Water in rear offside passenger footwell!!!!!

[Lemon]

Hello
Well another small problem but one I am sure can be fixed!!!

Bearing in mind my Turbo does not have a sunroof which I hear can be prone to leaking.

Went to hoover the car yesterday afternoon after a downpour and OH NO!!!
The rear footwell is soaking??? The car was parked on my drive which is on about a 5 degree incline so the water was falling to the rear of the car. Nose was facing up the incline.

Looked everywhere to see were it was getting in??? No other damp patches anywhere? Are there drain holes around the engine bay that could leak through???

If anyone has had a similair problem or any ideas please mail me or post a reply.

Thanks once again.

Lee

 

[Guest]

Well i had a similar problem but that was in the drivers rear footwell. As yours don't have a moonroof and the petrol filler is on the other side, could it be the little back window seal? Mine leaks in water when washed with those pressure machines at car wahses but not when it rains or hand washed. So if your car had a pressure wash then maybe that! Or the boot seal could have a hole/tear, that boot seal gets really squahed at the top and can let in water that runs down the pillar. Check under the boot carpet just behind the rear seats.
I hope that helps you Lee. Good luck

 

[danmason]

I had a similar problem in my 924; water in the rear offside footwell. After about 2years of scratching my head and trying to work out what on earth was causing it, it turned out to be a hole in the floorpan which was invisible until the underseal was stripped back to carry out a small welding repair to the driver's seat mount. The problem disappeared overnight once the hole was patched up. Until you manage to trace the problem, maybe this is a good excuse to get a car cover!

 

[John Sims]

Offside rear pond eh?

Not the sun roof as you don't have one.

Could be:-

Petrol filler drain - pull back the boot carpet and have a feel round to check that the drain hose below the filler is still connected.

Rear Hatch seal

Rear window seal

 

[Kevin Welch]

John
How many frogs have you got in yours now? []

 

[Lemon]

Well got a full family of frogs now!!![]

Thanks for everybodys feedback on my pond!!!

Been driving round North Wales in it for last 3 days
so not had chance to investigate further. Will have a look at filler
neck etc tomorrow.

I will let her off as I have a great few days driving , first long
trip since I bought it 3 weeks ago. Never missed a beat.

Cheers

Lee

Never smiled so much []

 

[Lemon]

Well John you were right.

Filler neck drain had been pushed all the way out, probably trying to unblock it. as it was fully blocked. Had then just covered it with tape to stop water leaking through.

Quick clean and put her back together and hope that cures it.

Thanks again

Lee

 

[John Sims]

How many frogs have you got in yours now?

Not too many frogs yet, but am expecting a lot of new frog spawn soon. Hoping I might get an offer from the BBC for a Bill Oddy special "Frog Watch!"

Glad to hear you found the problem Lee.

 

[John Sims]

probably trying to unblock it.

I had that on my Lux. When I pulled the bent tube out it was so badly coroded at the top I had to re-swage it to get it to seal into the rubber grommet.

 

[Guest]

Lemon
Whats this about you driving around north wales and not giving me a bell, I would have loved to come and picked a few holes in your new Turbot for you, And I could have seen your amphibian collection to boot. Would have been a great excuse for warming the engine up. See you soon,
Simon

 

[Lemon]

Hi Simon

Sorry [] Was in Llangollen for a wedding. Was thinking of heading down your way, but time was running out, had to get to see the crew on the Wirral (to show them the new Turbo and scare them senseless!!! Well me too!!!)

450 miles of pure pleasurable driving.

Lets make it another time

Cheers

Lee

 

[Guest]

I've got the same problem with my S2 Cab, I thought it was a leaky roof but found no dampness on roof. Could it be a filler drainage thing causing my prob too? If so what do I do exactly?

Cheers,
Soj

 

[Lemon]

Hi Soj

The pipes get blocked full of rubbish and rust.
Do not try to push something down the hole next to the filler neck as the pipe will just push through which is what had happened to mine. Then it really fills full of water.
From inside the boot you can pull all associated pipework out including the 90 degree bend that fits next to the filler neck, which has a rubber seal over the end.
I then pulled it all apart, cup of boiling water to loosen bits inside metal 90 degree bend and a coat hanger to push down the neck, when all clear put back together and replace all pipes.

I will eventually stick some sealer around metal pipe to the rubber flange to make sure there is a 100% waterproof fit, but for now the water is now clearing down the right hole and not into my rear footwell.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Lee

 

[Fen]

Cab specific there are two rubber bungs toward the front of the boot, outside the seals, that can be seen when you open the boot. They leak.

You can get a pair of bungs with drain holes from a 964 (I can check the part number if you're stuck). 2 of these fit straight in and then you run some 1/4" fuel pipe to the bottom of the weels in the boot to drian out of.

 

[Guest]

Nice one, I will check my pipes/bungs tomorrow if I get time. Let's just pray for fine weather or my car is gonna smell like a swamp

 

[Fen]

I forgot to say it's at its worst if you park slightly nose-down because the water pools around the bungs.