Hey guys,
Today I noticed about 10cm of water in my drivers foot well.
I looked for the source of water but there was none. So I peeled back the carpet and opened the two rubber plugs to let the water out. Has anybody else had this problem?
Thanks
Water in foot well
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Its more likely to be coming from your sill.
You might have heard water sloshing around in it too, then when it gets to high it gets into the footwells.
The solution is to get a bit of wire and clean out the drain holes for the sill, there should be 3 each side, you will notice where the metal is compressed together there is 3 places it seems to go around something, these are the drains, just clean them out and it wont fill your footwell.
Dirt etc just builds up over time and blocks them.
You might have heard water sloshing around in it too, then when it gets to high it gets into the footwells.
The solution is to get a bit of wire and clean out the drain holes for the sill, there should be 3 each side, you will notice where the metal is compressed together there is 3 places it seems to go around something, these are the drains, just clean them out and it wont fill your footwell.
Dirt etc just builds up over time and blocks them.
Does it have a sunroof?
Usually the water will come in cause the drain tubes for the sunroof are blocked and water flows straight over the edge of the pan.
You possibly have rust holes in your firewall area and water is getting in there.
The sills run along the car underneath the doors check at the seam there should be some openings where water can escape you may need to unblock them, Since the water from the sunroof drain tubes dump straight into the sills if the sill drain holes are blocked the water can move out into the cabin area also.
Usually the water will come in cause the drain tubes for the sunroof are blocked and water flows straight over the edge of the pan.
You possibly have rust holes in your firewall area and water is getting in there.
The sills run along the car underneath the doors check at the seam there should be some openings where water can escape you may need to unblock them, Since the water from the sunroof drain tubes dump straight into the sills if the sill drain holes are blocked the water can move out into the cabin area also.
The drain holes Hyper was talking about are in the sill running along underneath your car. There is a cavitty in the body just under the doors, and if the drain holes block up then the water level can rise sufficiently that it comes into the foot well.
I had a look at my sills over the weekend and they have had so many repair patches over the years that there is only one drain hole left between the two of them!
It's quite easy for significant amounts of rust to build up beneath the corners of the windscreen and behind the front guards without any obvious external signs, you may find that water is getting in through there.
I had a look at my sills over the weekend and they have had so many repair patches over the years that there is only one drain hole left between the two of them!
It's quite easy for significant amounts of rust to build up beneath the corners of the windscreen and behind the front guards without any obvious external signs, you may find that water is getting in through there.
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water also might come in from the rust hole where your windscreen wiper is attached on to, then thu the wall (inbetween the dash and fire wall) then into the interior. seems to be a common water leak problem with citys.. Id start by removing the windscreen wiper, then long black plastic cover thingy and finding out where the rusts are..
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