porsche boxster
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roy golledge said:
Re my Boxster,
Many thanks for your replies....will check drain holes etc asap....
Roy
Just be careful if you need to clear out the front drain holes as poking them with a stick can dislodge the pipes from the entry point. Far better to blow air into their exit point in the front wheel arch. Just turn the steering to one side to see it and use an air compressor to clear it out. If you don't have an air compressor use a tyre inflator at a petrol station (the old type with a trigger switch). Many thanks for your replies....will check drain holes etc asap....
Roy
Hi Roy,
I had a similar problem with mine last winter, I checked all of the possibilities listed below by the rest of the guys and they are absolutely right, but I found that the hard top I’d put on for the winter simply wasn’t sitting properly....Just a word of warning the car cpu is sat under the driver’s seat...make sure this DOES NOT get wet or you’ll be spending a small fortune on a new one..
Cheers,
Barrie
I had a similar problem with mine last winter, I checked all of the possibilities listed below by the rest of the guys and they are absolutely right, but I found that the hard top I’d put on for the winter simply wasn’t sitting properly....Just a word of warning the car cpu is sat under the driver’s seat...make sure this DOES NOT get wet or you’ll be spending a small fortune on a new one..
Cheers,
Barrie
Hi everyone, I bought a 2003 Boxster a couple of weeks ago and I am delighted with it. Had a nasty surprise on the weekend when I found a fair bit of water under the foot mat in the driver side (right side UK car). I thought maybe water was coming up through the floor or perhaps I had a leak in the roof.
I quickly discovered that I was yet another victim of the design fault in the Boxster and 911 door which is a "wet area"?? with a flimsy membrane supposedly preventing water permeating into the car through the inside of the car. The carpet on the inside of the door at the base gets saturated and once that happens it drips into the footwell and once that happens it travels to the ECU and alarm under the seat!!! Ouch. Fortunately whilst doing some OCD cleaning of my new car I spotted the problem and before any serious damage.
It seems from others comments that Porsche charge a bomb to fix the doors (out of warranty) and don't always get it right either. So I'm doing it myself. I am half way through the job. I'm using a water prrof canvas from an old aning to make my own membrane. I'm also using sealant and I'm going to shoot some expansion foam down there for good measure. Keeping the routes to the door drains clear by running some copper wire up them as the foam sets to ensure there is still a passage of water.
I've also just noticed something else. Carpet on the inside of "wet area doors" as Porsche call them as they aren't designed to stop water coming in is a really bad idea. Cos through capiliary action the water will travel up and round the speakers to get to the indide of the car, I've therfore trimmed as much carpet back as I can on the inside of the door and put sealant around there as well as watr won't go up sealant!!!
Fingers crossed I've done enough. I'll let you know.
I quickly discovered that I was yet another victim of the design fault in the Boxster and 911 door which is a "wet area"?? with a flimsy membrane supposedly preventing water permeating into the car through the inside of the car. The carpet on the inside of the door at the base gets saturated and once that happens it drips into the footwell and once that happens it travels to the ECU and alarm under the seat!!! Ouch. Fortunately whilst doing some OCD cleaning of my new car I spotted the problem and before any serious damage.
It seems from others comments that Porsche charge a bomb to fix the doors (out of warranty) and don't always get it right either. So I'm doing it myself. I am half way through the job. I'm using a water prrof canvas from an old aning to make my own membrane. I'm also using sealant and I'm going to shoot some expansion foam down there for good measure. Keeping the routes to the door drains clear by running some copper wire up them as the foam sets to ensure there is still a passage of water.
I've also just noticed something else. Carpet on the inside of "wet area doors" as Porsche call them as they aren't designed to stop water coming in is a really bad idea. Cos through capiliary action the water will travel up and round the speakers to get to the indide of the car, I've therfore trimmed as much carpet back as I can on the inside of the door and put sealant around there as well as watr won't go up sealant!!!
Fingers crossed I've done enough. I'll let you know.
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