Water In Footwell

[victor meldrew]

I have a 98 galaxy,ive had it for a week or two and the first time it rained heavily the drivers footwell had about an inch of water in it.

I have cleared the scuttle drain following the instructions found on this site but today its full of water again.

Any ideas where i should look next?

Great site by the way, ive fixed lots of little niggles on my car and my sons sharan with helpful information found here.

[tbag]

I did the same on my old sharan also i shoved a straightened out metal coat hanger up a small hole below the scuttle drains at the front of the sills. then i gave it a good hose on both sides.that got rid of loads of grit etc.it worked for me. t bag

[mobile armchair]

Are you sure the scuttle is absolutely clear? You should be able to pour water on the bottom of the screen and see it come out under the wheel arch liner straight away.

 

I think from reading this forum that the problem will not be the rear screen wash as this pipe is located on the nearside (and fills the passenger footwell!) Looks like you may have a windscreen seal problem?

 

Windscreen, small front window and door seals next things to check, I suggest

[victor meldrew]

Found the source of the water today, the sunroof drain connects to a pipe that runs inside the A pillar,it had come adrift at the top allowing water to collect above the headlining and drain behind the A pillar trim, down the front door trim and into the footwell.

I dont think it is a very good design as the pipe is only pushed in place and seems quite hard plastic that is liable to come loose.

Fixed with a jubilee clip,just need to get the carpet dry now.

[MrEnigma]

Sounds like the same sort of pipe and connection used for the rear wash jet.

 

This has come loose on my Galaxy and filled the footwell

 

Killed my parking sensor module under the passenger seat.. replaced it today and I thought I would post a nice pic to show how bad the old one was

 

http://www.enigmaware.co.uk/ebay/IMG_0264.jpg

[mobile armchair]

Glad you found it ...

[mikej]

lay a load of old new papers under carpet and change them once wet through, carpet will dry in no time. Well mine did anyhow :)