[urq] Wet floors - causes?

Jim Haseltine jim_haseltine at ntlworld.com
Thu Dec 10 14:44:55 PST 2015


Take a look in the heater plenum on the left side. Leaves and stuff collect 
there and stop up the drain hole into the wheel arch. Once it's blocked 
water can enter the car via a split or badly fitted boneet cable grommet. If 
the car stands facing up hill the water pools in the rear footwells.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Archibald" <archibald.jon at gmail.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 7:07 PM
Subject: [urq] Wet floors - causes?


> Hey all,
> Well it's "Center Diff Locked" weather here in Portland and ever since
> driving and parking the car outside the last few months, I consistently
> have a fair amount of water on the back seat floor, to a lesser extend on
> the front seat floor.
>
> This is something that just started in the last year or so, with no
> -obvious- door or window seal culprits.
>
> I'm hoping there is simply a plugged drain somewhere, but I'm not sure
> where to start - any suggestions of the top 2-3 possible culprits based on
> others' experience?
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Jon
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