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Title: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: peter the butcher on 10 August 2014, 13:30:06
 well woke up and went out to the miggy, to go to work, and all the torrential rain gave me an inch of water in the passenger and rear footwells yet again  >:( >:(
I cleaned the scuttles out, but somehow the passenger side must have had an obstruction, it was full again, pushed the long metal wire I keep in the car now, after finding the drainage hole ( sore hands again trying to find the hole), just want a few warm days to dry the f,ing carpets now.
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: kevinp58 on 10 August 2014, 13:57:42
Take the pollen filter housing out and give the void a real good clean it blocks up very easily.  :y
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: 05omegav6 on 10 August 2014, 15:15:29
As for drying the carpets, seats out and hang the capets on the washing line for a couple of days :y
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: robson on 10 August 2014, 15:21:07
When I had this problem I dried it all out with a fan heater without taking the seats out. I check my scuttle drain more often than the oil level it has become an obsession ;D
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: RobG on 10 August 2014, 15:24:19
Remove the bung, job done
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: 05omegav6 on 10 August 2014, 15:40:06
When I had this problem I dried it all out with a fan heater without taking the seats out. I check my scuttle drain more often than the oil level it has become an obsession ;D
That won't dry out the foam sound deadening under the carpet, which won't do the floor any favours ::)
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: robson on 10 August 2014, 17:38:39
I lifted the carpets and foam before drying.
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: robson on 10 August 2014, 18:33:27
I have thought about removing the bung but surely its there for some reason
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 August 2014, 18:37:13
I have thought about removing the bung but surely its there for some reason

When I cleaned  my pollen filter I found the bung but not the drain hole. Where is it exactly?

If I can't find it I'll remove the large bung as suggested by Rob G.  :y
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: kevinp58 on 10 August 2014, 18:40:35
I have thought about removing the bung but surely its there for some reason

When I cleaned  my pollen filter I found the bung but not the drain hole. Where is it exactly?

If I can't find it I'll remove the large bung as suggested by Rob G.  :y







If I remember there is a small gap between the bulkhead and the chassis that I poked some wire in and it cleared it and had not water since
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: 05omegav6 on 10 August 2014, 18:41:29
I have thought about removing the bung but surely its there for some reason

When I cleaned  my pollen filter I found the bung but not the drain hole. Where is it exactly?

If I can't find it I'll remove the large bung as suggested by Rob G.  :y
Follow the top of the nearside front chassis rail back from the PAS bottle to the bulkhead. Where it disappears from view is where the drain spout lives :y
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 August 2014, 18:43:34
I have thought about removing the bung but surely its there for some reason

When I cleaned  my pollen filter I found the bung but not the drain hole. Where is it exactly?

If I can't find it I'll remove the large bung as suggested by Rob G.  :y
Follow the top of the nearside front chassis rail back from the PAS bottle to the bulkhead. Where it disappears from view is where the drain spout lives :y

Thanks, Al I'll take a look. :y
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: peter the butcher on 10 August 2014, 19:25:28
As for drying the carpets, seats out and hang the capets on the washing line for a couple of days :y

what,,,, in this rain ;D ;D ;D ;D
been non stop since 8.30 this morning lol
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: mickyboy123 on 10 August 2014, 19:50:14
i cleaned mine recently, found it imposible to poke anything thu the bung from pollen filter end it comes out on the chassies at right angles to the bottom of the pollen fillter end if you poke something thu you just hit the chassie .

however if you poke it from chassie end its easy located exactly where al ses.

i would also get your hover out and hover the crap out by polen filter.

i got some odd looks frm the neibours tho. ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: peter the butcher on 10 August 2014, 20:06:27
I just wish I had smaller hands, they are very very sore trying to get between the filter and bulkhead lol. But just keep poking the bottom until the wire disappears, am getting used to this now. See what it like in the morning, if its full again, may  just sell the car, as am sick of it now. Thank god I have not put the new genuine floor mats in   :) :) :)
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: mickyboy123 on 10 August 2014, 20:28:49
yes there not much room i sliced my arm in two places tryin to get my arm down to the bung just couldnt do it.

thats why i did from the other end and got hover in there. :y
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: tport on 10 August 2014, 20:32:24
I had the same problem, driving through Friday's monsoon rains on the A428 in Cambriidgeshire.  The drain works but not for the rate of water that was pouring down the windscreen.  Had about two inches in the rear footwell wbich created a tsunami into the front footwell every time I slowed down.
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: peter the butcher on 11 August 2014, 08:32:01
I had the same problem, driving through Friday's monsoon rains on the A428 in Cambriidgeshire.  The drain works but not for the rate of water that was pouring down the windscreen.  Had about two inches in the rear footwell wbich created a tsunami into the front footwell every time I slowed down.
thats what happened to me.when I slowed down I exclaimed,,,, for F*&^%sake
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: robson on 11 August 2014, 08:54:00
Is there some confusion here? I thought that the drain hole was part of the rubber bung take it  out completely and you have a large, inch and a quarter hole? which would allow the water to run straight out onto the chassis leg ,ie no obstruction atall. Does the bung over time get tired and the hole tend to close up?
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: mickyboy123 on 11 August 2014, 09:09:36
yes the bung is the drain hole false stop, but unless you have matchstick arms you wont be able to get your arm in to remove it ;D  ;D
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: robson on 11 August 2014, 09:21:22
If you are determined to remove it a long stick with a hook on the the end  or a piece of strong wire should get it out. An earlier post said take out the pollen filter carrier to get room I dont know what sort of job this is.
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: The DIRK on 12 August 2014, 20:46:43
I removed my pollen filter poked the dirt  out the small hole then washed it out with small amount of water to make sure it drained.


Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: robson on 13 August 2014, 08:19:35
yes but needs doing on a regular basis depending on where car is parked,under trees etc.
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: peter the butcher on 13 August 2014, 11:45:09
The lad at work who replaced discs and pads, said the chassis leg, were the water runs, was a very bad design fault, as the leg is as rusty as hell, and needs sorting, I have not seen it yet, but would have thought that a longer pipe would have sorted the problem when the car was designed, keeping the water away from the chassis, cause we all know what water and metal cause  :( :(
Title: Re: wet carpets ,,,,, again
Post by: 05omegav6 on 13 August 2014, 12:16:18
The leg itself is a very efficient drain :y