water in driver's footwell

[redthing]

help! have a lot of water coming into the driver's footwell. anybody have any pointers as to where to start investigating before i start dismantling everything? all help appreciated 8)

 

[Guest]

When it happened on me it was the heater matrix, does it smell like radiator water?? is it steaming the windows??

If you suspect it is then you can test it by by-passing the heater inside and running it like that, if it stops then thats it

 

[Deleted Member]

You been through any big puddles lately if so i would check your seals on the door and some of the bungs on the bulkhead!!,just a thought!! :lol:

 

[redthing]

it only comes in when it rains hard. just been reading through old posts and now have a good idea of what to do [when it stops raining!] [IF it ever stops raining!] :smile:

 

[jims-terrano]

try the sunroof drains.

Jim T

 

[Paul]

try the sunroof drains.

Jim T

Going to have a look at ours sometime in 2008 when it stops raining

 

[redthing]

try the sunroof drains.

Jim T

jim, I would if i had one

 

[redthing]

after shipping loads of water during the rain yesterday, I managed to get a couple of hours on the 'redthing' this afternoon. the sun shone and i got loads and loads of crud out of the gap between the wing and wheel arch. Cleaned out drain holes etc etc. So far, no water coming in when hosed down liberally but the carpet is absolutely soaking and will take a fair while to dry out!

Watch this space... more rain forecast for tomorrow and Friday

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

if it ever stops raining :lol: i thnk the natural process of evolution will soon equipe all UK citizens with webbed feet oily feathers :lol:

i would give up trying and get a couple of gold fish in there :lol: :wink:

 

[jims-terrano]

Hate to tell you this but you might end up removing your carpet to dry it out otherwise people might get the wrong idea when they get in beside you

Jim T

 

[rossco]

It would pay to pull the carpet up and dry out otherwise it could start rotting as the insulation material under the carper holds a lot of water, acts like a sponge. Had the same problem once and took ages to dry out so ended pulling it up.
Even when the carpet was dry the insulation was still wet.
A bit noisy driving around with no carpet but worth it in the long run :wink: