Water leak!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!! Thanks for your help

[Disco Bristol]

OK so I may have asked before, and a few suggestions were made, but I cannot source a very very frustrating water leak. I have also had the window resealed.

Take a look at the photos, in one of them I have drawn a red line around the area where the water gathers. Can you guys come up with a few ideas where this might be coming from.

What I know, it is water, not coolant, my sunroof drain holes are not blocked (as there don’t appear to be any). I have had the hose spraying the car from all angles while I was inside trying to find the leak and could not find anything.

Very frustrated, please help, I want to but my car back together again!

[Disco Bristol]

I have also filled the area outlined in the photo with water and that does not seem to be the source.

[denviks]

just a quick question mate....does it happen when driving or when parked?

[Disco Bristol]

Not so sure, I only use it about 3 or 4 times per week. I have never managed to let it dry out fully as the sound insulation foam is like a sponge and takes an age to dry out. I think it happens more when I am washing the car, but I do not use a jet wash nor high pressure.

[denviks]

could it be coming in down the A pillar. mine does it now and again. it comes in between the A pillar and the leading edge of window frame. just an option to look at. can you pin back the foam and dry the floor and then wash the car?

[Disco Bristol]

thanks will give it a go and investigate

[denviks]

let us know how you get on mate   ...sure there will be more replies with more ideas  :D

[barmiebrumie]

You need to get someone to ly upside down in the footwell with a good torche while you put a hose over every possibel angle,



Hope this help's,

John.

[Richie_EB4]

That has to be the windscreen seal/A pillar as posted above.........the disco's have a bad habbit of rusting where the roof meets the A pillar.

[ChrisW]

Are all the holes sealed / grommets in place behind/underneath the screen wash container?

[blackbob]

have you got roof bars if so check the seals

[Blu]

There are millions (exaggeration) of areas where water can ingress,I spent years working on 38A's sealing holes where potential leaks could occur,and you'd be amazed at how small a hole can allow water through.

You need to be very methodical and meticulous on your approach to finding this leak,as mentioned by barmie brummie get someone to lie in the footwell with torch or get someone with an hosepipe to drench one area at a time to find if the water is seeping through chosen area(s),whilst you lie in the footwell!

Check the door shedders for any splits (this is one of those forgotten areas)

Check around door panel as water CAN ingress from window through the door panel and leak out from the base of the door into footwell.

Check crackseal has not missed panel seams!

Check grommets are seated!

Check under roof  scuttles for holes in crack seal!

As mentioned above I spent years finding microscopic holes in the crack seal,and believe me the size of the holes can be smaller than a pin pr*i*ck.

[Disco Bristol]

thanks all, i will have a look at some of the things you all mentioned, i will let you know how it goes

[hobbit]

I dont know about the nearside but, on the offside of mine, while I have the wing off, i was still getting water in the flaming thing (already repaired all the floor previously), found out that it was coming in though the grommet hole where the aerial lead from the wing ran through the bulkhead The drain hole for the top grill area empties out just above it, also there is another grommet up in the top area below the wiper area of the bulkhead, that was missing too.

[bilge rat]

start at the lowest point with the hose work from bottom to the top. when you find it ,i used something called creeping jack, get it from boat chandlry, brill stuff

[Thrasher]

1. Do you have A/C? If so blocked drains....

2. Do you have front mud-flaps? If so - SEAL THE BOLTS.

3. It's the windscreen.........no 2 ways about it if it's not the two above, or the one below....

4. CUT THE DOOR SEAL. Check my webshots galleries I think there are pics showing the cuts to let that water *back out*.

[Disco Bristol]

1. Do you have A/C? If so blocked drains....

2. Do you have front mud-flaps? If so - SEAL THE BOLTS.

3. It's the windscreen.........no 2 ways about it if it's not the two above, or the one below....

4. CUT THE DOOR SEAL. Check my webshots galleries I think there are pics showing the cuts to let that water *back out*.

No AC or Mud flaps, I have had the windscreen refitted, will have another look. Thanks

[Disco Bristol]

THANK YOU to everyone who offered there suggestions, It turn out to be leaking through a missing grommet which had been covered with a small sticker and was not obvious.