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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: BazMV6 on 20 July 2007, 09:24:27
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For some time I've thought there was a bit of a damp, musty smell after rain...
This morning, there is a medium-sized puddle in the rear foot well! :(
So where's that come from?? :-?
BazMV6.
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For some time I've thought there was a bit of a damp, musty smell after rain...
This morning, there is a medium-sized puddle in the rear foot well! :(
So where's that come from?? :-?
BazMV6.
Assuming front carpets are dry, check the real door seals...
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Is the scuttle drain under the bonnet on the passenger side clear.....below the pollen filter, back right there is a small flap you cna open.
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Thanks for the pointers guys.
But I'm not going out in this to check - it'll have to wait until the sun comes out! I guess I might need a bucket to start bailing by then... :(
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I've got this problem too - I should have checked it out with you guys first I suppose!
Over the last few months (during this crap weather) I've had at times over two inches of water stood in the rear footwell.
When I've set off after a heavy downpour the rainwater floods through from behind the glovebox and into the passenger footwell - eventually making it's way into the rear. There is never any damp inside the glovebox however.
Last week I had Autoglass fit a new screen (thinking that the old one was fitted quite poorly) and I also fitted a new pollen filter just to be sure.
Well, the rain really came down this morning here in Somerset - the first time it's been so heavy in a couple of weeks - set off to take the kids to school this morning and what do you know - water piling in from behind the glovebox - back to the drawingboard and back to bailing out.
I will certainly take the advice above and let you know if I've had any success.
All the best,
Steve
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I've got this problem too - I should have checked it out with you guys first I suppose!
Over the last few months (during this crap weather) I've had at times over two inches of water stood in the rear footwell.
When I've set off after a heavy downpour the rainwater floods through from behind the glovebox and into the passenger footwell - eventually making it's way into the rear. There is never any damp inside the glovebox however.
Last week I had Autoglass fit a new screen (thinking that the old one was fitted quite poorly) and I also fitted a new pollen filter just to be sure.
Well, the rain really came down this morning here in Somerset - the first time it's been so heavy in a couple of weeks - set off to take the kids to school this morning and what do you know - water piling in from behind the glovebox - back to the drawingboard and back to bailing out.
I will certainly take the advice above and let you know if I've had any success.
All the best,
Steve
As its coming in from behind glovebox, its your scuttle drain - the well below pollen filter will fill up if the drain is blocked, water comes in via pollen filter, and ends up in cabin (and ruins pollen filter, and climate fan controller if climate fitted).
Clear the drain, all will be dry then ;)
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And it takes only a small slope for the water to appear in the rear passenger foot well.
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My scuttle is clear, but it rained so hard here today that the drain could not cope with the volume of water, so now i have a rather soggy passenger footwell >:(
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My scuttle is clear, but it rained so hard here today that the drain could not cope with the volume of water, so now i have a rather soggy passenger footwell >:(
Hmmmm, I would say your drain is not clear enough then... ...both my Omegas have been in torrential rain all day, and I bet I have not suffered wet carpets (too wet to run the 5 yrds to car to check!
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I was driving in it at the time with a lake as a road and basta**s with 4x4's flying through it and consequently drowning me >:(
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Hi all,
I've been into the scuttle drain - it's full of water - but I could not reach the bottom!! (arm too thick).
Sent my 14 year old son in and he can't reach the crap in the bottom.
What would you suggest is the best way to drain the scuttle off and clean the junk out?
All the best
Steve
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A gentle prod with a cane. Dont use anything too sharp or strong, and be careful of the wiring loom that goes through at the bottom.
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Hi THE BOY
I have tried a barbeque basting brush and a kebab stick - to no avail. I dropped my hand in and could feel the wiring loom and passed the prodders into my hand - water level as dropped but it's still not clear - water is filthy so I guess there is lots of gunk. Is the drain immediately beneath the wiring loom, I can't get my fingers that far down to feel around so I have just been try to dislodge it.
Thanks
Steve
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Hi THE BOY
I have tried a barbeque basting brush and a kebab stick - to no avail. I dropped my hand in and could feel the wiring loom and passed the prodders into my hand - water level as dropped but it's still not clear - water is filthy so I guess there is lots of gunk. Is the drain immediately beneath the wiring loom, I can't get my fingers that far down to feel around so I have just been try to dislodge it.
Thanks
Steve
Yes, just below loom.
On 1998 and earlier, there is a rubber tube which exits in passenger wheelarch - may help to attack it that way. Post 98 cars, if drains straight down, these seem to be less prone to blockage.
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Thanks for all the help and advise. Set my wife on it - she managed to release the water and the drain plug was half in/out so she pushed it into the drain gulley in the engine and managed to retreive it, it was stuffed with crap!! I have washed it out and will atempt to refit it tomorrow ::) hopefully I can get it back in from the top. There is alot of insulation tape missing from the loom (appx 3 inch) I think that I will leave it a week or so to dry then attempt to put some tape around it to protect it again - such a small space to work in though.
Once again thanks
Steve
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Thanks for all the help and advise. Set my wife on it - she managed to release the water and the drain plug was half in/out so she pushed it into the drain gulley in the engine and managed to retreive it, it was stuffed with crap!! I have washed it out and will atempt to refit it tomorrow ::) hopefully I can get it back in from the top. There is alot of insulation tape missing from the loom (appx 3 inch) I think that I will leave it a week or so to dry then attempt to put some tape around it to protect it again - such a small space to work in though.
Once again thanks
Steve
A result :y, and good on yer missus :y, hope she didn't break a nail ::)
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I think the easiest way is the "up and under methold". Put the steering on full lock to the right, locate the bottom part of the gromet/shute and shove your finger up. Just be careful you dont get a torrent of filthy cold water down your arm when the blockage releases.
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Just to confirm, mine was the scuttle drain too. Boy, is that difficult to get at!
Now trying to get everything dried out again - fan heater in rear footwell, carpets hanging out in the sun (yes, well, it did appear for a minute or two... 8-) )
Thanks again,
Baz.
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We are drying out too - fitted the pollen filter back in this morning and also the scuttle drain plug (very tricky) put everything back and then started slopping out, think that we got all that we could off the carpets so we have now put some old towels in to absorb the rest - I will swap them every couple of hours until we have most of it up then leave the doors open.
Thanks for al the help and advise - we would never had found it without you all.
Cheers
Joanne (steve's wife!!)
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Hi peeps - there's a really helpful guide in the faq section that covers this. Just had exactly the same problem yesterday for the 1st time with water pouring in and flooding the n/side front and rear footwells. Drain was completely silted up and obviously couldn't cope with the gallons pouring in there over the last 24hrs.
I don't think it had ever been cleaned before - won't catch me out twice.
Cheers
Ian. :y
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Hi peeps - there's a really helpful guide in the faq section that covers this. Just had exactly the same problem yesterday for the 1st time with water pouring in and flooding the n/side front and rear footwells. Drain was completely silted up and obviously couldn't cope with the gallons pouring in there over the last 24hrs.
I don't think it had ever been cleaned before - won't catch me out twice.
Cheers
Ian. :y
Its common problem, I always throw a litre of water through mine every time I open the bonnet - that tends to keep it pretty clear ;)