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May 14th, 2019, 14:02 | #1 |
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Water leaking out the wheel arch
So I've had my 2016 d4 for a couple of weeks and now weve had some nice weather the climate has been on auto. Since then the wheel arch has become quite wet. Anyone had any experience of this, I have it booked in in a couple of days, but not where I bought it from as thats 300+ miles away.
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May 14th, 2019, 15:20 | #2 |
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Why dont you remove the wheel and arch lining and have a look behind. It could be a build up of debris and this is stopping any water draining quickly.
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May 14th, 2019, 15:45 | #3 |
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It's perfectly normal for fresh water condensate to "leak" from the AC evaporator and it's more noticeable on warmer days as the AC is working harder.
Perhaps you've never noticed it before.
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May 14th, 2019, 15:54 | #4 |
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Mine discharges noticeable volumes of water under the car when the aircon is working hard, but not from behind the wheel arch liner. You sure you're not losing coolant?
Turn off the aircon and see if the 'problem' ceases.
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May 14th, 2019, 16:49 | #5 |
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I have had cars discharging water on warmer days but from under the centre of the car, none from behind the wheel arch liner, which seems odd to me. Drivers footwell is getting a bit of a wet spot also. It's not coolant, I have checked that definitely water. The last couple of days have been a lot warmer so the aircon has been working that bit more, and its the first time its really needed to since I've had it, all of 2 and half weeks. It's booked into my local dealer for thursday, I won't get a chance to look at it before hand as I'm away, just wondered if anyone else had an issue similar? But thanks for all your responses
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May 14th, 2019, 17:39 | #6 |
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Hi
On my v50 the screenwash leaked from there when the corrugated pipe linking the 2 reservoirs split. Not sure if your screen was reservoir is in the same place. Iain |
May 16th, 2019, 15:31 | #7 |
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So it turns out the sound deadening sponge in the wheel arch was upside down collecting water and not dispersing it normally. Apparently there are holes in the bottom of it so eventually it just got full and its just let water out everywhere.
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May 16th, 2019, 16:49 | #8 |
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Definitely wouldn't have guessed that one! You must have been washing your car, we haven't seen rain here for weeks!
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May 16th, 2019, 16:56 | #9 |
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Definitely wouldn't have guessed that one! You must have been washing your car, we haven't seen rain here for weeks!
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