Drivers side floor soaked
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Drivers side floor soaked
Hi guys. I have a lot of water on drivers side floor every time it rains. The area by the pedals is dry. The area by the ebrake is dry. It appears to come right by the door along the seam where the step meets the carpet. I took the cowls off and it looked super clean. I used an air hose and blew what I saw out anyway. I didn’t see anything , but I don’t really know what I’m looking at either. I just bought this van and I’m super bummed / worried. The guy claims no water before. I don’t see how that’s possible with the amount of water I have in the van now. I’ve included some videos of my angst. I’ve read a lot of stuff on here and I can’t make heads or tails of much. If you guys or anyone can lend an idiot a hand I’d appreciate it.
i actually can’t upload the vids yet. I’ll try to post them somewhere else.
i actually can’t upload the vids yet. I’ll try to post them somewhere else.
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Last edited by BigRedE350NJ; May 5, 2021 at 07:38 PM.
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How about sharing some pertinent information like year and mileage? Any history or hints of past collision damage?
Post photos instead of these impossible to view videos. Reel Kahuna's suggestion is good but place a hose without a nozzle on the roof of the van allowing the water to flow down the front and side where you suspect water is entering.
Post photos instead of these impossible to view videos. Reel Kahuna's suggestion is good but place a hose without a nozzle on the roof of the van allowing the water to flow down the front and side where you suspect water is entering.
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Sit in the van and have someone run a hose from the BOTTOM up until you see water intrusion. it could be coming from higher up and down through the body box channel by the door hinges. Check the weather stripping.Put some grease on it and see if it makes contact all the way around the door.
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Having once own a body shop and currently in the auto/truck windshield business I can tell this OP in order to find a water leak requires more looking and checking then most owners want to do. Finding a leak not instantly visible when exposed to running water or rain is quite the challenge---there's no one single or easy answer to finding these.
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I took the cowl off and inspected as much as I could. It was all super clean. I’m going remove the wiper fluid reservoir and inspect under there. I’ve read that there is sometimes a bad seal there which can be fixed.
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the washer reservoir isn't even closely related to a cabin leak especially if its just inside the firewall. Because it sits under the gasoline engine underhood battery that's not the problem here.