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[Kieran]

I actually completely removed my rubber seal from the scuttle tray as it was always getting blocked with leaves and crap. No problems since.

[TheStid]

Oky Doky...had a good look in the scuttle area, took the drain tube out and took the little flap off the top. It was clear and bone dry, as was the pollen filter.

Guess I need to take it somewhere with ramps of a pit to check the A/C condensate pipe as I can't get under the car, unless there is a way of checking this from inside (preferably without dismantling half the interior ).

Question: how long does the sound deadening take to dry out?

[sophos9]

If you feel brave you can get it on some axle stands and crawl under!  

[TheStid]

yeah..right....not that brave ..I will get me local independent (AllVaux) to have a looksee

[TheBoy]

if drain is clear, check windscreen seal along lower edge

[TheStid]

Ok, back to this again...Over the weekend after a run, I checked under the car and there was water dripping on the ground from around the gearbox area, directly under the dash if you took a vertical line up, which would mean (to me) that the condesate pipe is not blocked from the A/C, which leaves the lower windscreen seal; What is the best way to check this?

[ians]

..but it wasn't raining over the weekend was it?

Its common to get condensate off the ac system in hot weather so may be this.  Otherwise I would be checking your HBV is not leaking - that would drip in this area too. (that wouldn't really explain your interior flooding though).

[TheStid]

No  but was investigating possibilities and the interior on N/S is still wet (not damp, wet) and it did p**s down Monday night. I managed to squeeze a finger up between the bulkhead and the central console and there is some rubber foam there which is wet too, so it looks like it is coming from behind the dash area. The back is still very wet but boot area is absolutely dry; so I have bit wet N/S front, very wet N/S rear, no evidence of it coming through door seals (took plastic trim of and the carpet/ SD felt in this area is dry. Any more idea's as I am seriously thinking "get rid of", which would be a shame as there is nought else wrong with it.  

I think the reason the back is wetter than the front btw is that my drive is sloped down to garage and I reverse on due to inconsiderate parking by neighbours and their vistors (I hate having to do a 5 point turn just to get out of my driveway! )

[hotel21]

Remember the foam under the carpet in the footwell is quite thick so will retain water....

As said previously, water dripping from around the gearbox area is normally the aircon condensate.  Amount dropped depends of the weather/humidity of a day, obviously, and a small puddle of a couple of inches diameter over 5 minutes is not unusual.

Just rearead back the thread.  Please clarify - is it the front footwell or the rear?  The scuttle drain is 99.99% the cause of water in the FNS footwell but, if the car parks with its nose uphill on a driveway then the water collects at the rear.....

As long as the water level in the header tank is not dropping, then its rainwater thats entering and not coolant.  Coolant normally has a distinct sweet smell, unlike rainwater.

*** posted after you edited - you do park on a slope!!  

[TheStid]

The problem was originally found in the rear footwell, but after investigation found it was wet in front too. Have done all the relevent around the scuttle which was clear and pollen filter bone dry.

No smell or taste to the water, and I don't seem to be losing coolant. Will try to dryout the foam best I can and keep an eye on it.

May have a go at getting the centre console out and see what is going on behind it at the dash end.

[hotel21]

Depending on how determined you are the trace the fault, you could remove the interior and the carpets.  This is the best way to ensure the foam under the carpets is dry and it gives the opportunity to investigate where the water is coming from.

If the slope of your drive is really quite steep then any buildup of water in the pollen filter area will quickly overflow into the car interior....

[TheStid]

Dont really have the time or facilities for removing the interior (not to mention inclination!) as this is my only mode of transport. Probably start parking nose down on the drive after I have dried it out a bit. (May need a visit to the neighbours to discuss their parking habits too)