Water In Drivers Footwell

[teresa]

yeah bigjeeze it was blocked but water is still getting in gonna reseal window when it drys up abit to see if that helps

[Bigjeeze]

yeah bigjeeze it was blocked but water is still getting in gonna reseal window when it drys up abit to see if that helps

 

 

It seems unlikely to be leaking in more than one place at a time - that would be bad luck. I would imagine that once you have cleared the scuttle there will still be a considerable amount of water still in the various ledges and pipework etc.

 

Have you tired using a wet & dry vacuum cleaner to suck out as much water as possible? I found that a big help. Once it's mostly dry you can either use the heater to help dry it out or you could try perhaps a small fan heater (carefully placed so that water can't get a it) to help dry it out.

 

Once dry then you have a chance of removing the smell!!

[gregers]

once you have cured the ingress of water,you could also put a dehumidifier in your car for a few hours and see how much moisture you get out of the interior.

[Bigjeeze]

once you have cured the ingress of water,you could also put a dehumidifier in your car for a few hours and see how much moisture you get out of the interior.

 

Gregers - you being a man who has a Zafira - My Dad has a diesel Zafia 2004 model - Do they have the electric run on pump like the diesel Galaxy?

[gregers]

git B)

bigjeeze ill have a look in my manual and get back to you on that

[teresa]

:o just an update . took the carpet up and stanley knifed through the sound proofing which absolutely stunk like rotten eggs ended up throwing it away. :D dried the floor and carpet. :P put hosepipe on car no leaks, took it through car wash no leaks :D now just hoping this was the blocked drain i unblocked last week keeping carpet up and going to keep an eye on it over next week lets hope its ok :ph34r: :lol: :lol:

[Bigjeeze]

:) just an update . took the carpet up and stanley knifed through the sound proofing which absolutely stunk like rotten eggs ended up throwing it away. B) dried the floor and carpet. :) put hosepipe on car no leaks, took it through car wash no leaks :D now just hoping this was the blocked drain i unblocked last week keeping carpet up and going to keep an eye on it over next week lets hope its ok :( :( :lol:

 

I think you would do well to follows Gregor's advice and put in a small de humidifier - that will be quicker and probably more effective.

 

You can buy them from most DIY stores. :)

[mumof4]

Fingers crossed!! :(

[gregers]

yes theres alot of places you can obtain them from or you can hire them for a few days from any hire shops

[teresa]

well got up this morning footwell flooded again b/f not happy as i paid

[mumof4]

not good.hope u get sum where with the garage.keep a copy of every thing and give them a time limit to reply.

 

trading standards should have given you a ref number aswell.

[teresa]

yes mof4 they gave us a reference we called the garage in buckley about 3 weeks ago (which is about 55 miles from me) they asked to take car down as theyd have a look we got there they never even came out of office all they said was sorry nothing we can do car is 6 yrs old it develops problems so deal with it.That is one reason we are going down this route :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Lee1303]

Presumably your Galaxy is the mark 1? If so have you tried removing the lower windscreen corner trims yet and cleaning and re-sealing the upper holes that the trims clip into?

 

You will need to remove the wiper arms to get the trim off.

 

From your description it sounds exactly like what mine was doing. The holes in the bodywork run through into the car behind the dashboard. Mine only seemed to suffer in the rain when stood. Hosepipe water or driving in the rain didn't seem to let the water in!!

 

Lee

[teresa]

yeah its near wheel arch, i its been like that since i bought it but the smell has got worse and is overpowering not good when i got me 4 week old grandaughter in car. i bought a 12 month warrenty with it so havin as much repaired on that as i can lol. it is in now being looked at

[Fizgig]

:) Hi

i have the exact same problem. can you tell me if you have sorted it out I have tryed all the things that are listed above and still i get a wet carpet in the morning?

any mor help :D

[teresa]

:) soz fizgig still not got it sorted its in garage at mo having a few repairs done to it so will see what happens if i get it back :D

[teresa]

:D right update put in new pollen filter unblocked scuttle drains(even though clear) resealed all front window screen. carpets now dry just waiting for some rain to test it

:lol: as for smell of fumes just taken off cover on wheel arch and pipe has snapped off b/f is doing a fix on it but going have to order another pipe and connector for the black box thingy then hopefully sorted ;)

 

:ph34r: thanks for the help guys keep up the good work :lol:

[mumof4]

Fingers crossed its sorted now!

[teresa]

:lol: yipeee its rained first time all week and footwell is dry :(

 

so off to buy some more soundproofin to replace what i ripped up

 

:D :D :D :D

[teresa]

:angry: spoke too soon :angry: went to check carat 11 last night it had been raining heavily for 5 hrs footwell was still dry checked it this morning soaking wet again any body else got any ideas what it could be

[Halloween Man]

I know the feeling ... :angry:

 

I have the exact same problem with a 2002 Tdi (leakin drivers footwell) -

I have tried every f!%$ing thing under the sun -

and I still have the leak in the drivers footwell.

 

I have unblocked scuttle drains

been to Ford (useless trip ! )

checked TIS for info and did all recommended checks

checked all door seals , grommets etc

sealed windscreen

sealed joins in floorpan with silicon.

and lots more ....

 

I think FORD are responsible for this major design flaw - seems to be very common. Wonder could we take action ? :angry:

 

Any suggestions/ feed back .. much appreciated

[teresa]

:( well ive turned my car around it was facing nose down in my drive its now facing nose up its still leaking in but not as much when its facing down hill and on the flat ive checked everything :(

 

windows resealed all the front screen

checked seals

unblocked scuttle drains

renewed filter

 

:huh: i have noticed some water driping near the pedals when facing up hill

next step is when i come back off holiday to lift carpet in drivers side footwell remove dash then sprinkle talc to see if i can see where its coming in if this fails dunno what im going to do :huh:

 

 

:( :( :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:

[teresa]

oh i did call ford they said as far as they were concerned there was no fault with the galaxy leaking in water

but i know they are wrong as its happened to so many of us

[Halloween Man]

Just wondering if you have made any progress with the leak ?

I replaced the windscreen last week and discovered the leak is ....wait for it.......

 

 

 

STILL THERE !

[teresa]

right update with water ingress after heavy fall of rain (not been out in car since i came back from stonehenge) footwell is soaking again im not sure but it looks like water is coming down the centre console all the thick paddin stuff is soakin any more sugestions as its raining again

 

 

 

 

 

( excuse spelling ive had 4 double jd and cokes)