Souster Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hi folks, I have a large amount of water leaking in to my footwells. When i lifted my driver side mat to clean yesterday i found a big puddle of water under it. Under further inspection i lifted the mat that fits onto the bulkhead behind the foot pedals and found loads of water sqeezing out of it. Both footwells display the same puddles under and ontop of the mats. I cant seem to track it down to be honest. The windscreen isnt leaking in and im pritty sure the bulkhead flaps arent either. Its a 300tdi 90, can anyone help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 You need to check out the defender water ingress manual, it can be found in the tech archive index under manuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 This comes up pretty often. Door / roof / windscreen seals etc. Take a look at this (click here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souster Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 Thanks folks, i will have a look at that. I have a new windscreen seal and the roof has been of before and been resealed and thats not leaking. So ill have a look at the manual. The joys of a land rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Just drill a bigger hole to let it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Common foot-well leak causes: Pedal box seals WIndscreen-to-bulkhead seal Windscreen mounting brackets Door seals (front corner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crwoody Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Last time I had badly wet footwells it was the foam seal around the bulkhead vents at fault. They looked OK at a glance, but a closer look revealed that the strips along the top and bottom had come unstuck, so the foam was sagging down and not sealing against the lip around the bulkhead opening. I also had it gushing into both footwells from the heater "knee level" vents, but that was after some heavy-duty wading when I forgot to shut off the heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantd5 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Check the vent area for air intake for the heater!! I am buying a snow cover cause I have had enough of the leaks around that region!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Well asked Souster that was my next job and question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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