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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Drewomega on 09 May 2014, 21:15:47

Title: Water Ingress!
Post by: Drewomega on 09 May 2014, 21:15:47
Hello fellow OOF'ers,
I have not been on this forum for more than 6 months after having my last contribution being deleted by a stazy type person on here.
However, my Omega has been sat here in Scotland for 6 months after me being working in Nigeria. I arrived back yesterday.
The front passengers footwell was very wet which has never happened before.
I have checked all the excellent fixes on here and everything seems ok.
Has anybody got any ideas on this??
PS: She started up first time after all these months.  :y :y Yea!   
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: tunnie on 09 May 2014, 21:23:32
Scuttle drain blocked. Clear it quick or will kill your fan controller  :y
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: PhilRich on 09 May 2014, 21:24:35
You've checked the Passenger side scuttle drain for a blockage then? :-\

note to me: must type faster! ;D
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: Drewomega on 10 May 2014, 10:37:47
All clear! No leaves or crud in either side. As it is raining at the moment, I cannot see water coming in anywhere.  :-[
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: Andy B on 10 May 2014, 13:00:13
All clear! No leaves or crud in either side. As it is raining at the moment, I cannot see water coming in anywhere.  :-[

Have you looked right at the bottom of the pollen filter housing?  ;)

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90582.0
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: tunnie on 10 May 2014, 13:02:52
If you chuck a jug of water in, it should flow straight out instantly  :y
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: Drewomega on 11 May 2014, 10:36:03
Bottom of scuttle clear! I even put high pressure washer lance down the drain.
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: Andy A on 11 May 2014, 12:47:55
I wonder if the weight of the water build-up has already flushed it through, if its clear and no signs of anymore water getting in.

When I lived in a flat the toilet would block up on a regular basis but if the flush was pulled a second time to the brim, then after a short while the weight of the water would send the blockage on its way.  :y 

Just a thought.
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 11 May 2014, 13:03:43
Dodgy door seal or possibly blocked drains in the dfoor itself, causing it to drain into the car :-\

That said, does it have a sunroof? If so the sunroof drains could be partially blocked... with tbe rain we've had over the last few months, it wouldn't take much to overflow...
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: Drewomega on 12 May 2014, 10:03:55
Yes, it has a sun roof. I am running a hose taped to the roof as I type. Will report if I find anything. Thanks!
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: tunnie on 12 May 2014, 12:55:04
Also double check any holes the the floor pan, in my 2.2, the rear passenger of footwell had a hole...

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/803897/Omega/Misc/hole.jpg)
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: Andy B on 12 May 2014, 13:18:17
Also double check any holes the the floor pan, in my 2.2, the rear passenger of footwell had a hole...

 ....

Wasn't that a drain hole?  ::)
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: Drewomega on 13 May 2014, 09:52:16
Well! I had the hose running most of the day yesterday covering sunroof, doors etc. I also had kitchen towels strategically placed under glove box and beside doors. Nada, zilch, nothing in the way of water coming in. I concur with AndyA in that the water may have emptied after I moved the car to clear the rust off the brake discs. I did not notice the water in the footwell until after driving (slowly) for a couple of miles. The first thing I looked at was the passenger side scuttle drain. A mystery. I will keep a lookout when it next rains, which up here in Scotland will be soon!  ;D
Title: Re: Water Ingress!
Post by: tunnie on 13 May 2014, 10:00:51
Also double check any holes the the floor pan, in my 2.2, the rear passenger of footwell had a hole...

 ....

Wasn't that a drain hole?  ::)

Nope  :y

If you poked a screw driver through that, the carpet in the cabin moved up   :o