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Leak, water comes in

  • 19-07-2010 1:21pm
    #1
    Happyouter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭


    Hi,

    A Mazda 323 LX.. 97 Saloon. When it rains, under the passanger seat and behind it gets wet. Even when the car is just parked. I have no idea where the water is coming in... Checked it with a hose to check but no luck...

    Any one encounter this?


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  • #2
    Chippy01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭Chippy01


    Older Mazdas used to have an awful reputation with regards to the windscreen leaking.
    Depending on where the leak actually was on the screen, it would either drip on you or just appear as soggy carpets.
    I know.
    I had one!!


  • #3
    dak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭dak


    Chippy01 wrote: »
    Older Mazdas used to have an awful reputation with regards to the windscreen leaking.
    Depending on where the leak actually was on the screen, it would either drip on you or just appear as soggy carpets.
    I know.
    I had one!!


    I have an Opel Omega and had a similar problem once. Open the bonnet and see if you have leafs in the holes designed to let water run off from the windscreen / bonnet area. Never happened again once you ensure holes are not blocked.


  • #4
    Happyouter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭Happyouter


    hi, thanks for the replies...
    I will check this evening... Thats exactly what it is.. Soggy carpets on the passanger side...


  • #5
    MoodeRator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭MoodeRator


    dak wrote: »
    I have an Opel Omega and had a similar problem once. Open the bonnet and see if you have leafs in the holes designed to let water run off from the windscreen / bonnet area. Never happened again once you ensure holes are not blocked.

    Had exactly the same problem! under the windscreen / bonnet in the centre their was a hose/outlet that when blocked caused a back up of water which flooded inti the footwells:mad:


  • #6
    CarMuppet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭CarMuppet


    Hi sorry to hear about your car.... it can be difficult to find a leak like that...

    Is your coolant going down by any chance? Its just sometimes wet carpets can be caused by a leaking heat matrix behind the dashboard..

    If you're certain it's a leaky windscreen then you'll have to dry the area and sprinkle around the talcum powder to figure out where the leak is coming from.. it can be a right pain to trace it.

    Was the car ever in a crash on the passenger side? Check the top of door seal and along the B-pillar.

    Check for rust too under the car, ie floor pan / sills... It could be water being splashed up by driving on wet roads

    Cheers,
    CarMuppet


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  • #7
    Motorcheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭Motorcheck


    Was the windscreen replaced recently?


  • #8
    andrew1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭andrew1977


    I had this on a car before and it was broken pollen filter which was causing the leak to come through to the floor of the car.
    Worth checking out.


  • #9
    ciaeim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭ciaeim


    Happyouter wrote: »
    Hi,

    A Mazda 323 LX.. 97 Saloon. When it rains, under the passanger seat and behind it gets wet. Even when the car is just parked. I have no idea where the water is coming in... Checked it with a hose to check but no luck...

    Any one encounter this?


    had exact same problem . water was lodging in rear passenger door because relief holes under door were blocked


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