Puddle of Water in my passenger side footwell

Paulie · Post by **Paulie** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 6:35 pm

Not sure what section this should be posted in....
SORNd the car last month, so its been sat outside exposed to the elements, I never had a obvious problem through the summer, but since owning the car in april is seems I have a leak (inch of water), any ideas why I would be letting in water?

Dazza44 · Post by **Dazza44** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 6:37 pm

Door sill perhaps assuming window is fully closed

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SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 6:50 pm

Check the drain holes in the bottom of the drivers door aren't clogged up,if they are,water can rise inside the door cavity until it can leak out from behind the door card.

Also,check if it' seems wet around the bonnet release lever on the lower dash,as in this thread on the US forum..

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-troubl ... lp-213729/

Paulie · Post by **Paulie** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:11 pm

thanks will have a look at it again over the holiday

Post by **warpc0il** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:12 pm

Has the car got a sunroof?

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mi60o0 · Post by **mi60o0** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:20 pm

I have oem foot rest for sale so you can keep the mrs shoes dry until sort the problem

goodeggbob · Post by **goodeggbob** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:23 pm

you have to admire mikes sales patter

ChrisHolmes · Post by **ChrisHolmes** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:02 pm

SeeJay wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 23, 2018 6:50 pm
Check the drain holes in the bottom of the drivers door aren't clogged up,if they are,water can rise inside the door cavity until it can leak out from behind the door card.

Also,check if it' seems wet around the bonnet release lever on the lower dash,as in this thread on the US forum..

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-troubl ... lp-213729/

Whoops, left hand drive car Seejay so not relevant here.

ChrisHolmes · Post by **ChrisHolmes** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:04 pm

Has the coolant level dropped at all? It could be a leKing heater matrix. Dip your finger in and taste the water, if it's coolant you will know straight away!

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:56 pm

ChrisHolmes wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:02 pm
Whoops, left hand drive car Seejay so not relevant here.

Yup,just realised from re-reading the topic title

Advice per the clogged door drains is still legit

Paulie · Post by **Paulie** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:24 pm

Thanks for all the suggestions, finally fitted my coils/plugs/leads and sorted the nasty engine flood today so I could move the car closer to the hose and suck up the puddle with the vax carpet cleaner, going to monitor it but I'm fairly sure its leaking through the door rubbers (checked the window was closed so wasnt that).... I have a full weekend off next week so I will be taking the door card off the plan to stuff suspect areas with news paper and wait for some rain to see what gets wet first

ChrisHolmes · Post by **ChrisHolmes** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:30 pm

Why wait for rain when you can sit in the car whilst someone sprays water over the car and you can watch for leaks.

untakenname · Post by **untakenname** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:38 pm

Could you use some smoke pellets to pinpoint where the leaks coming from?
https://www.screwfix.com/p/arctic-produ ... -pcs/64647

Facebook · Post by **qwakers** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:58 pm

or a smoke machine. i picked one up for a tenner for exactly that purpose.

Paulie · Post by **Paulie** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:15 pm

Great Idea!!!! will just use tablets.... machine will gather dust

AndyBrad · Post by **AndyBrad** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:12 am

i had an issue where the door card came loose and caused this.

sKenDread · Post by **sKenDread** » Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:54 pm

We'll bugger me. I just got into the car after work and there's a nice puddle in my passenger side. Followed the path and it's coming from the door card.
Thanks for the info guys. Gotta wait till the rain stops now. Damn it.

Post by **warpc0il** » Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:58 pm

The door/window seals aren't designed to be water-tight.

Rain water should run down the window, through the door and out the drains underneath.
There's a plastic sheet bonded to the inner door frame that should keep the back of the door card dry.
However, if the drains get blocked then the door fills with water until it finds a hole through the plastic (puddle light, speaker, etc) and then runs behind the door card and appears inside...

The trick is to poke the drains under the door (when open) and let the water out that way.

If fitted, then the sunroof can also be a source of water into the footwell.
As can a badly replaced screen, or totally blocked cabin air filters....

New Duke · Post by **New Duke** » Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:20 pm

warpc0il wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:58 pm
The trick is to poke the drains under the door (when open) and let the water out that way.

Just like the old MX5 roof drains then. Their drains behind the doors clog and would need to be poked through with a straightened coat hanger to release the trapped rain water.

Old Mazdas just love a poking it seems.

sKenDread · Post by **sKenDread** » Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:59 pm

Ah well bummer. I cleaned out the drain holes and all were unblocked.
Long story short. I applied sound deadening to the outer skins a while back and it may have come loose or I may have not sealed the plastic properly

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