Got to work this morning and had to get something from the passenger side... when I noticed quite a bit of something leaking from the rear end of the running board!
Pretty much knew what it was going to be, but I was just surprised it had made it so far!
Damned drain. Gave it a squeeze from under the dash and it let quite a lot flow through, but I think I'm going to need to try and remove it to clean it properly. Poking from underneath hasn't sorted it previously apparently!
That's a lot of wetness! <br>
If that's the visible bit, watch that it's not wicking (or has wicked) itself through the carpet/ underlay into ECU territory under the seat.
If it can get out, it can get in again. Suggest you don't take it wading........
It probably has soaked the underlay. I've cut the drivers side out (the usual pollen filter rainwater leak) to dry that out, still haven't gotten around to refitting it. Probably need to do the same on this side.
One day I will take it off the tarmac properly, but it sure as hell isn't going near deep water! Taking a P38 wading is asking for trouble with the BeCM, EAS and auto box ECUs all on the floor, in my opinion anyway. Besides that, its relatively tidy inside, last thing I want is to flood it with nasty water.
When we had Discovery's at work someone tipped one over and the H&S manager wanted to know what special training we'd had for driving off road. When told we'd had none whatsoever, those of us that got to drive them got sent to Land Rover to do an off road course. After a week of solid rain their 'Jungle Track' was up to the middle of the headlights which they said was about the maximum you should attempt. Keeping the speed right so you followed your own bow wave and just a tiny dribble came in at the bottom of the doors. The dash was entertaining though as first of all the alternator warning light came on, then the ABS light, then the power steering went and finally a light came on telling you that all of the doors were open. Once out of the water all the lights went out one at a time, the power steering started to work again and you just carried on as normal.
I must admit though, I'd have paid to do that course and it made me realise that in most cases the driver will bottle out long before you reach the limit of what the car can do. All these Yanks fitting huge tyres and putting their cars on stilts are wasting their money, a bog standard one will do most of what they are trying to do.
I did an off-road driving course when I got my first Landy (Series 3 Military Lightweight as per my profile picture on the "other" site). I was amazed by its capabilities. It waded through water well over tyre tops. Water level in cab was similar to outside though- up over my wellies, but no significant electrics to worry about :-) <br>
What worried me most was the "angle of bank" stuff where you see exactly how far the vehicle can lean/ tilt sideways before falling onto its door.
Good news!
Found my problem... I didn't have a blockage as such, there was some muck in the gearbox end of the drain, which I cleared out on both sides and removed one of the 'petals' to stop it sealing itself up in the future. Also checked the actual drain ports in the bottom of the heater box and they were free.
It seems the problem was actually the flexible sections of pipe - either they have been stretched, or somehow become slightly elongated. When fitted to the drain port, the passenger side corrugated flexible bit was bending at such an angle that it was collapsing internally, only letting a tiny bit of water through. Hence when I wiggled it... it came through.
Cut about 4-5mm off the end and reconnected - and now I have consistently draining condensate and a dry footwell!
Nice one. I'll bear that in mind for the next time mine decides to pee water all over the place :)
My drains have only clogged up once (or only once since I've owned it) but the LR rubber mats over the carpets have a ridge around the outside. All you get then is a puddle on the mat. Quite a big puddle it was at the time too.....
This is getting irritating now. Just put the passenger seat back in, moved the mat and noticed its wet underneath yet again.
I haven't taken the panel under the glovebox off but with that in place, I can't see any evidence of where it has come from. Presumably its the air conditioning again...
Serves you right for taking the seat out, you'd be blissfully ignorant otherwise. Panel under the glovebox drops out in seconds, 3 plastic studs and out it comes. I had mine out to duct tape up the joints in the heater ducting (that must be a first, using duct tape on ducts!) as the foam had fallen out years ago and most of the air from the blowers was coming out of the joints and finding it's way onto the passengers feet rather than going through the heater box. Maybe you've got a leak allowing rainwater into the ducting and it's dripping out of the joints so nowt to do with the AC at all.
Yep. Still, that heated seat should now work...
It could be rain, though I thought that would drop straight out the bottom of the blower (had it before on the drivers side). The wet patch definitely starts at the transmission tunnel side of the footwell. I'll have to pull it apart yet again sometime. Might just leave it until I change the heater box and matrix maybe...
I had that on mine once. Was from somewhere above glovebox cover
Definitely not aircon cos mine's disconnected.
Cleaned the sunroof drain front left hand from top to bottom- not had it since!