Hi all, 

 

My car has been off road for quite a while now and water has managed to find a way inside. 
 

The N/S and D/S inside footwell are both covered with water and I do not know where the water is coming in from. I will be uploading pictures tomorrow hopefully to show the rubber door seals whether to justify if they would need changing or it is entering through the door cards or somewhere else.

 

if anyone has had this sort of problem before with their Skoda Octavia vRS MK1 please let me know and how you have addressed this issue. 
 

Thanks

If it has been sat, then check around the base of the wiper arms in the scuttle tray.

 

If leaves and debris block the drain holes and the scuttle tray fills with rainwater after a downpour it can run down under the windscreen and bulkhead directly into the footwells...

 

 

Does it have a sunroof? Again the drainage channels can become blocked.

18 minutes ago, silver1011 said:

If it has been sat, then check around the base of the wiper arms in the scuttle tray.

 

If leaves and debris block the drain holes and the scuttle tray fills with rainwater after a downpour it can run down under the windscreen and bulkhead directly into the footwells...

 

 

Does it have a sunroof? Again the drainage channels can become blocked.

I’ve checked the drainage holes and it all seems to be clear, I’ve drained the water from the car previously and have noticed that the water is building up in the rear passenger and once full, spills over into the driver side. 
 

The car doesn’t have a sunroof either.

 

Thanks for the reply it is actually bugging me out, I will check the membrane of the passenger door by removing the door card and see if their is any water build up there. 

Which side left or right?

 

He said both..

 

 

If the door cards have ever been off, by anyone, and the membrane nit sealed absolutely perfectly, water will get into the footwells from there. A small tear/gap in seal can let a surprising amount of water through.

 

Odds of any mk1 still on the road not having had at least issue needing a door card off are pretty slim at this stage..

Compost can also build up behind the wheel arch liners, and which is where the scuttle drains to. Water backs up in there and can get in through the grommet the bonnet release cable passes through...

 

Hope that helps

 

On 22/12/2019 at 15:37, skoda5232 said:

Which side left or right?

 

On the right side mate 

2 hours ago, mac11irl said:

He said both..

 

 

If the door cards have ever been off, by anyone, and the membrane nit sealed absolutely perfectly, water will get into the footwells from there. A small tear/gap in seal can let a surprising amount of water through.

 

Odds of any mk1 still on the road not having had at least issue needing a door card off are pretty slim at this stage..

Compost can also build up behind the wheel arch liners, and which is where the scuttle drains to. Water backs up in there and can get in through the grommet the bonnet release cable passes through...

 

Hope that helps

 

Sorry mate I made a mistake on my post I’ll address to it now, I meant only the driver side and rear driver foot wells.

 

thanks and I will check behind the wheel arch liner, but I did put some water through the bonnet hole to see if any water came through the footwell via cable, but the drain holes seem perfectly clear as water is flowing through them. 

8 hours ago, VRS2FAT said:

but I did put some water through the bonnet hole to see if any water came through the footwell via cable, but the drain holes seem perfectly clear as water is flowing through them. 

 

In that case.... its likely the driver door membrane hasnt been properly reattached/replaced following work being done (window regulator/lock mechanism...).  The shape of the floor pan means that water will flow to the rear footwell first, even if the leak is up front, unless youre always parked pointing downhill.

 

 

4 hours ago, mac11irl said:

 

In that case.... its likely the driver door membrane hasnt been properly reattached/replaced following work being done (window regulator/lock mechanism...).  The shape of the floor pan means that water will flow to the rear footwell first, even if the leak is up front, unless youre always parked pointing downhill.

 

 

Thanks for the quick reply, the car has been in my possession for 4 years or longer, no work has been done to the driver door. It’s quite an unusual one for me to be honest. 
 

I’ve even poured water onto the driver side doors and see if there was any leak, nothing was happening. 
 

With the rain continuing overnight I’ve covered the car with a cover now as it’s too much headache cleaning the water and carpet etc .

On 24/12/2019 at 06:56, VRS2FAT said:

On the right side mate 

 

Remove the rear seat, side trim & the rocker panel trim, while sitting inside the car ask someone to spray  the car using a garden hose for any visible water ingress. Also remove the windshield trim and check whether the hood cable boot and wiring harness boots are intact.

The side with the pollen filter leaks because water can run directly into the pollen filter and the seal on the underside also needs resealing.

On the otherside I had a leak because the seal on the small black electrical box is also poor , I removed items on both sides resealed .

I also made 2 black rubber discs and mounted them on the wiper shafts on the underside of the windscreen shuttle this helps direct the majority of the water away from the black electrical box.

What I am struggling with is the leak into the boot area , I think it might be entering around the fuel flap 

Have you checked the roof aerial?

 

Mine was loose and that let water into the boot and footwell.

 

 

Edit: Missed this was a 5 year old thread.

Edited 10 September, 20241 yr by tetley

I have ta , not sure if it where the wires go from body to tailgate

On 10/09/2024 at 18:27, IanDorling said:

The side with the pollen filter leaks because water can run directly into the pollen filter and the seal on the underside also needs resealing.

On the otherside I had a leak because the seal on the small black electrical box is also poor , I removed items on both sides resealed .

I also made 2 black rubber discs and mounted them on the wiper shafts on the underside of the windscreen shuttle this helps direct the majority of the water away from the black electrical box.

What I am struggling with is the leak into the boot area , I think it might be entering around the fuel flap 

Found the rear leak it was coming from the roof channels,  I carefully removed the 2 black plastic rails and the panel sealant was cracked so I cleaned snd resealed front to back both sides and now there is currently no water entering the car 

Just now, IanDorling said:

Found the rear leak it was coming from the roof channels,  I carefully removed the 2 black plastic rails and the panel sealant was cracked so I cleaned and resealed front to back both sides and now there is currently no water entering the car