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Offline b300y

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water leak
« on: 10 November 2007, 21:37 »
hi i got in my car this morning and i had a puddle of water in the drivers footwell plz help
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Offline nunny

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Re: water leak
« Reply #1 on: 10 November 2007, 23:38 »
 :laugh: mines was like the titanic for a while! check all the rubber seals etc.....
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Offline 8vRicey

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Re: water leak
« Reply #2 on: 11 November 2007, 09:42 »
door membranes, i bet ya !!  :wink:
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Offline Village Idiots

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Re: water leak
« Reply #3 on: 12 November 2007, 08:37 »
Does it have a sunroof? The drainage tubes from the sunroof surrounds can block. Open the sunroof and see if you can poke something flexible (old speedo cable is favourite) down them.
Does parking on a slope (even slight) make a difference? I have a car which I always park downhill if there's any chance of rain. Another is the reverse, I always park it facing up! 
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Re: water leak
« Reply #4 on: 12 November 2007, 12:01 »
Quote from: 8vRicey on 11 November 2007, 09:42
door membranes, i bet ya !!  :wink:

Nail on the head. :wink: Had to do it myself and make some new membranes. To fully resolve your issue read this article. :wink:

http://www.matey-matey.com/leak_prevention.shtml
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Offline b300y

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Re: water leak
« Reply #5 on: 13 November 2007, 11:43 »
were are the door membranes then cause the water seems to colects in the fusebox cover
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Offline gibby

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Re: water leak
« Reply #6 on: 13 November 2007, 14:51 »
Door membranes are behind the door cards. If water is coming in from the fuse box then it's likely to be loads of cr@p in the scuttle drains down the side of the inner wing causing water to build up in the scuttle. If so remove the gunk out of the drains.
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Offline b300y

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Re: water leak
« Reply #7 on: 14 November 2007, 11:38 »
hi again i had a look round the door seal and in the  corner was a big hole rotten in the boddy woork so ill get that repaired post some pics on hear of it and hope that sorts the problem
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