Stupid things you have to do

[Dave the Smeghead]

I am currently laying on the back seat of my car holding a hair drier just off the floor trying to dry out the carpet in the rear passenger footwell, found to be very wet earlier today.
I feel like a total berk.

By the way, if anyone knows what may cause a leak into the rear passenger footwell of a VW Passat estate please let me know.

 

[biggs682]

sun roof drain tube blocked ???

 

[Smithbat]

Back window left open?

 

[I like Skol]

Oh dear! Does your central locking, alarm and elec windows all work ok?

B5 & B5.5 Passats are renowned for flooding the footwell on the passenger side due to blocked drains in the scuttle panel where the battery lives. The cabin control ECU lives down there somewhere and this can be irreparably damaged by the dampness.

 

[Tin Pot]

Are you incontinent?

 

[vernon]

Are you incontinent?

No he's in the UK.

 

[Drago]

Water ingress around the rear light clusters is common. Works its way forward. It's rare that the door welts themselves cause a problem.

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 3659452, member: 76"]Washer fluid bottle leaking? Big hole in the floor? Were you pi55ed driving home and had a slash in the car that you forgot about?[/QUOTE]
Back seat driver then.

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

Did your driving scare the passenger that much?

Hell yes!

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

sun roof drain tube blocked ???

No sunroof fitted.

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

Back window left open?

No. Probably would have noticed that one.

 

[winjim]

No sunroof fitted.

It's probably rain coming through the big hole in your roof then.

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

Oh dear! Does your central locking, alarm and elec windows all work ok?

B5 & B5.5 Passats are renowned for flooding the footwell on the passenger side due to blocked drains in the scuttle panel where the battery lives. The cabin control ECU lives down there somewhere and this can be irreparably damaged by the dampness.

Was aware of that problem, and have taken steps to ensure the drains remain unblocked - frequently. Good suggestion though.

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

Water ingress around the rear light clusters is common. Works its way forward. It's rare that the door welts themselves cause a problem.

I will have to check on that one. Thanks

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

It's probably rain coming through the big hole in your roof then.

But I like the ventilation it provides. And of course the feeling of wind in my hair!