Water In Rear Passenger Footwell
05-06-2010, 03:52 PM
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Water In Rear Passenger Footwell
Chaps,
Firstly . . . the car is RHD, being a blighty 993 owner.
So, when it rains really hard and there are floods on the roads I have real trouble with water ingress into the rear passenger footwell (LHS). I have had the carpet up and have chucked the sound deadening away (it is knackered anyway) but I cannot see where the water is coming from . . . it definately isn't dripping down from above as my little boy would have mentioned it! I have hosed the car from every angle, other than the one that causes the ingress it seems, and I cannot recreate the fault!
Any thoughts?
Firstly . . . the car is RHD, being a blighty 993 owner.
So, when it rains really hard and there are floods on the roads I have real trouble with water ingress into the rear passenger footwell (LHS). I have had the carpet up and have chucked the sound deadening away (it is knackered anyway) but I cannot see where the water is coming from . . . it definately isn't dripping down from above as my little boy would have mentioned it! I have hosed the car from every angle, other than the one that causes the ingress it seems, and I cannot recreate the fault!
Any thoughts?
05-06-2010, 03:56 PM
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Check the rear wheel wells.
There is a seam that is sealed but in some cars ends up leaking. Not a big deal to fix but of course can be a pain to find if you don't know what you're looking for.
Search for water leak, wheel area or something like that, there has been threads regarding this before.
There is a seam that is sealed but in some cars ends up leaking. Not a big deal to fix but of course can be a pain to find if you don't know what you're looking for.
Search for water leak, wheel area or something like that, there has been threads regarding this before.
05-06-2010, 04:34 PM
#3
Above info is a good place to start. Take out the wheel arch liners - easy job and inspect all seams etc. whilst they are out you can have a good inspectrion and general tidy up.
Check also that the sunroof drain holes are not blocked - they exit under the engine lid, two holes on each side. If these get blocked water will bypass them behind the trim and settle in the footwell.
I think this problem has been covered many times (also on 911UK) and seems to afflict earlier cars as well.
Check also that the sunroof drain holes are not blocked - they exit under the engine lid, two holes on each side. If these get blocked water will bypass them behind the trim and settle in the footwell.
I think this problem has been covered many times (also on 911UK) and seems to afflict earlier cars as well.
05-06-2010, 08:00 PM
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Could be the rear window... I had water running all the way to the back seats, wouldn't be surprised if the water could go a little bit further to the rear foot area.
05-06-2010, 11:08 PM
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Above info is a good place to start. Take out the wheel arch liners - easy job and inspect all seams etc. whilst they are out you can have a good inspectrion and general tidy up.
Check also that the sunroof drain holes are not blocked - they exit under the engine lid, two holes on each side. If these get blocked water will bypass them behind the trim and settle in the footwell.
I think this problem has been covered many times (also on 911UK) and seems to afflict earlier cars as well.
Check also that the sunroof drain holes are not blocked - they exit under the engine lid, two holes on each side. If these get blocked water will bypass them behind the trim and settle in the footwell.
I think this problem has been covered many times (also on 911UK) and seems to afflict earlier cars as well.
This happened to me. I'd bet money that is your problem.
