beast900
Senior Member
Hi Mike,
when I had these problems, which I must admit do come back once or twice a year, unfortunately I do not have any pictures, but there is how I tackled it with the help if the guys on this forum.
The Drain Pipe
Under the bonnet on the right (when standing in front of the car) you should see the air intake for the cabin heater, if this is full of water then you will probably need to drain the pipe. A quick test would be to pour water into here and see if it drains out onto the road, behind the passenger wheel. If it doesn’t or is pretty slow to drain you will need to clean it out. To do this, take off the passenger side front wheel, and remove the wheel arch plastic trim where the drain is. This is on the right side when looking at the wheel. Once you have removed the trim you should be able to reach up and feel the drain pipe. it has a closed end which some people advice snipping off, but I just cleaned out the pipe. Once you have done that pour some water into the air intake and it should drain freely.
The Passenger Carpet.
Due to the fact my car had this blocked pipe, a lot of water had gone inside the cabin under the carpet. I suggest you pull the carpet up and take a look, I literally had a pool of water which needed drying out. If you have the same issue, it might be worth removing the passenger seat and getting the carpet as far back as you can and drying it out fully. which could take a few days.
Also when you have the carpet pulled back you will see a black closed cable tray running along the left hand side. If you open the cover you will see all the connectors etc. Ensure all this is dry as well. In my case, I had to remove the two connector blocks, and clean each connector individually as they had become slightly corroded.
I think its definitely a common problem, but with a bit of patience it should be fixable.
Let me know how you get on.
when I had these problems, which I must admit do come back once or twice a year, unfortunately I do not have any pictures, but there is how I tackled it with the help if the guys on this forum.
The Drain Pipe
Under the bonnet on the right (when standing in front of the car) you should see the air intake for the cabin heater, if this is full of water then you will probably need to drain the pipe. A quick test would be to pour water into here and see if it drains out onto the road, behind the passenger wheel. If it doesn’t or is pretty slow to drain you will need to clean it out. To do this, take off the passenger side front wheel, and remove the wheel arch plastic trim where the drain is. This is on the right side when looking at the wheel. Once you have removed the trim you should be able to reach up and feel the drain pipe. it has a closed end which some people advice snipping off, but I just cleaned out the pipe. Once you have done that pour some water into the air intake and it should drain freely.
The Passenger Carpet.
Due to the fact my car had this blocked pipe, a lot of water had gone inside the cabin under the carpet. I suggest you pull the carpet up and take a look, I literally had a pool of water which needed drying out. If you have the same issue, it might be worth removing the passenger seat and getting the carpet as far back as you can and drying it out fully. which could take a few days.
Also when you have the carpet pulled back you will see a black closed cable tray running along the left hand side. If you open the cover you will see all the connectors etc. Ensure all this is dry as well. In my case, I had to remove the two connector blocks, and clean each connector individually as they had become slightly corroded.
I think its definitely a common problem, but with a bit of patience it should be fixable.
Let me know how you get on.
