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Aug 19th, 2017, 20:35 | #1 |
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Water ingress
Volvo V70 Diesel Auto 57 Plate
After a recent thunder storm, I had 1/2" of water in the passenger foot well. My guess is that it has come in through the heater ducting. Any ideas, and remedies please. BC |
Aug 20th, 2017, 08:59 | #2 |
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Presumably the heater matrix hasn't let go or you'd have noticed the loss of coolant.If your guess about the heater ducting is correct this would suggest to me that the scuttle drain holes are blocking up/are blocked.I don't know on these where the pollen filter lives but if under scuttle check that also.
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Aug 20th, 2017, 10:28 | #3 |
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My money is on leaky windscreen: https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=239324
You may see streaks down the inside of the 'screen. It won't be heater ducting as there is no direct route from the outside. |
Aug 25th, 2017, 14:20 | #4 |
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Garage has cleared 10 years of leaf debris from the scuttle, and cleared out drains. I am assured it will be OK now.
Time will tell. |
Aug 26th, 2017, 00:11 | #5 |
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`Had the same on my 850 years ago, all 4 drains at the bulkhead were blocked,
Craig,
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Aug 26th, 2017, 08:44 | #6 |
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And which clever designer at Volvo thought it would be a good idea to put a couple of holes through the bottom of the drain tubes to anchor them with a tie wrap and stop debris free flow?
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Sep 6th, 2017, 09:50 | #7 |
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Well, garage was wrong. It seems the windscreen is falling out. New one being fitted on Monday, after I bale out gallons of water from the foot well again...
I have never had a screen come lose or leak before. Seems like a big fail for Volvo. BC |
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Sep 6th, 2017, 17:50 | #10 |
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If it's had a replacement windscreen fitted before, when they scrape off old bonding around the body they take paint off which then rusts when new window is fitted. Over time the rust gets under bonding causing leaks
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