Soggy rear seat!

rovertone · 12th January 2020, 17:25

I thought I had cured all the usual water leak culprits a while back. Three weeks ago I noticed white 'fluff'on the seams of the rear seat squab thought nothing of it but today noticed it had returned and closer inspection discovered it was mould. Futher investigation revealed the wells under the rear seat full of water and seat sponge soaked.
As far as I can tell the foot wells are dry I will check further tomorrow as light was failing today. My car is parked up on a slope so, as I have done the sun roof drains and have a dry boot am thinking that a drain tube(s) has come adrift from the sun roof gutter if that is possible. Just wondering if anyone else had experienced under seat flooding that could suggest where the problem lies.

Will explore further tomorrow but having a new windscreen fitted first thing so fingers crossed on weather. Thanks in advance. Tony

marinabrian · 12th January 2020, 17:42

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Originally Posted by rovertone

I thought I had cured all the usual water leak culprits a while back. Three weeks ago I noticed white 'fluff'on the seams of the rear seat squab thought nothing of it but today noticed it had returned and closer inspection discovered it was mould. Futher investigation revealed the wells under the rear seat full of water and seat sponge soaked.
As far as I can tell the foot wells are dry I will check further tomorrow as light was failing today. My car is parked up on a slope so, as I have done the sun roof drains and have a dry boot am thinking that a drain tube(s) has come adrift from the sun roof gutter if that is possible. Just wondering if anyone else had experienced under seat flooding that could suggest where the problem lies.

Will explore further tomorrow but having a new windscreen fitted first thing so fingers crossed on weather. Thanks in advance. Tony

It's running in from the boot is the answer, time to revisit what you thought was the dry boot

Brian

rovertone · 12th January 2020, 19:44

Thanks Brian, as soon as the windscreen job is done I'll strip all the backend out. Weather forecast is not very promising for drying out!!

marinabrian · 12th January 2020, 19:51

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Originally Posted by rovertone

Thanks Brian, as soon as the windscreen job is done I'll strip all the backend out. Weather forecast is not very promising for drying out!!

If it's any help Tony, I usually remove the boot liner trims and carpet, then dust the panels inside the boot with talc.......makes life easier when trying to trace the ingress.

Best of luck.

Brian

bl52krz · 12th January 2020, 21:52

Lift the rear seat squab up and have a look at the ‘tube’ that enters from the offside rear wheel arch carrying the wires. You may find it has gone rotten and allowing water into the rear seat area.

Arctic · 12th January 2020, 22:00

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Lift the rear seat squab up and have a look at the ‘tube’ that enters from the offside rear wheel arch carrying the wires. You may find it has gone rotten and allowing water into the rear seat area.

worth investigating look at Simons threads where he removed it and was trying to find the best way to seal the end where the wires go through.

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=298371

rovertone · 13th January 2020, 17:22

Thanks for the feedback gents.
Further searching has revealed, as well as wet seat squab wells, water in the offside rear footwell, a wet n/s rear footwell and slight dampness just on offside boot liner (boot is dry). I have signs of water ingress coming through the offside roof lining quarter panel thingy (above the bolster) so rear window seal and upper sun roof drain ??
As far as I can tell the front footwells are dry and I suspect that parking on a slope has kept water at the back.
My dehumidifier did a brilliant job of getting the seat squab dry overnight and it is now in the car with the wet parts exposed. Unfortunately the way the rain is coming down more will come in than dries out, should have realised and turned the car round before I pushed seats right forward and set up the drier. Oh happy days. On a better note the new windscreen has brightened things up!

By the way Steve I am hoping to make it to a Nano meet again this year, every date last year clashed with something I had on so fingers crossed. Tony

COLVERT · 13th January 2020, 17:33

Water got in my rear end from the rubber holding pins on the bottom of the rear screen.

I was lucky. I lifted the sealing rubber outside and squirted in a lot of WD 40. Over ten years ago and still no leaks.---

rovertone · 14th January 2020, 16:47

Fairly certain I have found my problem, rear offside sunroof drain blocked!! Water spilling over and leaking out of sunroof corner bracket onto the headlining and down with overspill leaching over to nearside.

So I've got water everywhere including from the sky so now facing downhill its locked up with the dehumidifier full bore to await drier times.
That one crept up on me!!
Thanks again for responses. Tony

12th January 2020, 17:25	#1
rovertone Gets stuck in Rover 75 Conne SE Auto CDTi Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Redditch Posts: 667 Thanks: 185 Thanked 135 Times in 109 Posts	Soggy rear seat! I thought I had cured all the usual water leak culprits a while back. Three weeks ago I noticed white 'fluff'on the seams of the rear seat squab thought nothing of it but today noticed it had returned and closer inspection discovered it was mould. Futher investigation revealed the wells under the rear seat full of water and seat sponge soaked. As far as I can tell the foot wells are dry I will check further tomorrow as light was failing today. My car is parked up on a slope so, as I have done the sun roof drains and have a dry boot am thinking that a drain tube(s) has come adrift from the sun roof gutter if that is possible. Just wondering if anyone else had experienced under seat flooding that could suggest where the problem lies. Will explore further tomorrow but having a new windscreen fitted first thing so fingers crossed on weather. Thanks in advance. Tony __________________ 2003 Mk 1 Connie SE CDTi Auto Monogram Mirage 2/Sandstone Leather 511th CDTi out of 4744 produced 9th in Mirage 2 out of 17 produced Also 2004 Rover 25 SXi CVT, 1999 Megane Cabriolet and still missing my 800 Fastback.

12th January 2020, 19:44	#3
rovertone Gets stuck in Rover 75 Conne SE Auto CDTi Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Redditch Posts: 667 Thanks: 185 Thanked 135 Times in 109 Posts	Thanks Brian, as soon as the windscreen job is done I'll strip all the backend out. Weather forecast is not very promising for drying out!! __________________ 2003 Mk 1 Connie SE CDTi Auto Monogram Mirage 2/Sandstone Leather 511th CDTi out of 4744 produced 9th in Mirage 2 out of 17 produced Also 2004 Rover 25 SXi CVT, 1999 Megane Cabriolet and still missing my 800 Fastback.

12th January 2020, 21:52	#5
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Lift the rear seat squab up and have a look at the ‘tube’ that enters from the offside rear wheel arch carrying the wires. You may find it has gone rotten and allowing water into the rear seat area. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

13th January 2020, 17:22	#7
rovertone Gets stuck in Rover 75 Conne SE Auto CDTi Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Redditch Posts: 667 Thanks: 185 Thanked 135 Times in 109 Posts	Thanks for the feedback gents. Further searching has revealed, as well as wet seat squab wells, water in the offside rear footwell, a wet n/s rear footwell and slight dampness just on offside boot liner (boot is dry). I have signs of water ingress coming through the offside roof lining quarter panel thingy (above the bolster) so rear window seal and upper sun roof drain ?? As far as I can tell the front footwells are dry and I suspect that parking on a slope has kept water at the back. My dehumidifier did a brilliant job of getting the seat squab dry overnight and it is now in the car with the wet parts exposed. Unfortunately the way the rain is coming down more will come in than dries out, should have realised and turned the car round before I pushed seats right forward and set up the drier. Oh happy days. On a better note the new windscreen has brightened things up! By the way Steve I am hoping to make it to a Nano meet again this year, every date last year clashed with something I had on so fingers crossed. Tony __________________ 2003 Mk 1 Connie SE CDTi Auto Monogram Mirage 2/Sandstone Leather 511th CDTi out of 4744 produced 9th in Mirage 2 out of 17 produced Also 2004 Rover 25 SXi CVT, 1999 Megane Cabriolet and still missing my 800 Fastback.

14th January 2020, 16:47	#9
rovertone Gets stuck in Rover 75 Conne SE Auto CDTi Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Redditch Posts: 667 Thanks: 185 Thanked 135 Times in 109 Posts	Soggy Rear Seat! Update Fairly certain I have found my problem, rear offside sunroof drain blocked!! Water spilling over and leaking out of sunroof corner bracket onto the headlining and down with overspill leaching over to nearside. So I've got water everywhere including from the sky so now facing downhill its locked up with the dehumidifier full bore to await drier times. That one crept up on me!! Thanks again for responses. Tony __________________ 2003 Mk 1 Connie SE CDTi Auto Monogram Mirage 2/Sandstone Leather 511th CDTi out of 4744 produced 9th in Mirage 2 out of 17 produced Also 2004 Rover 25 SXi CVT, 1999 Megane Cabriolet and still missing my 800 Fastback.

13th January 2020, 17:33	#8
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	Water got in my rear end from the rubber holding pins on the bottom of the rear screen. I was lucky. I lifted the sealing rubber outside and squirted in a lot of WD 40. Over ten years ago and still no leaks.---