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Water Ingress!
« 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!   
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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #1 on: 09 May 2014, 21:23:32 »
Scuttle drain blocked. Clear it quick or will kill your fan controller  :y
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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #2 on: 09 May 2014, 21:24:35 »
You've checked the Passenger side scuttle drain for a blockage then? :-\

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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #3 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.  :-[
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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #4 on: 10 May 2014, 13:00:13 »
Quote from: 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.  :-[

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

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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #5 on: 10 May 2014, 13:02:52 »
If you chuck a jug of water in, it should flow straight out instantly  :y
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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #6 on: 11 May 2014, 10:36:03 »
Bottom of scuttle clear! I even put high pressure washer lance down the drain.
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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #7 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 

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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #8 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...
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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #9 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!
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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #10 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...

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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #11 on: 12 May 2014, 13:18:17 »
Quote from: 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...

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Wasn't that a drain hole?  ::)
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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #12 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
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Re: Water Ingress!
« Reply #13 on: 13 May 2014, 10:00:51 »
Quote from: Andy B on 12 May 2014, 13:18:17
Quote from: 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...

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Wasn't that a drain hole?  ::)

Nope  :y

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