V70 Body/Trim: - water in footwells

mikeyt17 · Feb 26th, 2011, 10:10

Can anyone please help My V70 2002 estate has developed a problem where i found last week the front and rear passenger footwells are soaking in water I dried them last sunday but after last nighrs rain the rear one is about quater inch deep again this morning.. Any suggestions I do not use a jet wash on the car just a bucket and water and have not washed it since drying it out
Thanks in advance Mike

JimG · Feb 26th, 2011, 10:13

Heater matrix leaking? This happened to my old P-reg V70.

turbod · Feb 26th, 2011, 10:31

If your car has a sunroof i would check the drain tubes are not blocked.

There was a recall for the heater drain tube ,located in left side of drivers footwell.

mikeyt17 · Feb 26th, 2011, 11:21

Thanks On the heater matrix leaking would i not loose water? also the water in the footwell is clear and clean no antifreeze colour at all

Brendan W · Feb 26th, 2011, 11:33

That's a lot of water. Sounds like a broken seal or a blocked drain. Check all door seals and door drain holes and the scupper drains under the wipers. Is there water sloshing in a door? Probably can eliminate the tailgate if it's in the footwells.Water is amazing where it can get to. Dry off all door surrounds and then fire some water at it and check the doors again. Lifting carpet at the edges might reveal the source as well.
You could sit in the car with a cuppa and a book while your beautiful assistant hoses it down. ( broadminded neighbours required)

Missing Lincs · Feb 26th, 2011, 12:07

Already mentioned but if you have a sunroof as well as checking the drain hoses for blockage, check that they are connected, mine can off on one side which filled the footwell. If you have roof rails the mounting can leak if a seal fails. Both of these things can be check by dropping the roof lining at the edge.
Also, a real daft one, but are the windows closing properly?

Feb 26th, 2011, 10:10	#1
mikeyt17 Member Last Online: Dec 15th, 2017 00:19 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: high wycombe	water in footwells Can anyone please help My V70 2002 estate has developed a problem where i found last week the front and rear passenger footwells are soaking in water I dried them last sunday but after last nighrs rain the rear one is about quater inch deep again this morning.. Any suggestions I do not use a jet wash on the car just a bucket and water and have not washed it since drying it out Thanks in advance Mike

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Feb 26th, 2011, 10:13	#2
JimG Premier Member Last Online: Apr 1st, 2021 09:00 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kent	Heater matrix leaking? This happened to my old P-reg V70.

Feb 26th, 2011, 10:31	#3
turbod Junior Member Last Online: Feb 15th, 2024 17:56 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: london	If your car has a sunroof i would check the drain tubes are not blocked. There was a recall for the heater drain tube ,located in left side of drivers footwell.

Feb 26th, 2011, 11:21	#4
mikeyt17 Member Last Online: Dec 15th, 2017 00:19 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: high wycombe	Thanks On the heater matrix leaking would i not loose water? also the water in the footwell is clear and clean no antifreeze colour at all

Feb 26th, 2011, 11:33	#5
Brendan W Premier Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2024 19:50 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford	That's a lot of water. Sounds like a broken seal or a blocked drain. Check all door seals and door drain holes and the scupper drains under the wipers. Is there water sloshing in a door? Probably can eliminate the tailgate if it's in the footwells.Water is amazing where it can get to. Dry off all door surrounds and then fire some water at it and check the doors again. Lifting carpet at the edges might reveal the source as well. You could sit in the car with a cuppa and a book while your beautiful assistant hoses it down. ( broadminded neighbours required)

Feb 26th, 2011, 12:07	#6
Missing Lincs Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 09:13 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Louth	Already mentioned but if you have a sunroof as well as checking the drain hoses for blockage, check that they are connected, mine can off on one side which filled the footwell. If you have roof rails the mounting can leak if a seal fails. Both of these things can be check by dropping the roof lining at the edge. Also, a real daft one, but are the windows closing properly?

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