Heavy rainfall: soaking wet rear passenger footwell.

[FrankyEight 10]

Any ideas?...

 

Much appreciated.

[EJ Taylor 22]

do you have a sunroof?

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

Any ideas?...

 

Much appreciated.

 

couple of places & potentials

 

most likely is the foliage filter housing & the plastic cover which goes over the top of it

 

I had a badly fitted plastic cover on my VR such that one corner was tucked under itself & was letting water go straight into the top of the foliage filter

 

if the plastic cover is ok it could be the seal on the base of the foliage filter, they are known to perish & then leak

 

if neither of those then check the sunroof drain holes - open sunroof onto full slide & there is a drain hole channel in each corner. pour a little water down each & check it comes out under each respective wing

[Jim 1]

Please have a search. Water getting into the cabin has been discussed so many times over the years, and can usually be traced one of only a few regular culprits.

[FrankyEight 10]

Yes, I have a sunroof.

 

Apologies for my lack of patience with searching the forum but thanks so much for the replies, I'll investigate...

[Jim 1]

I have to say the forum search isn't the best, but you may yield better results by searching the site via Google... if you enter in the Google box something like:

 

site:the-corrado.net water leak footwell

 

You should get far more accurate / helpful results than you'll get from the built-in search function :)

[dr_mat 0]

most likely is the foliage filter housing & the plastic cover which goes over the top of it

 

if the plastic cover is ok it could be the seal on the base of the foliage filter, they are known to perish & then leak

 

This ^^^ !!!

 

And, good tip from Jim on how to search. phpBB is a bit rubbish at searching..

[davidwort 0]

If it's rear footwell it could be running forward from badly sealed rear light clusters

[Jim 1]

Or missing grommets for the Corrado or VW roundels on the rear...?

[dr_mat 0]

If it's rear footwell it could be running forward from badly sealed rear light clusters

In my case it was coming from under the front dash area from the scuttle seals and running downhill to the rear footwell..

[FrankyEight 10]

I've attached a couple of pics here, not sure they're gonna be of any use. I have a plastic cover on the passenger's side but not the driver's. Should I have one there?

 

I also noticed that the plastic 'lip' that sits under the wiper was loose and not completely on, on the passenger side, maybe this was letting rain in?

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[FrankyEight 10]

Also, does anyone know what this is? Looking directly up from the bottom of the front passenger footwell.

 

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[Jim 1]

Underneath that plastic cover on the passenger side, in the engine bay, is a common weak point. A plastic cover which is the intake for the cabin heater motor. Problem is it's sealed to the body with nothing more than a soft foam gasket and over time this can go brittle and crack. You can still buy that gasket from VW for a few quid and it only takes 5 minutes to swap it - so could well be the source of your leaks.

[EJ Taylor 22]

they all have just one piece them the rest missing where the scuttle panel is concerned, for some strange reason

[EJ Taylor 22]

for £80 here is the solution, what allot of the members me included use

 

http://www.swgmotorsport.com/asps/ShowDetails.asp?id=173

[fla 9]

Also, does anyone know what this is? Looking directly up from the bottom of the front passenger footwell.

 

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Looks like the refrigerant pipe for aircon

[FrankyEight 10]

couple of places & potentials

 

most likely is the foliage filter housing & the plastic cover which goes over the top of it

 

I had a badly fitted plastic cover on my VR such that one corner was tucked under itself & was letting water go straight into the top of the foliage filter

 

if the plastic cover is ok it could be the seal on the base of the foliage filter, they are known to perish & then leak

 

if neither of those then check the sunroof drain holes - open sunroof onto full slide & there is a drain hole channel in each corner. pour a little water down each & check it comes out under each respective wing

 

Does anyone know where I can get hold of a foliage cover seal or better yet, a foliage cover and seal? Just spoken with VW who've said they no longer supply them, discontinued.

 

Thanks in advance!

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

Does anyone know where I can get hold of a foliage cover seal or better yet, a foliage cover and seal? Just spoken with VW who've said they no longer supply them, discontinued.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

here you go m8 https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/191819166/gasket-heater-blower-intake-golf-mk2-corrado/

 

Heritage saying they will be back in stock in 3 weeks - prolly best to contact them, either on here through AnnaVR6 (as she works for them) or directly

 

there is also a guide on the wiki which you may find helpful http://wiki.the-corrado.net/changing_heater_scuttle_foliage_cover_seal.html

 

personally, my issue was with the thin plastic cover which goes over the foliage filer being incorrectly refitted.

[FrankyEight 10]

Thanks very much. On closer inspection may scutter panel/cover doesn't appear to be fitted right either. I'll fix this and hopefully that might have been the problem.

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

Thanks very much. On closer inspection may scutter panel/cover doesn't appear to be fitted right either. I'll fix this and hopefully that might have been the problem.

 

no problem, hope you get it sorted.

 

the panel/cover is a hard one to describe. with mine the 'wall' section on the side closest to the passenger wing had tucked up & under itself. this in turn caused a crease in which the water flowed & then dropped directly into the hole on the foliage seal below.

 

if fitted correctly the panel/cover should almost be like a box over the top of the foliage filter, if that makes sense. IE when you stand & look at the passenger side of the panel/cover you should not be able to see the majority of the foliage filter underneath

 

personally, even though a new foliage filer seal had been fitted by stealth, i put a little clear silicone sealant around the base of the foliage filter as an extra precaution

[MegaNizer 10]

I had water on passenger side that would creep back under seat into rear floorboard, turned to come from fresh air vent /plastic debris guard located under wiper cowling.

Gasket failed.. Remove plastic cover and plastic cage, clean surfaces thoroughly ( as well as drainage weep holes and a great oppurtunity to clean any gunk down inside fresh air cavity )

 

I applied 3/4" wide butyl tape around perimeter. Much better than original seal. Dry ever since.