Water leaks in footwells

[dempsey]

Tried doing a search but not very productive; so -
What would be the most likely culprits to look for to find where rainwater is entering into the footwells?
Quite a lot in the drivers side, not so bad on passenger side. Nothing has been disturbed recently in that area (eg clutch reservoir cover) so I was wondering what the most common means of leaking were rather than looking randomly.

[pmessling]

i'd start with the door seals, i'm still having fun with mine, one minute was nice and dry then next water, have improved it vastly but todays rain was the first test after a another new seal put on dry without any silicon as that acted as a lubricant and the seal slid off. but todays rain has only produced a little water, nothing major which is a good sign.

[spongy]

I have the reciepts for my car from new,and from the beginning it has had water leak investigations going on in the passengers side.The good old leak is still threre am going to investigate the issue very soon,please let me know what you find,but i think door seals may be my newest issue.Happy hunting

[kevin63]

If you look under the bonnet and take off the panel below the windscreen you will see the clutch fluid cover, this goes straight in to the foot well and should be sealed. Same goes for the accelerator cable.

[spongy]

kevin63 said:

If you look under the bonnet and take off the panel below the windscreen you will see the clutch fluid cover, this goes straight in to the foot well and should be sealed. Same goes for the accelerator cable.

Cheers bud will have a look saturday when im working on car,the to do list is getting longer,god i love it really look forward to my weekends again now

[Gray_101]

Indicator side repeaters are often over looked, the foam between them and the wing degrades and allows water ingress

[spongy]

Gray_101 said:

Indicator side repeaters are often over looked, the foam between them and the wing degrades and allows water ingress

Feck Feck Feck mine on that side has a gap at the top,noticed it when i washed it,good shout that man,think i may just put new ones on

[Tanguero]

spongy said:

Gray_101 said:

Indicator side repeaters are often over looked, the foam between them and the wing degrades and allows water ingress

Feck Feck Feck mine on that side has a gap at the top,noticed it when i washed it,good shout that man,think i may just put new ones on

Don't worry too much - there is no way for that water to get into the footwell - at least not until the entire wing has about 4 inches of water sloshing about in it.

[SimonKD]

Hi Guys

I copied this from a TVR bulletin a few years back. I did post it on another thread last week but in case you missed it, here you go:

A list of water ingress points on the front offside on the Cerb.

1. The grommets which the throttle cable, water temperature capillary tube brake servo hose pass through
2. Clutch master cylinder cover (on the inner front wing)
3. Pedal box securing bolts
4. Brake master cylinder reservoir bolts
5. Bolts securing bonnet stay rod bracket
6. Oil pipe union
7. Scuttle panel securing riv-nut
8. Brake block mounted on toe board
9. Grommets in floor pan
10. Bonnet release shaft
11. Windscreen
12. Bolts securing bonnet lock bracket
13. Door seals
14. Steering column bearing
15. Indicator side repeater

And the nearside footwell........

1. Wiring loom grommet or multiplug connector on early cars.
2. Grommet for wiper motor wiring
3. Wiper motor securing bolts
4. Expansion tank bracket securing bolts
5. Heater pipes
6. Battery tray securing bolts
7. MAP sensor pipe (barometric pressure pipe from rear l/h airbox)
8. Rivnut for scuttle panel
9. Windscreen
10. Door seals
11. Grommets in floorpan
12. Indicator side repeater

Regards
Simon

[dempsey]

SimonKD said:

Hi Guys

I copied this from a TVR bulletin a few years back. I did post it on another thread last week but in case you missed it, here you go:

A list of water ingress points on the front offside on the Cerb.

1. The grommets which the throttle cable, water temperature capillary tube brake servo hose pass through
2. Clutch master cylinder cover (on the inner front wing)
3. Pedal box securing bolts
4. Brake master cylinder reservoir bolts
5. Bolts securing bonnet stay rod bracket
6. Oil pipe union
7. Scuttle panel securing riv-nut
8. Brake block mounted on toe board
9. Grommets in floor pan
10. Bonnet release shaft
11. Windscreen
12. Bolts securing bonnet lock bracket
13. Door seals
14. Steering column bearing
15. Indicator side repeater

And the nearside footwell........

1. Wiring loom grommet or multiplug connector on early cars.
2. Grommet for wiper motor wiring
3. Wiper motor securing bolts
4. Expansion tank bracket securing bolts
5. Heater pipes
6. Battery tray securing bolts
7. MAP sensor pipe (barometric pressure pipe from rear l/h airbox)
8. Rivnut for scuttle panel
9. Windscreen
10. Door seals
11. Grommets in floorpan
12. Indicator side repeater

Regards
Simon

Exactly what I was looking for - thanks Simon

[kevin63]

Looks like not much chance of water getting in then

Must be one of the lucky ones, my car lives outside and is ok.

[spongy]

The heading should say water leaks in footwells,i know

[cerb4.5lee]

kevin63 said:

Looks like not much chance of water getting in then

Must be one of the lucky ones, my car lives outside and is ok.

Mine used to live outside...but is garaged now,but when it did live outside i used to get a swimming pool in the footwell!
You are one of the lucky ones Kev & its stayed looking really well & gives others hope if they dont have a garage.

I just used to roll my jeans up save them getting wet!

[pmessling]

mine lives outside, if its clean then a fitted cover goes on it, at the mo only getting a little amount of water in, which is better than i used to get, but put a towel in there if its that bad.