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Water in footwell... It's coming in here (see pics)

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 4:40 pm
by Phillips321
Hi guys,

In heavy rain i get water in my footwell coming in through the lower right bit here thats been patched up. Where is this coming in from? The outside of the wheel arch near the tyre is dry.
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I personally think it's coming from water getting into these vents.
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How do i get in there to it out? It's full of crap including rifle brass.

Thanks in advance

Re: Water in footwell... It's coming in here (see pics)

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 4:43 pm
by twiss
Look under the bonnet.... coming out from the bulkhead will be two rubber right angle pipes pointing downwards.
Poke your finger in there and clear out all the crap. Water is supposed to run into that grille and then out of the 90* pipes and onto the floor. When the pipes are blocked it comes inside :)

Re: Water in footwell... It's coming in here (see pics)

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:15 pm
by Phillips321
twiss wrote:Look under the bonnet.... coming out from the bulkhead will be two rubber right angle pipes pointing downwards.
Poke your finger in there and clear out all the crap. Water is supposed to run into that grille and then out of the 90* pipes and onto the floor. When the pipes are blocked it comes inside :)
Just pushed my finger up them and they feel clean. I think i have lots of bullet brass down there that needs getting out property. And way to get under there properly?

Also... what on earth is the point of the grill?

Re: Water in footwell... It's coming in here (see pics)

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:23 pm
by twiss
It is so water hitting the windscreen goes down into it i think rather than ending up on top.
Pour a bucket of water down each side of it and see how much water comes out of the bulkhead ;)

Re: Water in footwell... It's coming in here (see pics)

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:29 pm
by ScottieJ
twiss wrote:It is so water hitting the windscreen goes down into it i think rather than ending up on top.
Pour a bucket of water down each side of it and see how much water comes out of the bulkhead ;)
It's the air intake for the blowers/heater ;)

Re: Water in footwell... It's coming in here (see pics)

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:37 pm
by SherwoodNash
I've always had water in the footwells, way less now than before and only in heavy driving rain.

So far I've: kept a permanent magnetic vinyl cover over the grille when parked overnight, replaced the windscreen glass, replaced the rubber windscreen surround.

Also cleaned all heater matrix, cleaned out the rubber tubes you mention above, but, still get a little puddle of water in the passenger well a couple of times a year.

It seems to come down behind that dash tubing under the glove box.

Only thing left I can think of, is maybe the rubber door seal?

Re: Water in footwell... It's coming in here (see pics)

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:17 pm
by ROBBIE
I never worker out how water got in mine, spent about an hour one day with a mate hosing all round the screen and nothing

Re: Water in footwell... It's coming in here (see pics)

Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:27 am
by zook123
Pressure wash the grill :P