Water leaks

Blue164

After a busy day at the "office" (Khanacross) i thought it time to empty the dust (dirt) out and give the car a wash in and out, Besides the fuel tank being loose again and the clutch dissappearing when it was hot packing the track up, all looked good except when i pulled the the sound deadner up on the drivers side floor (in the bin now) it has had water there and going rusty, Do the leg air vents tend to leak water, i have seen other 164's with rust in the same spot. I'm guessing it's common to 1series cars. Where does the water get in? PeterN

Rob

No rust or leaks in mine??

volvodriverman

Heater tap gone bad maybe?

Blue164

Nope, heater tap died years ago so has a plastic Holden one in the engine bay.

OldnDecrepit

knuts2au

I know it must be a little late but the water could be coming through the manual air vent - see my thread.

OldnDecrepit

Blue164

Thanks Bede, thats the area that was wet around the bottom of the accelerator pedal and carpet their, i'll have to have a closer look at how it seals. It gets warm up here so it's open a lot of the time.

OldnDecrepit

knuts2au

On my 740 the drain hoses were right next to the vent, actually touching it, so the water merely followed along the hose onto the vent and then capillary action took it into the car.

Ex850R

An observation , may not apply. The 240 had water on the floor and at its worst was dripping onto my foot from a rust hole in the windscreen channel not seen from outside. A later 240 screen rubber sorted this never getting wet agian after rust fixed.