water leak

1owner from new · Post by **1owner from new** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:36 pm

car has sprung a water leak into drivers foot well

cant really see where it is coming from
any normal spots???

alfiembra · Post by **alfiembra** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:00 pm

Rusty hole in the floor and spray off the road soaking up through, or if it's a T-Bar leaky roof seals.

HTH

Alan

1owner from new · Post by **1owner from new** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:43 pm

no hole in floor
aint moved from front door in months
thinking it might be
sunroof drains ?

floor looks solid

SuperRedMR2 · Post by **SuperRedMR2** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:12 pm

What is the front bulkhead like? has that got a hole in it?

Guy called Kooga struggled with a water leak in the footwell for ages! He'd be the best person to ask regarding leaks!

PW@Woodsport · Post by **PW@Woodsport** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:23 pm

Front bulkhead sounds holed, they rot like mad there, or your heater matrix could be leaking, i know this is going to sound disgusting but if you can bear to dip your finger in the wet patch ( oof!) and taste it, you will be able to tell if it has antifreeze content, in which case it is definately your matrix.... which is a complete dashboard out job unless you cut a hole in your front bulkhead like lauren once did (a method i approve of because it is such a pain in the ass to remove properly)

Kooga · Post by **Kooga** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:46 pm

Did I ever! Not leaked all year, but still not confident enought to replace the carpet

Mine had rotted out the bottom of the drain channel, which runs inside the inner wing. If you take the kick panel off inside the car and shine a torch under the wing and around the drain channel by the windscreen outside, you can see the hole if its there (or feel around with your finger if you unscrew the relays etc located in the drivers corner). Its a PITA to get to cos you'll have to take the whole front of the car off and there WILL be rust!! I also had a leak from behind the dash...had to take it all out, weld and seam seal. Again, caused by the drain channel. Still leaked, so eccentric rod guides were fitted and so far so good. Also found a leak under the t-bar roof seal as they aren't fixed to the bodywork - pull them back and silicone them in to prevent seepage.

If you look at my avatar pic, you'll see what had to come off!!

1owner from new · Post by **1owner from new** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:24 pm

this all sounds bad

passenger side is bone dry
must check engine water level re matrix
had a fiesta years ago and one of those went and it was a pain to work on

have had engine running and had heat in car
weather has been poo here n.ireland
will check bulk head but last i looked {a while bad }it was solid.

1000 PR · Post by **1000 PR** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:54 pm

The footwell on my Mk1 filled with water a few years back after I had accidentally unlodged the grommet for the aerial lead. Worth a check!

ligertigon · Post by **ligertigon** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:33 pm

Go for a good carwash with a lance

take a passenger, and play mr2 twister looking for the leak

Kooga · Post by **Kooga** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:10 am

Possibly a slightly less drenching approach would be to pour a glass of water into the drain channel and see if the leak appears, this will narrow it right down straight away...

1owner from new · Post by **1owner from new** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:29 pm

Well thanks for all the comments

first off checked the water level in expandsion bottel and it was right on the full mark.{and black}

looked bulk head looks solid

water a post channel aint really looked yet
aerial is a bit loose so that might be 1
used a vax on it today{yes it was dry here well in the morning any way

lifted about 2 pints of water out looked pretty clean so don't think it is the heat matrix{phew}

have put cover over car so that should stop it getting worse at this stage

was gonna call with woodsport to talk about painting her any way
will get them to fix this as well when i find it.

so many thanks for the help so far.

paul

Danthrax · Post by **Danthrax** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:30 am

I've got similar problem with my mk1, the passenger footwell is filling up with water when it rain really heavy. i noticed the water is coming in from the very front of the footwell in the middle. Seem to be coming from behind the tirm panal and dribbling down into the foot well. Any ideas??

SuperRedMR2 · Post by **SuperRedMR2** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:35 pm

I've got a bad water problem too - Some fuckwit smashed my wing mirror clean off of my door and bowed the door. Unfortunately whenever it rains now water seeps in through the gap where the mirror is bolted on

MartG · Post by **MartG** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:36 pm

Danthrax wrote:I've got similar problem with my mk1, the passenger footwell is filling up with water when it rain really heavy. i noticed the water is coming in from the very front of the footwell in the middle. Seem to be coming from behind the tirm panal and dribbling down into the foot well. Any ideas??

Check the drain for the air intake at the bottom of the windscreen - sounds like it's blocked an letting water get into the heater fan housing

Danthrax · Post by **Danthrax** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:59 am

MartG wrote:Check the drain for the air intake at the bottom of the windscreen - sounds like it's blocked an letting water get into the heater fan housing

Will check that out, thought it would be something like that

Kooga · Post by **Kooga** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:54 am

Out of curiosity, has anyone diagrams and/or photos of the location of any drain channels as I've had my car for years but have yet to find one!!

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