[s-cars] water leak? Me too?????

[Keith Maddock]

Don & Ray & other soggy-feet-drivers...

One thing to check is the seal of the fuse/relay box to the rain-tray at the base of the windshield, under the hood.  I would occasionally get a soggy foot while driving in heavy rain, and I could especially feel a under-dash-deluge during sharp turns.

A friend helped my "hose" down the car for a long time with me twisted under the dash (door close of course!) until we figured it out.  The water would only leak when it went around in the tray a certain way, I guess usually only when turning, or when sprayed at **JUST** the right angle when sitting still.  You could see the water drip through all the wiring from the fuse/relay box, then it would get it some of the plastic pieces of the HVAC system down in the foot well, and then during a turn would leak out onto my right foot.

I laid a liberal amount of sealant around the relay box, as I could never pinpoint the exact location of the leak, but I think (a few rainstorms with still-dry feet later) that the problem is fixed.

HTH

Coincidentally I think I have a problem with the 968 here in that the AC evaporator drain in the pass-compartment is clogged, and the evaporator housing has filled with water, causing splashes to spill out into either the driver or passenger foot compartment during heavy cornering...

Keith "Wet Feet" Maddock
93 S4 (Dry carpet now I think/hope, in Rainy Oregon)
95 968 (Damp carpet now in Germany)

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Keith Maddock, TRW Automotive,  Koblenz, Germany
Slip Control Systems, Systems Design, Traction Control
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>>> Jim Dandy <wrc_quattro at yahoo.com> 20:18:49 24.10.2002 >>>
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Ray,
Wow. you typed your message on the list before I could. You had the same issue that just happend to me?. Last week  I had what appeared to be 2" of water in just in my passenger foot well after a rain storm. Thought it was a door that was not closed properly but didnt see how. Car was slightly tilted to that side as I remember it so maybe it was a focused area for collection. I had to bail it out and placed a dehumidifier inside the car along with some fans to help dry it out completely. PITA!
Again yesterday, normally I wash my car at home, but needed to get the car washed quick while away on business and when I left the carwash, I took a right turn out the exit and about a cup of water came out under the dash on the drivers side only ? Shoes got real wet. Every right turn I took for a while, it would release more water???? 10-12 oz total is what finally came out I'd say.
Can any one guide me also as what to look at for as a possible solution to this?  Where do I look for these drain lines that might be clogged, Inside under the dash or in the engine bay?
TIA
Don

 "Raymond H. Tomlinson" <rtomlins at vermontlaw.edu> wrote:My S6 can't swim. Or, at least I don't think she has been swimming, and
certainly not without my permission. Some evidence of sand in her
pockets, but more importantly, she has LOTS OF WATER in the passenger
footwells (front & rear). What gives?

My drain lines appear to be clear, and window seals are tight. I've
recently noticed water dripping on my Cannon mats from under the dash,
especially under hard cornering , but have not yet torn the
interior apart to find the culprit. My old 90Q20v needed an annual exam
to have the defrost/dehumidifier drain line (pinch diaphragm tube, for
lack of a better description) cleaned out. Failure to do so caused
water to back up in the line and dump on my foot from under the dash.
But, I can't find such a line under the S6 . . . Any ideas?

TIA,

Ray Tomlinson
95.5 S6
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