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MG MGF Technical - Mystery Leak

While prep'g the car for my trip to Germany (sorry Dieter, only heading to Bonn to visit some relatives) I checked out the advice from the various threads about water in the foot-wells. My carpets are a little damp and the foam underneath is very damp. However, I have no telltale water marks down the inside of the door and no leaks from the hood (other than in severve rain onto the passenger seat rather than the foor).

Is this the infamous heater box seal?

thanks

Chaz
Chaz

Not in any way.
Some probale other reasons get in my mind.
Which VIN is it ?
--> http://www.mgfcar.de/vin
Dieter Koennecke

Chaz
Water seems to come in all over the place on mine, and very often with no easily visible signs.

i'm getting used to and quite attached to the musty smell of mould. (It kind of grows on you! Doh!)
Julian

If the passenger foot well only is damp, then I'd put money on the problem being the heater seal - retified with some automotive silicone sealant around the seal found in the space above the glove box.

If both foot wells are damp, then this is less likely to be the case. Some have reported leaks from the bulk head - the archives will help with this. Alternatively, the problem is due to damaged weather-proofing membranes behind the door trims - these may have become damaged if someone installed some aftermarket speakers, or some work has been performed on the workings of the window lifts/ door locks.

Remedy in these cases is replacement of the plastic weather proofing sheets - a pretty straightforward task.

The tell-tail signs in this case is a small pool of water forming on the rubber door seal, typically near the speaker grille.

Hope this helps
Rob Bell

Chaz,

If your still stuck for finding your leaks, have a look at http://members.aol.com/apttony/Servicing/bulkhead.html

AOL seems to be having a bit of a problem with their server this afternoon, so if you can't see the pages, try again a little later.

Tony
Tony

After last night's heavy rain, the passenger seat was fine and no visible water marks/polls anywhere, but under the carpets is wetter. I'll try the door membranes in a few weeks, since the wetness is definitely on bith sides and silicone the heater box just in case.

Thanks all

Chaz
Chaz

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