footwell flood

meexi · Post by **meexi** » 04 Aug 2004, 23:52

Hi,
Woke up this morning after the downpour to discover a big pool of water in the passenger footwell. Does anyone know where i should start to look for this leak?
1999 xantia hdi estate
Meexi

crooser · Post by **crooser** » 05 Aug 2004, 00:01

OUTSIDE.no only kidding.you will probably have to check the normal places ie,windscreen surround,scuttle and rear door surround.you may be lucky and find that you left a window open a minute fraction.

davethewheel · Post by **davethewheel** » 05 Aug 2004, 00:22

i had exactly the same problem and was coming from around scuttle, the panel around the wipers its a plastic trim and the water was leaking underneath it, just sealed it with clear silicon no problems now, its a common problem if its had the windscreen replaced.

sooty · Post by **sooty** » 05 Aug 2004, 01:10

I not sure what drains your model has but a few things to check as on some cars.
1) If you have a sun roof that slides and tilts, then check that the drain holes and tubes are not blocked, found in the corners of the roof going down to the base of the car.
2) Again as mentioned some cars have a drain grommet or hose from the scuttle areas, check that they are not blocked with leaves etc.

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 05 Aug 2004, 14:13

I had this same problem, wet carpets in the footwells, it was caused by the drains in front the windscreen being filled with leaves. Emptied the drains using a vacuum cleaner (my mothers vacuum cleaner is now filled with wet leaves) now everything is dry.

ItDontGo · Post by **ItDontGo** » 05 Aug 2004, 14:26

If it was mine I'd drill a hole in the floor and sell it. I suppose some people have morals though!

farnellp · Post by **farnellp** » 06 Aug 2004, 18:57

Hi,
I have the same problem with my Xantia, but the water comes in through the door, presumably entering where the glass meets the (rather worn) rubber seal. It gets into the footwell from the bottom of the door, between the door and the seal. Check to see if you can see water weeping in at the top of the sill.
I dont have a fix for it though, just a mop

Regards,
Pete

rossnunn · Post by **rossnunn** » 07 Aug 2004, 03:30

if your clearing leaves from the scuttle, check the inner wing too, just unscrew the back of the front wheel arch and put your hand inside have a feel about and check there's no leaves stuck there.
Also mind the alarm!!

paranoid · Post by **paranoid** » 07 Aug 2004, 03:36

Did that don't feel nice[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

debutant · Post by **debutant** » 07 Aug 2004, 04:22

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by davethewheel</i>

i had exactly the same problem and was coming from around scuttle, the panel around the wipers its a plastic trim and the water was leaking underneath it, just sealed it with clear silicon no problems now, its a common problem if its had the windscreen replaced.
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The scuttle won't ever cause that much water in the footwell.Look for the obvious ... on the passenger side, underneath the scuttle there is a drain to get the water out. What often happens is that leaves and other stuff accumulates there!. I broke a part out of my scuttle so I could easy reach with my hand and get the leaves etc. out. Since then I never saw water again inside the car!
Cheers,
John