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I thought this might be of interest to fellow owners.
Last summer i noticed that the carpets in my Boxster had become VERY wet after one of my Sunday afternoon cleaning sessions.
I removed all of the interior trim, so the carpets could be lifted out ( it took 4 weeks to dry them!! ).
I sat in the car and got my better half to squirt the hose pipe around, to my horror water poured into the car from behind the passenger seat area by the B pillar.
On closer inspection the problem lay with the "drip bins" fitted below the hood. One had a large hole in it.
I then removed the whole hood assembly and laid it on a dust sheet, i could then take out the drip bins. (these are made from flexible polystyrene.)
To cut a long story short, the damage had been caused by one of the push rods on the side of the hood. After a few years, the plastic ball cup weakens and pops off, the rod can then just hang. When the hood opperates it can tear the bottom out of the drip bins.
It is difficult to know when the rod has popped off, as the hood still opperates as normal with only one rod connected.
To check that both push rods are connected and not likely to damage your drip bins:
First lower the roof, with the doors open, facing the rear of the car look down the gap just behind the doors by the roll over bars and you will see the rods, (they push the roof up and down and are connected to the motor, or should be!)
The old type had red plastic ball cups, but the new ones are white nylon and "do not weaken with age" (quoted by OPC Sutton Coldfield!!)
I replaced both push rods and both drip bins just to be safe at great cost in ££'s and time. I then refitted the hood & performed the hose pipe test, all was now dry. the carpets & seats were re-fitted.
I hope that your ball cups are connected and in good condition, but for just a few min's of inspection could save you the problems i have had.
Best regards,
Rob
Last summer i noticed that the carpets in my Boxster had become VERY wet after one of my Sunday afternoon cleaning sessions.
I removed all of the interior trim, so the carpets could be lifted out ( it took 4 weeks to dry them!! ).
I sat in the car and got my better half to squirt the hose pipe around, to my horror water poured into the car from behind the passenger seat area by the B pillar.
On closer inspection the problem lay with the "drip bins" fitted below the hood. One had a large hole in it.
I then removed the whole hood assembly and laid it on a dust sheet, i could then take out the drip bins. (these are made from flexible polystyrene.)
To cut a long story short, the damage had been caused by one of the push rods on the side of the hood. After a few years, the plastic ball cup weakens and pops off, the rod can then just hang. When the hood opperates it can tear the bottom out of the drip bins.
It is difficult to know when the rod has popped off, as the hood still opperates as normal with only one rod connected.
To check that both push rods are connected and not likely to damage your drip bins:
First lower the roof, with the doors open, facing the rear of the car look down the gap just behind the doors by the roll over bars and you will see the rods, (they push the roof up and down and are connected to the motor, or should be!)
The old type had red plastic ball cups, but the new ones are white nylon and "do not weaken with age" (quoted by OPC Sutton Coldfield!!)
I replaced both push rods and both drip bins just to be safe at great cost in ££'s and time. I then refitted the hood & performed the hose pipe test, all was now dry. the carpets & seats were re-fitted.
I hope that your ball cups are connected and in good condition, but for just a few min's of inspection could save you the problems i have had.
Best regards,
Rob
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