stevef1964
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Ok Guys,
I've just found wet in my drivers side footwell Not as you might think around the tunnel but on the door side. Although, the carpet is slighly damp right up into the footwell it has soaked an area of about 2 x 6 inches by the door in front of the seat.
The wetness feels slimy, and is not pink (coolent) so its not rain water.
i am not losing coolant.
First thing I did was think "Wet Footwell = "O" rings"
So I took all the paneling off around the drivers side so I could get a good look at the rings. If I wedge my head in I could just see the joints. Everything looks clean, no leakage I can see or feel. All around the area looks spotless too.
So I turned the engine on and ran the heater and checked the pipe, joints and area again. I could see not signs of dripping or smell. Pipes got nice and warm.
So, it was a relief to think it is almost certainly not the "O" rings, but what was it.
Then I thought back to what I had been doing recently. I had changed the headlight and read washer pumps.
So I checked the wiring channel down by the drivers side. Yes slightly damp, but not drenched, and as expected no water pipes (the rear washer feed goes via the other side.).
Then I remembered that when I was testing the new ones were working correctly the bonnet was open. When testing the headlights washer the screen washer works too. The jets would be aiming into the scuttle. Note: I did test them quite thoroughly!!!
So my conclusion is:
The slimy water in the footwell is actually the screen wash fluid which has got in through the scuttle and run down from behind the peddles.
So my question is "Am I mad or is my conclusion feasible?"
I've just found wet in my drivers side footwell Not as you might think around the tunnel but on the door side. Although, the carpet is slighly damp right up into the footwell it has soaked an area of about 2 x 6 inches by the door in front of the seat.
The wetness feels slimy, and is not pink (coolent) so its not rain water.
i am not losing coolant.
First thing I did was think "Wet Footwell = "O" rings"
So I took all the paneling off around the drivers side so I could get a good look at the rings. If I wedge my head in I could just see the joints. Everything looks clean, no leakage I can see or feel. All around the area looks spotless too.
So I turned the engine on and ran the heater and checked the pipe, joints and area again. I could see not signs of dripping or smell. Pipes got nice and warm.
So, it was a relief to think it is almost certainly not the "O" rings, but what was it.
Then I thought back to what I had been doing recently. I had changed the headlight and read washer pumps.
So I checked the wiring channel down by the drivers side. Yes slightly damp, but not drenched, and as expected no water pipes (the rear washer feed goes via the other side.).
Then I remembered that when I was testing the new ones were working correctly the bonnet was open. When testing the headlights washer the screen washer works too. The jets would be aiming into the scuttle. Note: I did test them quite thoroughly!!!
So my conclusion is:
The slimy water in the footwell is actually the screen wash fluid which has got in through the scuttle and run down from behind the peddles.
So my question is "Am I mad or is my conclusion feasible?"