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[brett1408]

had fun on the way to work this morning, when i switched on the heater fan i got a noise like a bucket of water being stirred very quickly! heat still coming out of the vents though, after a few minutes of this odd noise the passenger footwell filled with water! of course i thought it was the heater matrix gone but no " coolant level low " message on the screen, i stopped over and checked the header tank, level fine, no coolant lost all day so i'm guessing ive got a leak somewhere, it rained very heavy for ages last night but after checking the scuttle area i cant see anything obvious!?! has this happened to anyone else?

[Darth Loo-knee]

Just an idea have you checked the drain holes inside the scuttle panel?

On the passenger side under the bonnet, there is a flap to able you to get at the pollen filter, under there at the very bottom is a rubber drain hole, sometimes they get bloked.. Also there is one one the drivers side but that is easy to see...

[brett1408]

yep, i found them, they're both fine, i'm going to duck-tape the base of the screen for now as the sealing rubber looks very loose, if it works i'll replace it!

[Darth Loo-knee]

Sounds like you need some "Sikaflex" mate

[TheBoy]

Tip a jug of water into passenger side scuttle drain, see how quick it disappears - I reckon your drain is partially bloked, and couldn't cope with the downpour

[brett1408]

ty, i'll try it in the morning! it looked quite free though, i'm just so glad that it was'nt the matrix, my first thought, i've just done one on a 306 diesel and that was bad enough!  

[markey mark]

pipes for matrix on omegas are on drivers side bud wet feet you would get