leak, rear nearside. - Page 2

COLVERT · 29th September 2019, 15:40

Is your car parked on the level ??

If it's slightly nose down then water from under the rear screen can run forward into the rear seat wells.

You say the front foot wells are dry so the water can only be coming in from the rear somewhere. ( Or sides ,maybe )--

richw · 29th September 2019, 17:18

When you say the carpet is dry, how do you know? Are you feeling the top? Or have you removed some trim and the seat etc. and squeezed the foam backing underneath the carpet? The foam holds gallons!

fastfreddie · 29th September 2019, 17:54

Sunroof drain tubes are fine. As I say everywhere else is completely dry.

cbr1100xx · 29th September 2019, 18:47

When the sunroof drains are blocked the water will run down into the foot well and it will then travel under or through the foam into the rear where it collects and shows up as wet , making you think it is coming from the rear.
Nearly everyone on the forum has suffered water ingress at some point so there is a wealth of knowledge of how to fix it.
Have you stripped out the glove box and done the fix?
If you are adamant that everything is good then you must have a hole in the floor.

Stan

richw · 29th September 2019, 20:04

Yeah, I have no reason to doubt that the tubes are sealed at the joins, and they pass water nicely. But if they were bad in the past, then there could be an awful lot of water still in the carpet foam. How was the interior dried out originally?

If it gets wet today, I would expect the water to hang around for a long while.

fastfreddie · 30th September 2019, 10:46

Thanks for your input, but when I pour water into the sunroof gutters, it comes out of the drain hole. Also, the car is about 5 degree slope. I have carried out this operation for front and back, and both front and back drains well.

COLVERT · 30th September 2019, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastfreddie

Thanks for your input, but when I pour water into the sunroof gutters, it comes out of the drain hole. Also, the car is about 5 degree slope. I have carried out this operation for front and back, and both front and back drains well.

As per my previous post.

5 Degree slope you say. If it's nose down then water can easily end up in the rear foot well from a leaking rear screen.

fastfreddie · 8th October 2019, 10:10

I am beginning to think you are correct. I have sealed the rooflight with tape,and gradually soaked up the water with newspapers (almost dry now), and considering the rain in the past week, there has not been any extra water ingress. Considering I had the front carpets soaked only a few months ago which was due to the pipes behind the glove box area and was resolved by my Rover garage as I'm getting old now (75) for these cramped spaces.I thank you again, and will be contacting the garage and let them sort it. Very puzzling problem as the car faces downhill (3-5 degrees), so was puzzled as to how the rear got soaked without the front.

T-Cut · 8th October 2019, 17:58

I discovered my rear screen leak by stuffing lots of rolled up newspaper into the nooks and crannies under the rear shelf in the boot. With the complete width stuffed with paper, the first heavy rain produced a soggy patch exactly where it was coming in. As is usual, one of the lower screen clips is leaking. I was at first convinced it was the rear lamp gasket but it wasn't. Water runs down the underside of the bodywork to the lamp area and then drips onto the boot floor then dribbles across to make a pool in the wheel well. On a downhill slope, I guess the water would run forwards and under the rear seat and into the rear footwell.

29th September 2019, 18:47	#14
cbr1100xx Gets stuck in VW touareg Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: dunsop bridge Posts: 870 Thanks: 225 Thanked 414 Times in 235 Posts	When the sunroof drains are blocked the water will run down into the foot well and it will then travel under or through the foam into the rear where it collects and shows up as wet , making you think it is coming from the rear. Nearly everyone on the forum has suffered water ingress at some point so there is a wealth of knowledge of how to fix it. Have you stripped out the glove box and done the fix? If you are adamant that everything is good then you must have a hole in the floor. Stan __________________ WE WERE BOTH BORN ON THE 4th of JULY CAR DIED 15/11/2022---I'M STILL GOING (JUST)

29th September 2019, 15:40	#11
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Is your car parked on the level ?? If it's slightly nose down then water from under the rear screen can run forward into the rear seat wells. You say the front foot wells are dry so the water can only be coming in from the rear somewhere. ( Or sides ,maybe )--

29th September 2019, 17:18	#12
richw Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Stockton-on-Tees Posts: 243 Thanks: 6 Thanked 64 Times in 49 Posts	When you say the carpet is dry, how do you know? Are you feeling the top? Or have you removed some trim and the seat etc. and squeezed the foam backing underneath the carpet? The foam holds gallons!

29th September 2019, 17:54	#13
fastfreddie Newbie Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: St. Albans Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Sunroof drain tubes are fine. As I say everywhere else is completely dry.

29th September 2019, 20:04	#15
richw Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Stockton-on-Tees Posts: 243 Thanks: 6 Thanked 64 Times in 49 Posts	Yeah, I have no reason to doubt that the tubes are sealed at the joins, and they pass water nicely. But if they were bad in the past, then there could be an awful lot of water still in the carpet foam. How was the interior dried out originally? If it gets wet today, I would expect the water to hang around for a long while.

30th September 2019, 10:46	#16
fastfreddie Newbie Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: St. Albans Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks for your input, but when I pour water into the sunroof gutters, it comes out of the drain hole. Also, the car is about 5 degree slope. I have carried out this operation for front and back, and both front and back drains well.

8th October 2019, 10:10	#18
fastfreddie Newbie Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: St. Albans Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I am beginning to think you are correct. I have sealed the rooflight with tape,and gradually soaked up the water with newspapers (almost dry now), and considering the rain in the past week, there has not been any extra water ingress. Considering I had the front carpets soaked only a few months ago which was due to the pipes behind the glove box area and was resolved by my Rover garage as I'm getting old now (75) for these cramped spaces.I thank you again, and will be contacting the garage and let them sort it. Very puzzling problem as the car faces downhill (3-5 degrees), so was puzzled as to how the rear got soaked without the front.

8th October 2019, 17:58	#19
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,752 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	I discovered my rear screen leak by stuffing lots of rolled up newspaper into the nooks and crannies under the rear shelf in the boot. With the complete width stuffed with paper, the first heavy rain produced a soggy patch exactly where it was coming in. As is usual, one of the lower screen clips is leaking. I was at first convinced it was the rear lamp gasket but it wasn't. Water runs down the underside of the bodywork to the lamp area and then drips onto the boot floor then dribbles across to make a pool in the wheel well. On a downhill slope, I guess the water would run forwards and under the rear seat and into the rear footwell.