scenic water ingress

pete@co.uk · Unread post by **pete@co.uk** » 12 Jul 2008, 22:40

hi
i have another problem there,s rainwater getting into the my s reg scenic from somewhere i found water under the carpet on the drivers side and in the rear compartment under the floor on the same side any ideas as to where this might be coming from.

thanks in advance

pete.................

AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 13 Jul 2008, 13:20

Unfortunately there are lots af ways water can get into your car.

Any particular sweet smell - as from coolant fluid - telling you a tale ?

If any fitted aircondition condensing outlet is blocked, it will usually dump it inside the cabin from near the heater matrix area.

Roof center antenna mounting foot is likewise a known source of water.

Rear hatch doors are a pain on many recent cars letting in water from behind because of missing sealing or gaps in the sealing.

Sidedoors can do this too, if the drains on the door bottoms are clogged.

Check if the sidedoors lines up perfectly with the chassisbody when fully closed. Hose down the doors with a garden hose while you check from inside.

pete@co.uk · Unread post by **pete@co.uk** » 13 Jul 2008, 23:46

thanks anders

yes ill check that all out thank you,

well ive just been reading a forum and apparently this is a common fault on the scenic its the drainage pipe that comes from the sunroof to the bottom of the front wheelarch and this becomes blocked thus allowing water to flow back into the car filling up the front sills then getting into the floorpan and the underfloor comparments with water. apparently you just undo the 2 bottom screws on the back of the front wheelarch liner just behind the front wheels pull this away slightly and theres the drain tube and this usually gets bunged up with mud.

so tomorrow ill check this out and ill let you know my findings.

pete...................

pete@co.uk · Unread post by **pete@co.uk** » 14 Jul 2008, 19:03

UPDATE

i took the 2 screws out of rear of the os wheelarch liner and peeled it back and low and behold it was filled up with mud right were the drian tube is so i cleaned it all out unblocked the pipe and a torrent of water came out so i repeated the same on the other side and that was clear.

if you follow this link it,ll take you to a site were other people are having the same problem as me and it,ll explain all and might help anyone who,s having this problem as its very common

http://www.parkers.co.uk/advice/forum/t ... C_ID=17844

pete.........................

AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 14 Jul 2008, 23:03

Thats great -
Thanks for your feedback Pete

pete@co.uk · Unread post by **pete@co.uk** » 15 Jul 2008, 23:40

your very welcome anders