining for now.
8. dab Newbie Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5

   #8 28th May 2007, 17:18

   Went thru car wash, but no signs
   
   Hubbie removed wheel, and cover, couldn't find where it leaks in, so he sealed windscreen and door seals again.
   
   Still no idea where leak comes from?
9. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #9 28th May 2007, 17:23

   roof, where ariel is, heatermatrix could be roggered, leaking sunroof etc...
10. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

    #10 28th May 2007, 17:40

    check my progress thread near start there is some pics of where my leak was coming in
    
    the plastic pillar comes off and at the bottom there is a weld and it had a small hole in it! i dont know how water was getting there but sealed it with silicone been bone dry since!
    
    i pulled the carpets etc out of my car aswel
11. saxovtscarps L-plater Joined: Mar 2011 Teignmouth Posts: 78 2000 Saxo vts

    #11 25th April 2012, 20:13

    my passager side is leaking the hose is blocked and air pressure wont unblock it!!!
    can you take the pipe out or any ideas what to us to unblock it??? HELP PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE
12. DanTvts Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180

    #12 25th April 2012, 20:31

    Don't take the pipe out mate you'll never get it back in again, pull the headlining down and pull the pipe off the sunroof drainage holes, and use some reasonably thick welding wire to push down the pipes. Need doing every now and then as they get blocked easily.
13. saxovtscarps L-plater Joined: Mar 2011 Teignmouth Posts: 78 2000 Saxo vts

    #13 25th April 2012, 20:43

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by DanTvts Don't take the pipe out mate you'll never get it back in again, pull the headlining down and pull the pipe off the sunroof drainage holes, and use some reasonably thick welding wire to push down the pipes. Need doing every now and then as they get blocked easily.

    Do you think a garage will sell me some!? Or do u know anyone!?
14. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

    #14 25th April 2012, 21:31

    hahah i had this problem. though it were cause the inner mirror cover wasn't allowing the door rubber to seal right.
    
    i were wrong.
    
    i then took the carpet out and got my brother to sit in the car while i poured water over the windscreen and sunroof.
    
    while pouring over windscreen no leaks.
    
    poured over sun roof started to leak down drivers 'a' pillar.
    
    so i thought the pipe could be split. so took headlinging off and poured some water down the pipe. nothing.
    
    so a little confused i set about putting the headlinging back up.
    while putting the rear grab handles it started to lag it down with rain.
    lo and be hold leak.
    
    took a quick look and it were coming through the windscreen half way down.
    
    so once it stopped raining i pulled the rubber seal off around windscreen, used some tissue to dry it off and tiger sealed down the whole side of the windscreen (both sides) and slightley round the top.
    
    put it all back in and left it to set.
    
    next day.
    
    went to continue putting headlining back in, once again rain. along with a big leak from the top of the windscreen.
    
    once it stopped raining i pushed the rubber up as far as it would go (cause of the tiger seal were stuck down the sides)
    
    i got the tiger seal out again and did all across the top.
    
    now no leaks. on mine the bonding is failing causing the leak. so i can see in the near future the screen developing a crack
15. Cah L-plater Joined: Apr 2012 Dundee Posts: 40 Saxo Furio

    #15 25th April 2012, 23:19

    remove the front of the carpet, and peel it back a bit, theres a black panel behind the pedals, theres a plastic cover that can either have came off or broke, thus letting water in when you go over a puddle or water, i sealed mines down and all is fine but still get the odd condensation.
16. disco_ian Newbie Joined: Sep 2008 Norwich Posts: 11

    #16 30th April 2012, 21:37

    what is the easiest way to get to the sunroof drain pipes. Girlfriends Saxo has a damb passenger foot well at the moment.
    
    Have noticed the head linning is slightly damb when it rains at the very front center (suspect ariel seal gone) and also noticed a small damp bit on the passenger A pillar.
    
    Would like to check everything in one go rather than going to it then back to it etc :-)