water in footwell

[volospian]

Hello all,

Where are the most common areas for water getting into the passenger footwell?

It's sopping wet down there and the heater controler is soaked (and so is the ecu!!) and that's probably what's causing the odd "short circuit" effects I am having.

[Onzlouk]

What i did was remove the door rubbers and applied a bead of silicone around them and refitted. No more leaks, but there are other places such as the gromets on the body for the door electrics and if you remove the battery cover under the bonnet you will see some other siliconed areas which you could redo. IIRC theres a well compiled list if the search works.

[SimonKD]

With the onset of heavy rain a few people may ask the same thing, here's the list:

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
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

and as for the rear nearside & offside

1. Seat belt securing bolts
2. Door seals
3. Grommets in floorpan
4. Rear screen

Regards
Simon

[amazon]

I had exactly this problem last year. With lots of help from 'the boys' on PH, I managed to fix it .

SimonKD's list is lovely and thorough, but if you need somewhere to start, I removed the carpet on the 'roof' of the footwell and found perished gromits where pipes etc come through from the engine bag. Using loads of sealant I plastered it around the area inside the car and from the engine bay side too - from memory there were three main areas.

Also, re-sited the ECU. It was in such a position that the water ran down the wire, into the pin connector and into the unit. Turned it up the other way so that water couldn't run it, but couldn't get a good position, so it is now velcro'd to the roof of the footwell for extra protection from water.

HTH.

[SimonKD]

amazon said:

SimonKD's list is lovely and thorough

Hi Nicky, not really my list but just one I transcribed from an early (1998) TVR Cerbera technical bulletin I found amongst a host of pdf's I have. Quite useful this time of year with people experiencing water leaks.

Regards
Simon

[mr spectraflair]

SimonKD said:

amazon said:

SimonKD's list is lovely and thorough

Hi Nicky, not really my list but just one I transcribed from an early (1998) TVR Cerbera technical bulletin I found amongst a host of pdf's I have. Quite useful this time of year with people experiencing water leaks.

Regards
Simon

Oh my god! You mean you actually drive that beauty in the rain.. but...but.. it will get wet and dirty!

[volospian]

mr spectraflair said:

Oh my god! You mean you actually drive that beauty in the rain.. but...but.. it will get wet and dirty!

I drive mine daily. It gets very wet, and very dirty

[mr spectraflair]

volospian said:

mr spectraflair said:

Oh my god! You mean you actually drive that beauty in the rain.. but...but.. it will get wet and dirty!

I drive mine daily. It gets very wet, and very dirty

a god among us lesser mortals.

[volospian]

mr spectraflair said:

volospian said:

mr spectraflair said:

Oh my god! You mean you actually drive that beauty in the rain.. but...but.. it will get wet and dirty!

I drive mine daily. It gets very wet, and very dirty

a god among us lesser mortals.

Yeah, or maybe just insane, lol

[Buffoon]

Judging from your previous post, the best way to stop the water coming in is to drive around lakes not through them

[morebeanz]

Buffoon said:

Judging from your previous post, the best way to stop the water coming in is to drive around lakes not through them

He speaks sense this man!!

[volospian]

Buffoon said:

Judging from your previous post, the best way to stop the water coming in is to drive around lakes not through them

Hmmmm, maybe... You think I should wind the windows up in the rain too?

[volospian]

Well, I just fished the heater controller box out of the passenger footwell. Picked it up and watched water pour out of the box... errr, that's not good...

So I took it inside, pulled it apart, dried it with some kitchen roll and left it on the radiator for a while. Put it back together and plugged it back in... all working properly again... wahay (well, as proper as it ever has, the cold air is still utterly pathetic, even on full blast)

I think I need to get the leaks fixed asap. it could have been the ecu full of water