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Title: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: eumjmorris on 17 January 2008, 13:54:50
caouldnt find the previous post but just sussed my problem this week,
the plenum chamber in the nearside bulkhead, below the pollen filter,
was awash and the filter bottom one inch wet..front and rear footwells squelching with water. couldnt find a drain to rod, dislodged the rubber collar of the main loom cable, and a gallon gushed out. below that, found a bung in the floor of the chamber, but no evidence of a drain through it. still to wash clean at weekend, and see if there is a drain?
does anyone know in advance, and can one access this from beneath?
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: markey mark on 17 January 2008, 14:11:09
yes mate little rubber boot type thing hanging out of inner wing on passenger side !! stick your finger in and prepare to puke !! :y
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 17 January 2008, 14:26:37
If its an early car then yes it appears on the inner wing of the pasenger wheel arch, later cars appear on the front pasenger side chassis member in the engine bay.
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: Martin_1962 on 17 January 2008, 16:05:35
VAX it out then do the hole - then flush water through
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: TheBoy on 17 January 2008, 16:20:25
Up to about 97ish, ones out of wheelarch (and you can get to this from wheelarch), later, stright on to chassis rail (not so easy to get to)!
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: MickAP on 17 January 2008, 17:44:25
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Up to about 97ish, ones out of wheelarch (and you can get to this from wheelarch), later, stright on to chassis rail (not so easy to get to)!

Easy enough just get you're hand down there from the top and pull the grommet out, or poke you finger up there. Passenger side.
Be prepared to get wet though and it stinks so rubber gloves is a good idea, that chamber must hold around 2 gallons of stinky rain water and sludge built up.
Best to lift all carpets that side and dry out, also remove that rubber matting underneath it, it's like a sponge and soaks up all the water, will stink if left wet.

Mick


Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: eumjmorris on 18 January 2008, 09:01:05
thanks to all, yes it's a later 2002 V6 car.
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: gofwb on 18 January 2008, 09:31:48
A VAX and a hair dryer did the job of drying everything for me.
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: Pitchfork on 18 January 2008, 10:03:17
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A VAX and a hair dryer did the job of drying everything for me.
Certainly a VAX removed Gallons after I drove into a flood & filled all 4 foot-wells
I then did not remove carpets but on every sunny day, left the car with all windows open
Very little smell resulted, a quick spray with upholstery deoderant from Halfords got rid of that & no problems since
I guess a Hairdryer would work but anticipate that you will be there for a considerable time
IW
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: gofwb on 18 January 2008, 11:55:08
Mine had a small amount of water from the drain being blocked, not half a river in it  ;)
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: Pitchfork on 18 January 2008, 12:36:58
The other half of the River was sucked into the engine but it survived
Who said BMW Diesels are not tough! :D
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: TheBoy on 18 January 2008, 14:30:05
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The other half of the River was sucked into the engine but it survived
Who said BMW Diesels are not tough! :D
ME!
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 18 January 2008, 14:32:32
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The other half of the River was sucked into the engine but it survived
Who said BMW Diesels are not tough! :D


VERY lucky......seen quite a few Omegas with the 2.5TD hydraulic in floods and bend rods!

At the time (some 10 years ago), a long engine was 4000+vat!
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: davlad22 on 18 January 2008, 15:42:16
I'll take two please!  ;D
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: kbou55 on 19 January 2008, 10:22:40
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The other half of the River was sucked into the engine but it survived
Who said BMW Diesels are not tough! :D

Nice one ;D
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: Pitchfork on 19 January 2008, 12:44:59
An air intake that low down is asking for trouble
My 60's Mini had the intake on top of the engine, (but it gave up in wet conditions with a soaked Distributor) ;)
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: TheBoy on 19 January 2008, 18:13:22
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An air intake that low down is asking for trouble
My 60's Mini had the intake on top of the engine, (but it gave up in wet conditions with a soaked Distributor) ;)
the intake isn't that low - its above bumper height....
Title: Re: Passenger Footwells soaking wet, driver's side dry
Post by: Pitchfork on 20 January 2008, 09:00:42
but obviously not high enough! ;)