Water in my TD5

islandsteamer · Mar 18, 2013

Hi all. I have been getting water in my 1999 TD5. I have found it under the front footwells and have had it dripping from the front head lining. I thought it was coming from the sun roofs and today i removed all the lining expecting blocked drains or something but no, all seams fine. I lifted the carpet in the foot wells to fined socking wet but cant trace were its coming in. When its wet weather all hell lets loose and the electrics go mad, no central locking, no indicators and other strange goings on. Anyone got any idias apart from scrapping the thing. I will listen to anyone. HELP!!!

biggeeeee · Mar 18, 2013

Did you remove the sunroofs and silicone them back into the roof coz my money is on that being the problem, not the drain tubes

Sphene · Mar 18, 2013

I have a similar problem but only drivers side footwell damn if I can find it either. It happens when parked in the drive so would have thought it would be easy to find

islandsteamer · Mar 18, 2013

Its strange. If i park it facing up hill no leak, park it facing down hill, padling pool. Cant find the leak though!!!

hughdavies · Mar 18, 2013

Sun roofs and /or roof rails. Do a Google, tons of info about it, including detailed how to on d2 boys club.

nathan5346 · Mar 18, 2013

Try siliconing around the rubber seal on the sunroof, quickest and easiest to try 1st

agew · Mar 19, 2013

Welcome to your Defender.........

Footwells - maybe seam rusted through from wheel arch - new panels available from Paddocks etc. (Mine long overdue on 2000 TD5)

Screen bottom hinge 'seal' - I believe that was named by someone with a sense of humour.....

Screen 'hinges' - meant to have rubber 'seals' behind them, which don't work anyway.......

Alpine roof window 'seals' - see above....... water then runs along inner gutter (ever wondered why they thought that was needed?) and drips off the screen end onto floor/passenger/important papers on the seat.....

Get wellies, and line the floor with newspaper under the mats and chuck it every few days/weeks/when you remember it because it smells like old socks in there......

Enjoy! A

martin1512 · Mar 19, 2013

islandsteamer said:
Hi all. I have been getting water in my 1999 TD5. I have found it under the front footwells and have had it dripping from the front head lining. I thought it was coming from the sun roofs and today i removed all the lining expecting blocked drains or something but no, all seams fine. I lifted the carpet in the foot wells to fined socking wet but cant trace were its coming in. When its wet weather all hell lets loose and the electrics go mad, no central locking, no indicators and other strange goings on. Anyone got any idias apart from scrapping the thing. I will listen to anyone. HELP!!!

It may sound like a silly question, but what sort of vehicle is your TD5 engine in? Disco or Defender? If a Defender, what body type? SW/Hardtop or pickup? They all leak in different places, and some leaks are easier to fix than others.

3dtramp · Mar 19, 2013

Take the sunroof out and reveal with windscreen sealant

Grimmer · Mar 19, 2013

martin1512 said:
It may sound like a silly question, but what sort of vehicle is your TD5 engine in? Disco or Defender? If a Defender, what body type? SW/Hardtop or pickup? They all leak in different places, and some leaks are easier to fix than others.

I assumed it was a Disco, if only because everybody knows Fenders leak straight from the factory, and the OP sounded a bit surprised, but could very well be wrong though.

islandsteamer · Mar 19, 2013

islandsteamer said:
Hi all. I have been getting water in my 1999 TD5. I have found it under the front footwells and have had it dripping from the front head lining. I thought it was coming from the sun roofs and today i removed all the lining expecting blocked drains or something but no, all seams fine. I lifted the carpet in the foot wells to fined socking wet but cant trace were its coming in. When its wet weather all hell lets loose and the electrics go mad, no central locking, no indicators and other strange goings on. Anyone got any idias apart from scrapping the thing. I will listen to anyone. HELP!!!

Sorry folks

. The vehicle in question is a 1999 Landrover Discovery TD5, And to top it all it now has a power stearing hose split!!!!

. Give me some dinomite and i blow it to bits

.

agew · Mar 20, 2013

Ahhh. I know little about disco's apart from try lifting the boot carpet and see how much road is showing.......???? A

HenryD · Mar 21, 2013

agew said:
Ahhh. I know little about disco's apart from try lifting the boot carpet and see how much road is showing.......???? A

Disco 2 is fine in that respect,chassis may be gone but boot floor will be ok

HenryD · Mar 21, 2013

islandsteamer said:
Sorry folks . The vehicle in question is a 1999 Landrover Discovery TD5, And to top it all it now has a power stearing hose split!!!! . Give me some dinomite and i blow it to bits .

Disco leaks are sunroofs, roof rails and windscreen top corners mainly.

islandsteamer · Mar 21, 2013

Thanks Henry. Silly, but i hadnt thought of top corners of windscreen.

HenryD · Mar 21, 2013

islandsteamer said:
Thanks Henry. Silly, but i hadnt thought of top corners of windscreen.

I had the headliner and roofs out of mine and rebonded them to the roof plus the roof bars,to say I was a little ****ed when it still leaked like a sieve is an understatement,it was the top screen corners on mine,took out the HK head unit too before I managed to sort it

islandsteamer · Mar 21, 2013

I to have taken head lineing out, not an easy task but found all o.k. I have a lot of water under front foot well carpets. Now i think about it i had a new screen fitted about a year ago, seem to get a lot of wind noise since. I think i will go and have a word with my local screen fitters!!!

nathan5346 · Mar 21, 2013

islandsteamer said:
I to have taken head lineing out, not an easy task but found all o.k. I have a lot of water under front foot well carpets. Now i think about it i had a new screen fitted about a year ago, seem to get a lot of wind noise since. I think i will go and have a word with my local screen fitters!!!

It didint occur to you a year ago? :doh:

HenryD · Mar 21, 2013

islandsteamer said:
I to have taken head lineing out, not an easy task but found all o.k. I have a lot of water under front foot well carpets. Now i think about it i had a new screen fitted about a year ago, seem to get a lot of wind noise since. I think i will go and have a word with my local screen fitters!!!

Aye,definitely get the screen checked out,I never did find out exactly where mine let water in as I sealed right across the top and down both sides,but it did cure it.
Replied to your pm btw

wulliethedent · Dec 29, 2014

I have a Defender 90. 1994 year model. no sunroof. No Alpine windows. The water sheets off the roof and out through the iterior light fitting.
Yes, the roof may leak a little but the water showers off of the roof.
Easy answer. It's simple. Condensation.
Take the headliner out and just leave the car for a few days in the cold weather. The roof will be totally covered in it.
It really needs to have a sound deadener either of the foam or felt style glued in there.

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