would it be worth buying a....

[Speedydub]

Tinman, whats this leaking from the heater? would i notice that in normal use, or not?

[tinman]

I was talking to some friends, and the reason floor pans on Mk2 Golfs go, and mainly on the passenger side is the heater fan inside the car. You have a vent opening by the windscreen which leads to the fan.

If this leaks, your carpets get soaked, and over time it takes the floorpan.

It has to be severe though for it to happen quickly.

Easiest way to spot it is to find out if your fan is noisier that it should be. This would indicate the spindle on the top of the fan leading to its armiture is corroded, which means its got water eating at it.

I'm not a mechanic sso I dont know how true this is. My fan had defintely got corrorded, but the floorpan was okay, and the Oak Green Mk2 we had was exactly the same.

However, my Dreg Driver (spares mule) leaked like a sieve and had a rotten floorpan and it had been left to the elements for far too long.

Tin

[jedi16v]

I was talking to some friends, and the reason floor pans on Mk2 Golfs go, and mainly on the passenger side is the heater fan inside the car. You have a vent opening by the windscreen which leads to the fan.

If this leaks, your carpets get soaked, and over time it takes the floorpan.

It has to be severe though for it to happen quickly.

Easiest way to spot it is to find out if your fan is noisier that it should be. This would indicate the spindle on the top of the fan leading to its armiture is corroded, which means its got water eating at it.

I'm not a mechanic sso I dont know how true this is. My fan had defintely got corrorded, but the floorpan was okay, and the Oak Green Mk2 we had was exactly the same.

However, my Dreg Driver (spares mule) leaked like a sieve and had a rotten floorpan and it had been left to the elements for far too long.

Tin

hey tin . i have had the same problem water getting in . went to volkswagon dealer and asked for a "water deflector" (cost about ?23 though. worth it to stop wet floors though) . basicaly its a big piece of plastic which actually covers the fan and channels the water down through the hole in the wing . will keep you posted if it works.

[Speedydub]

hmmmmm...my golf leaks....on the passenger side. which is why i keep it dry and garaged. maybe this is something i need to look into, cheers

[Liam]

well it would be alright for me because my grandmother has a garage which she rents so i could keep it there to keep in good condition.

[Blue MK2]

how old are you liam?

[Liam]

18, why ?

[Blue MK2]

just askin

im 18 also. Get a GTi straight away. Insurance would be cheaper than buying another car and doing it up enit?

[Liam]

 well i cant get insured on a gti anywhere so gonna half to keep the 1.3.

[Blue MK2]

Turn the 1.3 into a GTi lookalike

you cant speed in a GTi these days anyway