Thread: Water leak - interior removal

Originally Posted by JayBee75

Hi all, after melbourne's rain it seems I have a few leaks in my D2. Already new about the one in the passenger footwel, which water is coming through via the heater blower, next one rear door seal, as the door has been bent on the hinge recently, however the one in the back passenger floor left hand side has me stuffed. Maybe just draining from the front depending on how much water!!??, You will notice the footwells are not flat so to speak when the carpet is removed.
Would appreciate any comments, recommendations how to fix.

I am now outside trying to lift the very smelly carpet, however the simple task is turning into a nightmare.

How do I remove the black plastic floor trim holding the carpet down without snapping it? The thin domed plastic cover lifts out of the track it sits in, then remove the screws. This is the same for all 5 doors.
How to remove the centre pillar trim? Firstly remove the door rubber seals, then pick the tangs away from the steel, 2 in each doorway, then gently prise them away from the B pillar
Any other tips and suggestions on removing seats, or interior as what i thought would be a simple process is making me start to tear my hair out.
Seats will require special Torx sockets, & be carefuk not to break the plastic surrounds on the bottom seat base, they all unclip &/or unscrew. Justbe patient

Main idea was to start to dry interior then look at fixing where the water is coming in. Just

Any help appreciated.
Thanks

Good Luck

Air Dam Leak
Hi guys,
Sniegy appreciate the details, did not think about the water traveling to the back floor. Have lifted carpets, front is extremely wet, however no long term damage shown, eg rust, so looks like it is a newer issue.

I have been researching repair and have come across the following below. Would be interested in anyone else's opinion or pics as there was not much on the search function on the forum.

Cheers



Symptoms Water collects in the passenger side footwell only. On tracing water can be found dripping onto the footwell from the bottom of the heater blower (under glove box)
Cause
The seal on the air dam has failed allowing water to enter through the scuttle board, drip down into the heater blower, exiting onto the passenger footwell.
The scuttle board drainage holes in the wing are blocked causing the water level to rise sufficiently to enter the air dam, drip down into the heater blower, exiting onto the passenger footwell.
Remedy Remove the scuttle board trim from the vehicle. If the drainage holes in the wings are blocked clear them. If the drainage holes are not blocked remove the air dam plastic mouth from the scuttle board, apply a bead of Sikaflex 221 to the lip and refit. Once this is completed seal the bolts by applying a film of sealant over the head of the bolt.

What!!. I live in QLD and we get heavy rain much like you got down there. Was the car parked nose down. ??
Mate if you have HEAVY rain running down the windscreen on D2's the water cannot get away fast enough through the two inadequate drainage holes at each end of the area under the scuttle board. Water then pools up that much that it runs over the edge of the blower fan air inlet.
Solution remove the two electric plug grommets on each side as well this will let the water clear off faster and prevent water getting over the top of the air inlet to the blower fan.

Originally Posted by BIG O

What!!. I live in QLD and we get heavy rain much like you got down there. Was the car parked nose down. ??
Mate if you have HEAVY rain running down the windscreen on D2's the water cannot get away fast enough through the two inadequate drainage holes at each end of the area under the scuttle board. Water then pools up that much that it runs over the edge of the blower fan air inlet.
Solution remove the two electric plug grommets on each side as well this will let the water clear off faster and prevent water getting over the top of the air inlet to the blower fan.

Thanks big o, have had a look at the side drainage holes and cannot see any grommets. Interesting to note though In extremely heavy rain when driving on the freeway I was watching the water dripndown from the heater fan and into the passenger footwell, so not too sure about it accumulating. Bit baffled to be honest as it poorer down last night and the footwell is dry this morning. Boot however is soaked again....

Hi JayBee.
Reading your post with interest and keen to see/hear what you did regarding fixing the leak of the back door. Assuming its the same as mine: water leaking in from the top of the door?
Think I read somewhere about cutting 2 slots in the existing rubber (one either side of door), and putting a rubber tube "insert" into the rubber, then siliconing the slots back up. This packs out the existing squashed rubber and causes the seal to work properly again.

Damned if I can find the article with the search function again! Pretty sure it was on AULRO but could be mistaken...

Cheers,

Hi JayBee,
My D2 was leaking throught the fan. I found that water was running down the windscreen and straight into the fan air intake. I fixed this 2 years ago and have not had problems since (Including the recent 'raining forever' in Brisbane) by increasing the height of the air intake. I don't recall what material I used, but to demonstrate the idea - think about making a sleeve out of ice cream bucket to slip over the air intake. By increasing the height of the intake, there was no angle that water could run down the windscreen and straight into the intake. It would now hit the extended wall and run off. I do recall taking some pic's on a mates camera. If I find them I'll throw them up.
Hope this helps.

The top of my rear door also leaks, I presume it's as a result of the top of the rear door seal not being as plump shall we say as they were when new, the idea of inserting a rubber tube inside to bring it out to make a good seal again sounds great. Will have to give it a try.
Cheers guys