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Footwell Leak Fix

Postby big_malcy » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:15 pm

Well, after it being a rainy summer I decided to finally sort out my leak in the passenger footwell.

I found this on the net regarding the seal between the plastic cowl and bulkhead. Apparently it's a common problem with early EGs.

Worked a treat...enjoy...

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Postby Paulm » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:20 pm

spot on fix there malc :D

im guessing thats all the sealer i ripped out the other week when i done my wire tuck :oops:
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Postby Hexa-dB » Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:35 pm

Nice!

I had a leak there but mine was just join between the plastic bit under the windscreen (parafan? scuttle panel?) and the firewall. Just a bit of silicone along there did the trick. Mine only really let in water if I opened the bonnet after rain though.
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Postby Geo » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:42 am

Here's the scan whole thing of the original Service Bulletin from my dealer (I noted the second page was missing and it was a photo, not a scan for easy reading):

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Hope that helps out.
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Postby hoppi05 » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:08 pm

Yeah i had the same issue a few months ago but also that was the scuttle panel all 3 rubber seals that are under there had perished and just crumbled off. I just resealed all 3 and its been fine since (touch wood :| )
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Re: Footwell Leak Fix

Postby letmein » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:31 pm

I need to do this,
good post by the way, super handy! :D
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Re: Footwell Leak Fix

Postby CRX-BAP » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:32 pm

Is this an easy job to do? I actually have to take the side of my car off to fix this problem??

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Re: Footwell Leak Fix

Postby CRX-BAP » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:52 pm

also is mine the same leak as this refers to? It doesnt drip from anywhere, it comes up from underneath the carpet underneath my matt. Damn rain!!
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Re: Footwell Leak Fix

Postby Curtis » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:53 pm

try it and see.

the wing is really easy to get off
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Re: Footwell Leak Fix

Postby SiR_chris » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:35 pm

Laura, do you get a sloshing sound from behind you when you corner? Sometimes the water can build up so much behind the rear panel that it leaks into the cabin and actually runs down to the footwell too.
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Re: Footwell Leak Fix

Postby Seb.Sol » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:19 am

I had leaks in the front and rear of my footwells (mostly the drivers side), and cos the skirts were blended in to the fender, I couldnt get that off to do that fix underneath the panel...So I did the job on the rear drain pipes, sorted it from coming in there, and then got about removing my bonnet to have a look around the hinges to see if anything there could be sealed up...and found this little hole
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found that if you poured water down it it would go directly on to the fuse box, not good!
so stripped it all away with some wire wool, masked off all surround area (eg everything part from where the hinge goes), and sprayed it with some hammerite to stop rust getting at it again. Then stuck a shed load of silocon sealant in the hole, and cover the rest of the area that the hinge sits on with it, then bolted the bonnet back on. (carefull when removing bonnet not to snap the window washer hose like I did!) Also did the same on other side, there wasn't the hole on that side, but still stripped it, painted it, and put lots of sealant down too. This sorted the problem like 99% on the drivers side, think there may be a real tiny amount coming through if there is heavy rain, nothing to worry about though. So if you've got water in the foot well and cant remove te front fenders give this a shot.
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Re: Footwell Leak Fix

Postby ronnirvana » Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:21 pm

I just checked mine I got crack around the bonnet hinge drivers side. In rain it has been leaking into the main relay! This has been driving me nuts, thank you!!! :-)
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