Water leak into passenger footwell

[Leee]

Was told by a Volvo mechanic that some cars have a weakness in that the runners that take the water away are too narrow. The simple solution is a tweak that widens the runners solving the problem. A quick visit to Volvo should help

Originally Posted by paulodipoggio

During a fortnight in Scotland after heavy/prolonged rain (and going though some standing water - not floods), I noticed a small puddle on the rubber passenger mat and carpet beneath was soaked.

Suspect water coming from behind dash/glovebox or through the footwell air/heating vent.

Have tried to replicate it with a hose pipe but no success.

No signs of windscreen damage or obvious blockages, but I recall a problem on the old 850's with a vent pipe beneath the air filter becoming blocked and needing a clean occasionally.

Before I start taking bits off the car to find the problem has anyone else had a similar experience or can suggest where to start looking

Its a 57 plate XC90 D5 without a sunroof

Thanks

[dtb80]

I have the same problem with my 53 XC90.
When it lashed it down the other month I got in the car to find a good 3-4" of water sloshing around the passenger footwell. And it was smelling like a drainpipe on a summers day.
I presumed it must have come up through the floor as everywhere else was dry. (the amount of rain was massive!). I lifted the passenger mat out for it to dry of and was going to get it shampooed. Not liking the sound of 5" of foam soaked underneath.
I've not cleaned the car for a while and can now see 2 "drain" tracks in the muck dripping from the passenger door. First thoughts are it's the seals gone but reading around says it could be the drain from the roof blocked?
Going to have a look at it today before the weather turns again.

[obiwan]

http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthr...f-drain-repair

This may help, from swedespeed. was here to check out the pictures of the motor mounts

[Ollybee]

I had similar issue. Soaking wet passenger footwell. Took possible 8 large towels to soak it up but still foam is soaking. Well after reading several online accounts of this problem i set to work. Took windscreen guard off to find drain holes blocked with old leaves and buds. So cleaned all out and added silcon around heater air vent. Fingers crossed thats the end of the water problem... no sunroof so wasnt that issue.

[SwissXC90]

You would be wise, no matter what make or model, of vehicle, to keep all vents and air inlets clear of foreign matter.

Even if it means clearing away the leaves in Autumn on a daily basis.

An ounce of prevention is worth a few hundred punds and many hours or days of cure.

Should you ever get water ingress then the best thing to do is remove the water immediately, using whatever removal method (sponges, towels, containers) is at your disposal.

And then vent the car, let it sit in the sunshine with all doors open, sun shining on the wet area, any try and dry it out. Over many days.

Drying out a flooded or water-logged vehicle is always a hassle, regardless of make or model. Removing panels and lifitng carpets, running demunidifiers for days on end with the vehicle carpet lifted and exposed in the garage - I've done it. What a pain. Never again.
(and my cause was a rust hole in the water drainage area of the front widscreen on a Mitsubishi Galant)

[nu11eaf]

Originally Posted by paulodipoggio

Thanks for your advice but still a mystery
Dry under the carpets as expected as the water appeared on top of a rubber mat
No obvious leaks with a hosepipe spraying all over and under the bonnet
Perhaps it was the angle parked or the volume of water.
Will keep an eye on it in Autumn/winter though

Do you have a sunroof, if so check for blocked or parted drain pipes, they run down the insides of ghe windscreen, remove trim at sides of windscreen to check, there is a thread on here about it somewhere.

[Ollybee]

Originally Posted by SwissXC90

You would be wise, no matter what make or model, of vehicle, to keep all vents and air inlets clear of foreign matter.

Even if it means clearing away the leaves in Autumn on a daily basis.

An ounce of prevention is worth a few hundred punds and many hours or days of cure.

Should you ever get water ingress then the best thing to do is remove the water immediately, using whatever removal method (sponges, towels, containers) is at your disposal.

And then vent the car, let it sit in the sunshine with all doors open, sun shining on the wet area, any try and dry it out. Over many days.

Drying out a flooded or water-logged vehicle is always a hassle, regardless of make or model. Removing panels and lifitng carpets, running demunidifiers for days on end with the vehicle carpet lifted and exposed in the garage - I've done it. What a pain. Never again.
(and my cause was a rust hole in the water drainage area of the front widscreen on a Mitsubishi Galant)

Tell me about it. Unfortuanetly its minus 1 today so drying of carpets and sponge is going to have to wait till i get a sunny and breezy day... I'll just have to live with the damp smell until then.

[VOLVOVI]

Just new to this forum so hope this appears in the right place. I know nothing about car mechanics. I have a 2007 Volvo 240 D5 V50 diesel estate. It has a sun roof. The first time I found a flooded foot well it was in the drivers side. I thought I must have left a window open, although I thought there were signs of wet coming from under the dash. This time I have a flooded passenger side, which seems wetter in the rear than the front (may just be how it's parked). I tried soaking the sunroof, but can't see any wetness there. The seats are dry and the water that I am wringing out of clean cloths is equally clean, so I don't think there is a hole in the undercarriage. There still seems gallons of water swishing under the carpet despite this being my second day trying to soak it up with towels and sponges, through a small flap in the carpet. I spotted the black plastic tube with several holes, located under the front seat, which seemed wet when I poked my fingers down. Being unable to find out what this was in the user manual, I rang my nearest Volvo dealer. He seemed at a loss to think what might be causing the flooding but offered to book a diagnostic fault test which would be £102 per hour labour. I explained I'd like to carry on trying to eliminate some basic causes first. I have read the posts here that come up from my search for "water in the foot well". I cannot see any signs of blockage under the bonnet from leaves, and I just don't have any knowledge as to how to begin stripping off any parts of the interior to check for blocked drain tubes. What I was wondering is whether most garages should should be able to sort this out for me, or will they refer me to a volvo garage, as I'm sure £102 per hour is a higher than average rate.

[gmonag]

This is the XC90 forum so you might want to ask the question elsewhere. However if it is the same arrangement as the XC90 there will be sunroof drain tubes in the A pillar (both sides of the windscreen). These can block and overflow and cause the problems you have. You can get to them by removing the trim.

[nu11eaf]

Originally Posted by VOLVOVI

Just new to this forum so hope this appears in the right place. I know nothing about car mechanics. I have a 2007 Volvo 240 D5 V50 diesel estate. It has a sun roof. The first time I found a flooded foot well it was in the drivers side. I thought I must have left a window open, although I thought there were signs of wet coming from under the dash. This time I have a flooded passenger side, which seems wetter in the rear than the front (may just be how it's parked). I tried soaking the sunroof, but can't see any wetness there. The seats are dry and the water that I am wringing out of clean cloths is equally clean, so I don't think there is a hole in the undercarriage. There still seems gallons of water swishing under the carpet despite this being my second day trying to soak it up with towels and sponges, through a small flap in the carpet. I spotted the black plastic tube with several holes, located under the front seat, which seemed wet when I poked my fingers down. Being unable to find out what this was in the user manual, I rang my nearest Volvo dealer. He seemed at a loss to think what might be causing the flooding but offered to book a diagnostic fault test which would be £102 per hour labour. I explained I'd like to carry on trying to eliminate some basic causes first. I have read the posts here that come up from my search for "water in the foot well". I cannot see any signs of blockage under the bonnet from leaves, and I just don't have any knowledge as to how to begin stripping off any parts of the interior to check for blocked drain tubes. What I was wondering is whether most garages should should be able to sort this out for me, or will they refer me to a volvo garage, as I'm sure £102 per hour is a higher than average rate.

Try youtube, search for "volvo sunroof drain" there are several video's on there showing how to fix this problem.