Water in drivers footwell

[Chriscooke]

My s14 is currently leaking pretty well with the water only pooling in the drivers footwell next to the clutch pedal but nowhere else.

I initially thought that the water was getting in through the engine loom bung and getting thrown up from the wheels but I haven't driven the car since drying it out yesterday and now it's wet again after today's rain

Are there any common faults? Is their a scuttle drain that can get blocked like on vag cars? I'm worried it may need a new screen but aren't they bonded in? Never had a screen out so not sure

Any suggestions welcomed although ideally I don't want to remove the dash if I can avoid it.

[Jon]

dunno
It's natural to blame the windscreen with your symptoms, but iirc your screen has not been disturbed for years.

Next guess would be heater matrix, but that's a very rare problem on S14s. What does the water by the clutch pedal taste like ?

[-ghost-]

depends if is rain water or coolant

one could be heater the other could be a fair few things.

You can normally feel the carpet around the edge which will give you a few clues.

My rx8 was leaking via the door card.

[Chriscooke]

Water is clean and clear and doesn't have the feel of coolant. The screen hasn't been touched in years but could be to blame. The grommet from the drivers door to body is out at the moment so there is a slight chance that could be the source. Doubt it though.

[jasonstatus]

Take off your door card and you should have A plastic sheet behind it. Check that its
on and sealed to the metal work.
we fix loads of water leaks on cars at work and most of the time its that.
hope its of some help to you.

[Chriscooke]

Cheers for the tip. 99% sure it's still in place as its always in the way when I take the card off. Simple to check though so worth a look

[jon200]

The black rubber bit around the wing mirror can be adjusted to seal tighter against the car. Water could be coming in there.


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[Chriscooke]

If it dry tomorrow I'll do some hunting with a hose pipe and a torch or if it's raining just the torch

[green_rs13]

what about the hole where the bonnet release cable enters the cabin.

[Chriscooke]

That's the same as the engine loom iirc. It's an option for sure

[markcro]

Chris, did you ever find where the water was coming in from?

(Thread revival! ;-) )

[Chriscooke]

Yes mate. Was coming in where the electrics feed through for the drivers door. Seems the bung had popped out

[markcro]

Yes mate. Was coming in where the electrics feed through for the drivers door. Seems the bung had popped out

Thanks! I will check that tomorrow. I removed the scuttle panel cover today and everything looks okay. So the search continues. Tomorrow I'll get the hose out.

[Chriscooke]

Good luck mate. It’s frustrating. Saw your post and that’s a lot of water so imagine it should be obvious

[markcro]

My update is on the other thread. No luck so far. But at least I haven't found gapping rust holes .. yet...