Fiesta Mk 6 - door full of water
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I recently discovered that the passenger side door on my car is full of water,
I'd been hearing a small sloshing noise for a week or so now, and at first I just presumed that there was a bottle of water or something underneath the seat that I'd forgotten about. But the sloshing's been getting louder and I found no beverages in my car.
I only got the car in the spring, so this is the first bout of rain since I've owned it.
A quick Google search shows that this is quite common in Mk 6 fiestas, I tried clearing the drainage holes as suggested when I googled but the raging torrents that I hope would suddenly emerge from the bottom of my door when I did this never came.
I'd really like to get this water out ASAP to avoid rusting/damaged electrics. So any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'd be grateful if you chaps could give me some answers to these...
- If I take this to my local Ford dealer, with the car out of warranty, how much are they likely to charge me, and will they offer a permanent fix?
- Could any old mechanic sort this out at a lower cost, or could I even do it myself? (bearing in mind I already tried to clear the 2 drainage holes, albeit with an old knife in the dark)
Thank you all
Sam
I'd been hearing a small sloshing noise for a week or so now, and at first I just presumed that there was a bottle of water or something underneath the seat that I'd forgotten about. But the sloshing's been getting louder and I found no beverages in my car.
I only got the car in the spring, so this is the first bout of rain since I've owned it.
A quick Google search shows that this is quite common in Mk 6 fiestas, I tried clearing the drainage holes as suggested when I googled but the raging torrents that I hope would suddenly emerge from the bottom of my door when I did this never came.
I'd really like to get this water out ASAP to avoid rusting/damaged electrics. So any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'd be grateful if you chaps could give me some answers to these...
- If I take this to my local Ford dealer, with the car out of warranty, how much are they likely to charge me, and will they offer a permanent fix?
- Could any old mechanic sort this out at a lower cost, or could I even do it myself? (bearing in mind I already tried to clear the 2 drainage holes, albeit with an old knife in the dark)
Thank you all
Sam
Edited by 31mph on Tuesday 12th November 00:18
Edited by 31mph on Tuesday 12th November 00:18
Hooli said:
Can't be that hard to get the door card off & poke the holes from the inside. I'd try again with a bit of stiff wire from outside though, could be your knife was too fat to get all the way up the hole.
I think that might have been the problem, I'll have another fiddle with it tomorrow in the daylight before I take it somewhere.I'm just a bit worried that I'm going to have to do it every bloody time it rains if I can't find a permanent solution
My thoughts are if it blocks up again then take the door card off & clean out the bottom of the door as there will be something in there reblocking it.
Sounds like your car is too new, but I had an old car with mould growing inside the door & lumps used to fall down & block the drain holes at various times.
Sounds like your car is too new, but I had an old car with mould growing inside the door & lumps used to fall down & block the drain holes at various times.
If you look at underside of door where the skin is joined there are a few slits for the water to drain out. There is some sort of wax oil in the door that blocks these slits, push a small screw driver up and wiggle and the water comes out. I've had to do it to mine a couple of times. Hope I've not answered a question that has already been answered.
31mph said:
When I went to sort it this morning and it had drained during the night - obviously last night I managed to dislodge something even if it didn't look like it at the time
Just seen this thread,i had the EXACT same thing happen on my 2008 MK6.5 Fiesta.Sloshing in the passenger door for a couple of days then it went overnight.
Wierd....
I had this problem a while back after days of heavy rain, simply the drain holes in the bottom of the door were blocked, simply find a coffee stirrer or similar and wiggle it in the hole
The water came gushing out along with some crud that was blocking it.
No need to take the door apart.
The water came gushing out along with some crud that was blocking it.
No need to take the door apart.
foxtrotmike said:
I had this problem a while back after days of heavy rain, simply the drain holes in the bottom of the door were blocked, simply find a coffee stirrer or similar and wiggle it in the hole
The water came gushing out along with some crud that was blocking it.
No need to take the door apart.
That's the reply I gave November 2013 The water came gushing out along with some crud that was blocking it.
No need to take the door apart.
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