V50 General : - water leak

Susiesox · Oct 25th, 2018, 13:00

V50 2.0D SE 2005 Estate

I have had this car for 4 days. We have had no rain, the water in radiator expansion tank is normal and I have no sunroof. Washer bottle is empty, as it was when I got the car.

Tuesday seemed ok, but yesterday morning there was a big puddle in the drivers footwell. I threw away the top carpet and dried the main carpet out with a bath towel. no smell to the water and it's not particularly dirty.

This morning there was a little puddle which grew during the 8 miles drive to work.

My tiny feet were v wet.

I have read the other leaky threads and nothing seems to match my water retention.

Before investing in some driving wellies and paddling off to the garage, is there anything else I can take a look at?

Thank you

StatusRed · Oct 25th, 2018, 13:21

Could it be the aircon condenser / evaporator?

Susiesox · Oct 25th, 2018, 13:34

Hi, thanks for the response, I can have a good look...any idea what/where I should be looking. Aircon is always on, colder mornings means set to warm so shouldn't really be condensing this much but obviously need to check

thanks again

Welton · Oct 25th, 2018, 13:56

Drivers footwell carpet, the bit that rises next to your left foot, pull that down and you'll see a little black squishy rubber 'elbow' fitting with tubing going down to the floor. This is the condense water drain and can become detached, there's no way at this time of year there would be enough condense to flood the footwell though.

Check under the boot floor where the spare wheel is too, do you park downhill facing?

Susiesox · Oct 25th, 2018, 14:20

Hello!

Thank you for the reply.
I park on the drive which is fairly flat and there is no evidence of water in the spare wheel bay. There's more water there now even though it's been standing since 10.30am.
We will have a go at digging up the carpet to find the squishy thing

Regards,
Susan

westbayaab · Oct 26th, 2018, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Susiesox

Hello!

Thank you for the reply.
I park on the drive which is fairly flat and there is no evidence of water in the spare wheel bay. There's more water there now even though it's been standing since 10.30am.
We will have a go at digging up the carpet to find the squishy thing

Regards,
Susan

when you find the drain pipe note that it goes through a 90 degree bend (white plastic connector) .. this is where there may be blockage ... you can carefully pull the rubber of the white plastic connector and push a pipe cleaner or some such through - you will know if that's the problem as when you pull the pipe off you get water coming out of the black rubber pipe ... (ask me how I know

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Oct 25th, 2018, 13:00	#1
Susiesox New Member Last Online: Oct 25th, 2018 14:29 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Blackpool	water leak V50 2.0D SE 2005 Estate I have had this car for 4 days. We have had no rain, the water in radiator expansion tank is normal and I have no sunroof. Washer bottle is empty, as it was when I got the car. Tuesday seemed ok, but yesterday morning there was a big puddle in the drivers footwell. I threw away the top carpet and dried the main carpet out with a bath towel. no smell to the water and it's not particularly dirty. This morning there was a little puddle which grew during the 8 miles drive to work. My tiny feet were v wet. I have read the other leaky threads and nothing seems to match my water retention. Before investing in some driving wellies and paddling off to the garage, is there anything else I can take a look at? Thank you

Oct 25th, 2018, 13:21	#2
StatusRed Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:28 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Glasgow	Could it be the aircon condenser / evaporator? __________________ 2009 S40 SE Lux 2.0i \| 2022 Suzuki V-Strom 650 \| 2002 Audi TT 225 Previous: C70 Coupe 2.4i \| Saab 9-5 Aero \| Daihatsu SporTrak

Oct 25th, 2018, 13:34	#3
Susiesox New Member Last Online: Oct 25th, 2018 14:29 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Blackpool	condenser Hi, thanks for the response, I can have a good look...any idea what/where I should be looking. Aircon is always on, colder mornings means set to warm so shouldn't really be condensing this much but obviously need to check thanks again

Oct 25th, 2018, 13:56	#4
Welton Premier Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2021 17:03 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Market Harborough	Drivers footwell carpet, the bit that rises next to your left foot, pull that down and you'll see a little black squishy rubber 'elbow' fitting with tubing going down to the floor. This is the condense water drain and can become detached, there's no way at this time of year there would be enough condense to flood the footwell though. Check under the boot floor where the spare wheel is too, do you park downhill facing? __________________ 2005 S40 T5 SE - Manual. Bilstein B4's. (For Sale) 2010 Citroen C4 1.6 HDi (bizarre Gearbox model). 2010 Renault Twingo (refreshingly simple) 2018 Infiniti Q30 1.6T Business Executive (what's this button do?)

Oct 25th, 2018, 14:20	#5
Susiesox New Member Last Online: Oct 25th, 2018 14:29 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Blackpool	water in front footwell Hello! Thank you for the reply. I park on the drive which is fairly flat and there is no evidence of water in the spare wheel bay. There's more water there now even though it's been standing since 10.30am. We will have a go at digging up the carpet to find the squishy thing Regards, Susan

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