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Old 05-02-2009, 11:50 AM
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Re: bizzare leakage on rear passenger floor

I had the same problem. My mechanic said the water vapour barrier inside the door had separated from the door because the sealant that holds the water vapour barrier onto the door had become old and the water vapour barrier had separated from the sealant and was more or less only hanging there without doing anything. That separated clear flimsy 25 cent plastic water barrier allowed water to enter the car and ruined by ABS control module and soaked the carpets, too, and ruined the speaker in the door, too. Anyway, that's what he told me.

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Old 05-02-2009, 06:01 PM
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Re: bizzare leakage on rear passenger floor

i had this problem but it was coolant and ended up being the heater core had a hole eroded in it somewhere . quick bypass and its fixed tho it does get cold sometimes
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Old 05-02-2009, 06:36 PM
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Re: bizzare leakage on rear passenger floor

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i had this problem but it was coolant and ended up being the heater core had a hole eroded in it somewhere . quick bypass and its fixed tho it does get cold sometimes
I have exactly the same problem and currently also have the heater core bypassed.

The source of the leak was very, very difficult to locate. It happens that there is a natural path, due to accidental formation of the floor sections, in the firewall, cross brace and the rear floor well. After much frustrating investigation, I found that mine did not leak and then only as a trickle, unless the car was in use and the heater system under pressure. Pressurising the cooling system with the front floor and firewall area exposed, at long last exposed the problem.

Even after finding what was happening, it is difficult to accept how the flow path could exist. This could be one for the "how too" section.

As our winter is nearly here I have the job of getting to the leak, Has anyone some helpful advice, concerning the anticipated grief expected in removing all the decorative clobber.
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Re: bizzare leakage on rear passenger floor

I had this issue, and it was a bad seal around the permanent glass on that side.

Some caulking and never had another problem.

Whatever you do, take the carpet out and let it dry. I had to replace a whole carpet because the water was standing and grew mold under it. Not to mention the formation of rust on the floorboards will lead to eventual floor rot. Needless to say I just gutted the car and cleaned everything nicely, sanded and painted any rusted areas and called it a day. A very expensive one.

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Re: bizzare leakage on rear passenger floor

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As our winter is nearly here I have the job of getting to the leak, Has anyone some helpful advice, concerning the anticipated grief expected in removing all the decorative clobber.
Trevor,
I pulled mine without removing the front seats. I think that it would have been a much easier job had I removed them also.
Other than that, it's just a job that involves much patience. Lots of bolts and nuts to remove. If you do it inside a garage make sure you have enough room to have a door that can swing fully open. The dashboard is large and one piece making it difficult to extract if the door can't get all the way opened.
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