Water ingress - Page 2

gillpet · 6th April 2014, 15:03

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Gillian.
As above check and seal the scuttle panel clips also I note you have a sunroof so my bet would be on the sunroof tubes, click the link and have a nice read cheers Arctic.

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...t=sunroof+leak

Thankyou Artic. The sunroof tubes have been checked.

alanjay · 18th April 2014, 19:50

Has this thread gone dry because your car is now dry?

If you have found a solution please share with the rest of us.

shaunscully75 · 19th April 2014, 17:06

Hi, there's a common cause of leaks from the plenum, and just because the plenum's clear doesn't mean it's not causing it. What happens is that the previous owners spot the plenum drains blocking up and think they can cure it by yanking out the rubber drain with pliers. BAD IDEA! There's a void chamber under the plenum which fills up with water and it pours into the car. The rubber drains seal around two panels allowing water to run straight from the plenum to the ground. The scuttle clips are a pain too. I've replaced mine with 3/4'' tap washers and self-tappers screwed into the plastic receivers that the clips go into. There are 2 plenum drains, one under the pollen filter (easy to check) and one under the brake servo (only visible from under the car)
PM me if needed..
Shaun

18th April 2014, 19:50	#12
alanjay Passed Away Rover 75 Connie Tourer Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Guildford Posts: 2,582 Thanks: 682 Thanked 979 Times in 612 Posts	Has this thread gone dry because your car is now dry? If you have found a solution please share with the rest of us.

19th April 2014, 17:06	#13
shaunscully75 Avid contributor none at the moment Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Blackpool, UK Posts: 122 Thanks: 3 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts	Hi, there's a common cause of leaks from the plenum, and just because the plenum's clear doesn't mean it's not causing it. What happens is that the previous owners spot the plenum drains blocking up and think they can cure it by yanking out the rubber drain with pliers. BAD IDEA! There's a void chamber under the plenum which fills up with water and it pours into the car. The rubber drains seal around two panels allowing water to run straight from the plenum to the ground. The scuttle clips are a pain too. I've replaced mine with 3/4'' tap washers and self-tappers screwed into the plastic receivers that the clips go into. There are 2 plenum drains, one under the pollen filter (easy to check) and one under the brake servo (only visible from under the car) PM me if needed.. Shaun