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Title: Floor Rust
Post by: amba on 18 April 2013, 19:21:06
Whilst I had the car on a jack earlier today,I noticed the passenger side floor area has started to disintergrate :-X :'(

It seems that its the section that has 2 large black rubber grommits in it which I assume are drainage plugs and if you push it with a screw driver it just goes through.What caught my eye was when the car was raised water ?? seemed to be dripping from the  rubber bung nearest the front so had a closer look and think the water has started rotting the floor .

Question is firstly can this be welded /repaired....and secondly why would this be leaking water as must be rainwater within a chassis member or box section.
Title: Re: Floor Rust
Post by: PhilRich on 18 April 2013, 22:05:15
Lifting the Passenger side carpet & soundproofing will probably reveal that you've had a very longstanding water leak into the footwell, either from a regularly blocked scuttle drain, or a loose/missing grommet in the drain box section area, a leaking windscreen or a badly sealed door rubber :-\
Title: Re: Floor Rust
Post by: amba on 18 April 2013, 22:25:36
So its a trip to see a man with a welder then ?.

Never suspected anything a miss as scuttle has been regularly cleaned out ..so maybe windscreen.

Need to add that to the list of ..."jobs which need doing"..work/money pit mounting  >:(
Title: Re: Floor Rust
Post by: Elite Pete on 19 April 2013, 07:39:31
When the skuttle drain on my diesel blocked I lifted the carpet to help it dry out. After seeing how thick the sound proofing was on the bulk head I decided to remove it all and swap it for one I was breaking. It would have taken months to dry out on its own :(