Hi folks, my octavia vrs has hit an Iceberg.

 

1) Water is coming in the front passenger footwell from under the glovebox/pollen filter area.

I've  had a go at fixing this today, removed the scuttle cover to find a previous bodge where the plastic scuttle cover had the drainage slope snapped off which had been tiger sealed to the actual pollen filter housing?

I removed all this to find a semi blocked drain to the wing area with an electrical cable through it, and I partly removed the wheel arch liner enough to remove the compost build up and ran water through with a hose to ensure it was clear.

The pollen filter housing has been tiger sealed to the car by a previous owner but there was water droplets sitting below the filter where it goes into the blower, any ideas?

 

2) The rear passenger side door also letting water in which seemed to be from the door card, which I removed to find a shredded membrane, and door drains blocked with broken glass and it looks like the small non moving part of the door glass has been replaced in the past.

I made sure the drains were clear and resealed with plastic sheeting and duct tape and put it all back together, the door now drains fine but water is still getting in through the door seal I think  :'(

For part 1 above im guessing its not sealed very well where the previous... person... didnt do a very good job of fixing what he broke...

Part 2 - do you have a sunroof? as these drains can block, and let water down by the door pillar,

might not be via the door seal? try Nerds chalking idea to track it down.

Hi mate, cheers for the reply, yes I think I'll have to remove the filter housing and clean it all up and seal this properly.

The car doesn't have a sunroof and water sits right along the bottom of the door seal, I'll dry it all and try the chalk technique when I get a chance and see whats what.

 

Thanks mate 

happy to help (when im able to!!!)

To check quickly if the door seal is sealing, get a sheet of A4 paper, tear some strips about an inch wide and six inches long, and carefully trap them in the door in different areas, 2 strips at a time leaving a couple of inches sticking out to pull on if you get what I mean.

 

With the door shut and trapping the strip in between the seal and the door, if you gently try to pull the strip out, you should feel some resistance from the door rubber. If the strip comes flying out, that is part of the area where the door seal is not making contact with the door.

 

If you do this working round the door about a foot in length at a time, you should build up a picture of how tight the door is sealing. This test should only take about 5 minutes to do, and if it shows the seal is tight all round, then you do Nerd's chalk test to check for actual punctures in the seal.

 

Have used this method for years, and trust me, though it is quite simple, it works really well - especially for wind noise.

 

Hope it helps.

 

Phil

I'll also give that a try this weekend, thanks for the help mate