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Can anyone help, last night my passenger door wasn't shut properly and it rained pretty hard! none of the interior was at all wet and thought i had got away with it. But have noticed a problem. Under acceleration and heavy breaking it sounds like there is a gallon of water running along the passenger side cill from the rear seats to the front of the door! all i can think of is it must have got into the bodywork and the drainage holes must be blocked! can anyone shed any light on it? i need it out asap before it does any damage! I'll be taking the afternoon off to try and sort it.
Something must be causing a gutter effect as when i reversed into my work carpark and breaked heavily the water sloshed back and i noticed some had spilt out onto the floor!
Any ideas???
Rich
MatBrown
03-11-2005, 12:22
Drainage holes are on the inside on the sill, check they are clear.
Mat.
will i be able to check these without jacking the car up? i'll have a look at lunch. I'm a little bit of a mechanical numpty are there locations obvious?
pretty obvious but if u cant find them drill a new drain hole but only small so u dont weaken the sill
clowo16v
03-11-2005, 15:07
Pull the rear "door" cards out and then park the car with the backend facing down a hill. The water will rush to the back. You can then drill a hole to let it out.
See ya
Matt
Cheers Guys, i jacked up the passenger side and found the blocked drainage hole on the under inside of the sill, eased a screwdriver in to clear it and water rushed out for a few mins!
Job done, water and noise gone, and hopefully no water damage in the bodywork!
Thanks for your help
any pics of where it is ?
for future reference ?
MatBrown
04-11-2005, 02:19
As you look at the very bottom of the sill from the side of the car, there are about 2 small drainage holes on the opposite side, where the two skins come together.
Mat.
MatBrown
05-11-2005, 11:24
Both.
Mat.
i still dont understand where you mean, any pics ?
Danny Lee
09-12-2006, 17:02
need pics too! got the exact same thing with mine!
MatBrown
09-12-2006, 19:17
I will try and sort some pics then.
Mat.
I think i have the same problem. The seatbelt in the driversside is wet when i roll it out... Could this be the same?
Danny Lee
10-12-2006, 16:39
i got the same thing on my passenger seat belt too!
any ideas?
dan-hipgrave
10-12-2006, 18:53
Mines been doing the same, but im not sure if what i can hear is petrol in the tank due to having no interior in the back :lol:
Eckascliovalver
10-12-2006, 19:30
my theory on the matter is water leaking in thro the sunroof traveling along the roof lining and down the b pilar
am i crazy!!! :lol:
Anybody got an idea? I would also very much like to see the drain holes in the sill? I took out two rubber plugs yesterday, would it be them? Had the impression that there weren't any plugs in the holes?
Cheers
Dennis
my theory on the matter is water leaking in thro the sunroof traveling along the roof lining and down the b pilar
am i crazy!!! :lol:
Well, don't know about the crazy part mate, but mine dosen't have a sunroof. I suspect that under heavy raining, some water can run along the door, and run into the sill where the door meets the front fender. Looks like there is a opening down there, but i'am not sure.
dan-hipgrave
11-12-2006, 17:54
Well after a weekend of heavy rain and not driving my car i get in it to go to work this morning, pull away and it sounds like im in a boat lol
Definately got the water in the sills problem - fumbling around in the wet and dark for drain holes is also not a good idea...
Danny Lee
13-12-2006, 19:12
bumppp
Danny Lee
21-12-2006, 20:24
cud really use some help with this one guys!!!!
clowo16v
21-12-2006, 21:51
Jack the car up at the rear then get a drill and a 8mm drill bit and drill a hole in the bottom of the sill. Worked on mine cos somebody had undersealed the drain holes.
Matt
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