Water into rear pass footwell

[J-ME 10]

When I took it for test drive saw puddle which filled the well,

Had carpet back and hosed the car and found a drip coming at the rear bottom corner of the door, dripping onto the door seal, te seal is split and was full of water in the inside, could this be a mixture of seal/ buggerd door membrane?

 

I think I may have found a minor leak under the rear bench, think it may e from the rear side window,

Anyone else had either of these?

[james153 0]

Hello,

 

Could possibly have blocked drain holes in the door, although its more likely that there is a break in the door seal higher up causing the ingress of water. Rear windows are bonded so unless they've been taken out they shouldn't be leaking.

 

Is it a sunroof model because if the drain tube is blocked/damaged water may well run down the inside of the rear quarter appearing to come from the window. worth a check I guess.

 

Hope this helps.

[J-ME 10]

Where abouts are the drain holes in the door?

I have poured water in all 4 corners of the sunroof, and all 4 drain into the wheel arches but could have been damaged :-/

I have bought new door rubbers and I'm gonna make a new membrane out of shrink wrap from work, spose ill stick it on with tiger seal???

[james153 0]

There should be several across the bottom underneath the weather strip. just open the door and poor water over the outside of it and see where the water runs out. if they were blocked you'd hear it sloshing about.

 

Yeah any spray or good coverage adhesive will work for the membranes.

 

The only other thing I have seen once on a Corrado is when the rear arches rust from the inside out, like they generally do. a few holes appear inside the rear arch, then the water sprays into the inner sill. Once the car gets warm, this evaporates until it hits the cool metal of the inner rear quarter skin before condensing and running down to under the rear seats. It's amazing how much water gathers there in a short space of time.

 

Ta