R55 Water in the footwell!
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Water in the footwell!
Help! Just after I got the Clubman last fall, I noticed moisture under the rubber mat on the drivers side. Figured one of us spilled a water bottle but once winter arrived I noticed frost forming in the same place. I thought snow from my boots must be the cause so I was very careful after that. No problem for the rest of the winter but, it's been raining like crazy for the past month and when I went to vacuum the car today the water is back. With the warmer weather it's starting to get moldy in there. Anybody know what's causing the problem and how to fix it?
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Depending on your production date, you probably don't have a "weatherstripping" door seal under the driver's door. All '08s and early '09s all have the rubber seal under the passenger's side door, but have it omitted on the driver's side. Someone correct me on this, but I think the "May production" '09s started showing up with this seal from the factory on the driver's side.
The installation holes are in the door and you can pick up the part from parts. Not sure of the price in the US, but it's about $32 CAD.
There's another thread suggesting that it would be better to leave the holes "open" so they can drain.
The installation holes are in the door and you can pick up the part from parts. Not sure of the price in the US, but it's about $32 CAD.
There's another thread suggesting that it would be better to leave the holes "open" so they can drain.
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A watery update
Just took Pipra in for her first service and had them check the water problem. Much to my surprise, and without an explanation as to the cause, the proposed course of action is to replace the floor carpet in the entire car. It's covered under warranty and the concern I heard was that the electronics that run below could be compromised. I'd thought of mold, but I sure don't want to have an electrical problem either. Seems like a no brainer (except for the multiple days of my time to get it there and back, as I live three hours away) but this now seems like pretty invasive surgery and I'm wondering if the result will be as good as the factory carpet installation. Has anybody else had this happen??
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Another update
Okay, it's been a long time coming... but I finally consented to the proposed remedy and it's six weeks later and no leaks! I was very hesitant to have all the carpet replaced in the process, but thus far I see no problems and it looks great. The weather strip on the drivers door was added but the diagnosis was that the leak was from the roof rack. Although I'd checked the drains, the explanation was when driving at high speed the system wasn't working. The problem was intermittent and I don't drive at high way speed very often (especially in the rain) so this seemed a logical explanation. Yay! Let's hope there's no more to this story.
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