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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: heckler on 09 December 2003, 09:46

Title: Leaky, leaky
Post by: heckler on 09 December 2003, 09:46
First of all, hi, this is my first forum post....probably not the last !!

I have just received my 1986 Golf GTi, which is terrific, only one problem, it comes with a free swimming pool. There was two inches of water in the carpets in the back. It is a five door. It seems to me that the problem is the rubbers around the actual window on both sides. Is it likely to be coming from anywhere else?? There was also a tiny bit in the wheewell in the boot (so obviously it is !)

There has obviously been problems with the windows in the back in the past as they are both gummed up with that black silicone stuff the window people use.

So if there is nowhere else that water commonly comes in, where do I get new window rubbers (not the door surrounds although they are probably needed as well, but the actual ones around the windy up windows !)

Thanks
Sean
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: Blue MK2 on 09 December 2003, 11:01
feel the bottoms of the door cards. if they are damp then you have a common problem.

To sort this out you have to replace the door membrains with some home made ones that work better than the originals.

take off the door cards and check for split door seals.
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: Helios_Blue_Valver on 09 December 2003, 12:39
Check for plugged drains on the sunroof. They will put alot of water into the car. Sit in the car and have a mate hose down the outside of the car and see if you can see where it is coming from. Welcome to the family  ;D
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: Gozza on 09 December 2003, 13:43
I recently sorted the membrain in my car, had water in the rear passenger side footwell and some in the front. I have taken the soundproofing out and it is currently drying in my bathroom :). It is not difficault to do, I used a heavy duty black bin back and cut it to size,then stuck in place with double sided tape n insulating tape. Worked a treat and no longer leaks, the water goes in down the windows and this was also easily solved. Wind the windows down and then Push the rubbers over to the inside of the car, these then sit against the window :)
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: Blue MK2 on 09 December 2003, 14:50
gonna do that now mate...... cheers
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: heckler on 10 December 2003, 14:34
Blue Mk2..."if the door cards are damp" LOL !!!!  ;DThey were so wet that when I took them out the actually dripped.  ::)No there is no question that I have a serious problem. T :-[he biggest difficulty is that some cowboy at some point in the past has simply forced the windows shut, stuffed thick rubber inside the window track (to push the window out, and then thickly siliconed the windows shut. I basically am going to need to completely strip the doors down, remove the windows, and all rubber and replace.

Is there somewhere not too expensive that i can buy the rubber??????
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: Gambit on 10 December 2003, 14:50
scrapyards for the rubbers!!

& B&Q cement bags for door membranes
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: scutterbag on 11 December 2003, 17:39
 :oHi also check that the drain holes either side of the bulkhead under the black plastic panel under the bonnet are not blocked with leaves etc or it will fill up and the water will come in through the heater motor
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: pc16v on 11 December 2003, 19:59
cheers again ,thats another one out the way,
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: mk28vpb91 on 20 December 2003, 07:54
My dad had a wet driver's side floor in his H reg Mk2. He traced the source of the water to the pipe for the rear windscreen washer fluid (runs from front to rear) which had split.
Title: Re:Leaky, leaky
Post by: Rob on 20 December 2003, 14:01
the passenger footwell used to fill up in my 1990 8v and could never sourse the leak untill one day when checking the oil i noticed the plastic tray which covers wiper motor was split.
the water was running in from the slits on bonnet and straight down to the heater motor. where it then dripped into car. :(