Author Topic: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!  (Read 1989 times)

Offline DubSociety

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URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« on: 28 February 2010, 13:59 »
Ive had a read of this after using the search function: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=88604.0

And im afraid to say, I have had those symptoms for about a month ... car steaming up really quick ...
 
But more to the point, only today have I noticed a nice puddle of water in the back passenger footwell and a little less of a puddle at the front ... Enough that a whole roll of tissue hasnt been able to fully soak up.

Lookin carefully, it looks as if the waters dripping from the central module -- I am absolutely terrified to think if I leave it for even another few days without sorting this out, with the rain expected this week my car will absolutely become f*ck3d.

So am I right, in thinking its the Pollen filter and tray on my MK3 thats gone?

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Has any one else had this problem, if so, what was the culprit, and any tips on what I should look at? its pissing down at the moment so I need to get out their as soon as ...

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Re: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« Reply #1 on: 28 February 2010, 14:22 »
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=59014.30

Found this thread ... so no worries, going to go through everything on their :)

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Re: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« Reply #2 on: 28 February 2010, 14:25 »
Might be worth getting it serviced and seeing if there's major rust issues underneath. Or just pull up the carpet?
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Re: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« Reply #3 on: 28 February 2010, 15:08 »
Might be worth getting it serviced and seeing if there's major rust issues underneath. Or just pull up the carpet?

Cars immaculate, had it fully serviced in Jan, and everything was ok...

Just removed the scuttle panel, and its nice & dry where the pollen filter is etc, ive just cleaned out the leaves etc. No sign of water their?

Where else should I be looking ... from what I can see it looks as if the water is coming from the footwell 'feet' heater blower area ...

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Re: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« Reply #4 on: 28 February 2010, 15:32 »
Sounds to me like the heater matrix is leaking

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Re: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« Reply #5 on: 28 February 2010, 16:10 »
Sounds to me like the heater matrix is leaking

Anyway to find out for sure?

My car heats up fairly quickly after driving for about 5-10minutes and the heaters run fine ... also, by the looks of it im not losing any coolant.

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Re: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« Reply #6 on: 28 February 2010, 16:36 »
Hhhmmm. If your not losing coolant then not likely to be the H.matrix. You got a sunroof? maybe the drainage channels in the roof lining are blocked/come apart.

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Re: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« Reply #7 on: 28 February 2010, 16:55 »
Sun roof drain holes, they block up and water runs down the door pillars into the foot well, i cleaned mine out and now shes dry as a chip in there...

Wont be heater matrix if ur not loosing any coolant,,,,

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Re: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« Reply #8 on: 28 February 2010, 18:48 »
3 or 5 door, could be coming in through the door membranes.

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Re: URGENT Help Required ... Footwell Leakage!!
« Reply #9 on: 28 February 2010, 19:09 »
Mines got a little hole (Amongst others) in the passenger footwell where it meets the inner arch so on wet days the carpet gets a bitt soggy also because of the sound material it never drys out and smells of mouldy feet :grin:
Looks like its curtains for ye olde tug this mot  :cry: ( :evil:)