P38A Leak passenger side carpet

tarphenry

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #1

Hi all, I have had a small niggling leak under the dash on the passenger side, I have looked on numerous occasions, and have sealed all the screws but had no success. Yesterday, i again looked to see if I could solve the problem and was about to start removing the scuttle panel, as I removed the first screw I realised that the plastic push in that the screw fits into was loose. I prised it out and the leak was through the panel under the plastic. I sealed the plastic insert and replaced the screw and so far no leak and its been hissing down all day. its worth checking if you have this problem.

 

philip pickard

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doncaster

• Apr 6, 2016

• #2

scuttle panel which one any pic,s glad you sorted it

 

tarphenry

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #3

Hi, below front screen ,under bonnet ,there is 1 screw that holds trim panel down. under that is the plastic bush that pushes into the body above the pollen filter.Sorry no pics its raining

 

biketeacherdave

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #4

I'm looking at my pollen filter drains tomorrow will look at this to

 

tarphenry

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #5

The p;astic plug is square in section and has a sticky seal under the head,this was virtually non existent on mine.

 

tarphenry

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• Apr 10, 2016

• #6

just checked the drivers side and exactly the same problem so have done that as well. worth checking. I didnt know I had a leak on drivers side. I took out the pollen filter and it looked ok,touched it to my face and it was wet. so obviously leaking.

 

Grrrrrr

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• Apr 10, 2016

• #7

tarphenry said:

just checked the drivers side and exactly the same problem so have done that as well. worth checking. I didnt know I had a leak on drivers side. I took out the pollen filter and it looked ok,touched it to my face and it was wet. so obviously leaking.

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Noted. Will check next time I am in there after rain. That shouldn't be hard to arrange given the weather in the past 6 months.