P38 Water leak.

swac · Jul 9, 2020

Hello again, my visits to the forum seem to be getting rather routine. So, it's been raining here in the West Mids for about 36 hours now. When getting into my car about half an hour ago I noticed that a reciept for parts which I'd left in the passenger footwell had a couple of spots of water on it. On investigating the source of the water I found that the moulding to the left of the footwell was wet and that it seems to be coming from behind the glovebox. I have been through some big puddles this morning before I noticed the water. Any ideas anybody?

romanrob · Jul 9, 2020

there is a seam in the bodywork just below the bottom of the A pillar and above/behind the blower motor, inside the car. It's hard to see (from the wheel well looking up), and even harder to touch. Mine had drips of water weeping from there running down the inside and onto the infamous white connectors behind the kick panel. Mine was just an intermittent drip, but I imagine it could be worse than that. You may also want to pull the pollen filters - are they wet? Water can get pulled in there. And then RTV/ silicone seal as you put things back together.

brianp38dse · Jul 9, 2020

Normally pollen filter covers or the scuttle trim screws, pull the filters abd see if they are wet if so seal with self adhesive draft excluder , the scuttle trim is a bit more involved wipers off remove trim with care clean out and splodge silocone over screw holes, and while trim is off do something with the plenum filter Datatek used all mesh sprayed black.

pwood999 · Jul 9, 2020

Door seals are another source. Mine were coming un-glued from the frame. I used this stuff but you can get it cheaper if you Google around.

Henry_b · Jul 9, 2020

More than likely the pollen filter covers, it is quite easy to re seal them..

However they like to warp in the middle and still let water in...

clean the housings up well and use copious amounts of silicone, and tighten fully when the stuff is semi dry..

The scuttle screws are another, a nice dollop in the screw thread and the head.

If you pull the covers off chances are you'll see water inside.

Datatek · Jul 9, 2020

Aircon condensate drains are another source of water in footwells.

DanClarke · Jul 9, 2020

Most LR products are specifically designed to absorb the maximum amount of water they can possibly scavenge from any source (rain, sleet, snow, ice, sweat) and direct this moisture towards parts most susceptible to "water damage".
Own any LR product long enough and the damage will spread out of the car itself and into your wallet. God's Honest truth! I $h1t you not!

RangeRoller dt · Jul 9, 2020

The reason you don’t see many LRs broked down at the side of the road is not many make it that far off the driveway

Lukas018 · Jul 10, 2020

Had a similar issue but the leak actually came from the top left hand corner of the windscreen, water being water, travelled down the A-pillar under the dashboard or could be as others said aswell, but if leak persists after checking, have a look top of the windscreen outside and remove the trim, when took mine off the old silicone was cracked etc.

kermit_rr · Jul 10, 2020

I've decided LR products are made of a special porous material. Even if you fix all the leaks, holes, blocked drains etc you will still get water in

Lukas018 · Jul 10, 2020

kermit_rr said:
I've decided LR products are made of a special porous material. Even if you fix all the leaks, holes, blocked drains etc you will still get water in

Might aswell be a fish tank might get some Molly fish the weekend

P38 Water leak.

swac

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Henry_b

Think outside, no box required.

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