water in drivers and rear passenger floor - is this common? how do i fix it ? where from is the water ingression? 

I have been away for a week and there has been loads of rain, the car was parked and smilingly all closed  but now I have entered the car and the right hand side floor in pooled with copious amounts of water  is this something that happened to other ppl?  the copilot side is bone dry front and back where do i start ? 

 

can i get some help to identify the root and causes and resolve this problem please 

 

thank you in advance 

Lu

I had the same problem up until this weekend.

 

With me it was water ingress from the roof aerial. Went to Screwfix and bought some black silicone sealant and sealed the aerial mounting. Used a carpet cleaner to suck out the water and it's stayed dry since. Heavy rain last night so I assume all good.

Thank you for this response  i will look at that too.

 

I forgot to mention mine has a sun roof too so currently checking the drain holes - could they be blocked and over spilling ? anyone know?  just trying to save having to lift up the whole carpet to see where it ingress from 
Thank you in advance 
Luis 

On 08/04/2024 at 10:19, Lasp said:

water in drivers and rear passenger floor - is this common? how do i fix it ? where from is the water ingression? 

I have been away for a week and there has been loads of rain, the car was parked and smilingly all closed  but now I have entered the car and the right hand side floor in pooled with copious amounts of water  is this something that happened to other ppl?  the copilot side is bone dry front and back where do i start ? 

 

can i get some help to identify the root and causes and resolve this problem please 

 

thank you in advance 

Lu

I forgot to mention mine has a sun roof too so currently checking the drain holes - could they be blocked and over spilling ? anyone know?  just trying to save having to lift up the whole carpet to see where it ingress from 
Thank you in advance 
Luis 

On 14/04/2024 at 18:08, Lasp said:

mine has a sun roof too so currently checking the drain holes - could they be blocked and over spilling ? anyone know?

 

That is what happened on the Mk 1 octavia where the Elegance estate had a sunroof as standard.

I don't know about the sunroof on the Mk 2 as it was an option, but I suspect it is very similar. On the Mk1 the drains were a pair of rubber tubes that ran down to the door openings- one for each front door. I found that debris (seeds, flowers etc) would run down the tubes to the end and collect there (the tube was flattenned a bit at the end).

Poking with a meat skewer would clear the debris and I always followed with a good flush of water put into the tubes in the sunroof tray.

thank you for the suggestion - not sure of the mk1 but defo I have tried and push it but can not find the opening of the tube near the door or door column , i will look at it again- just trying to avoid having to dismantle any of the seals or protectors 

Thank you for the comment tho!