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205gti6_ro

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hello all,

my 306 has been laid up for a couple of year now and ive decided to put it back on the road as its worthless sat there doing nothing.

anyways i dragged it out the field i left it in and there was a massive puddle in the passengers foot well. i mean it was like 5/6 inches deep! i drained it and didnt think anything of it till i pressure washed it and it started dripping from the dash board Sad we had really bad rain that night and low and behold the puddle was back!

any clues or ideas to where the waters leaking in from and how i can stop it? the heater blower isnt working either so i'm guessing its coming from around there??

any help would be good. thanks Smile
Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 09:27
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Might be the door rubber filling up and leaking in. As for the motor, does the a.c. light come on when pressed? If not its probably the green relay under the steering wheel. If it does, try the fuse. If that's okay then I'd suggest the motor itself. Smile

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Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 09:56
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Still got the 205?

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    • Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 10:01
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    205gti6_ro

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    dont think its the door rubber leaking although i'll take it off i a min and have a look. you can see it dripping from the bottom of the dash when its raining lol yeh the ac light comes on. dont suppose you know which fuse it is as i dont have a manual to check it please.

    yeh still got it, going in for mot on monday then i can start on its heart transplant Big grin
    Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 12:12
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    rich306

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    Common areas of leakage:

    Sunroof
    Aerial Seal
    Door Seals

    They're all i can think of.

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    Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 14:37
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    swiftyboi006

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    Heater matrix leakage? Check the coolant level. If its been sat for that long with water and coolant in it can corrode

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    Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 14:42
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    205gti6_ro

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    it doesnt have a sun roof so can rule that out, i'll check the door seal tomorrow. when it rains it fills up with in an hour or so. it properly drips as if all the water from the roof/windscreen is going behind the windscreen wipers and down there somewhere and into the car?

    its not the heather matrix as when i dragged it out and had it up on stands for a week it filled up when it rained and i hadnt started it.
    Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 18:40
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    6waysforward

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    It will almost certainly leafs or moss etc under the bonnet.
    Lift bonnet, see where the wiper motor is. Then go to the passenger side in that bulkhead thing and there is a drain there. When left standing they get blocked and fill up the passenger footwell very quickly.
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    Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 19:02
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    205gti6_ro

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    ahhh cool thank! i'm assuming i need to take the wiper motor out and the big black plastic thing in the bulkhead?
    Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 19:27
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    rich306

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    Yes Smile

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    Posted 29th Sep 2012 at 20:29
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    205gti6_ro wrote:
    ahhh cool thank! i'm assuming i need to take the wiper motor out and the big black plastic thing in the bulkhead?


    You should not need to take anything out, should all be easy enough to get to.

    Mine was just a couple of leafs with i pulled out.

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    Posted 30th Sep 2012 at 18:06
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    rich306

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    6waysforward wrote:
    205gti6_ro wrote:
    ahhh cool thank! i'm assuming i need to take the wiper motor out and the big black plastic thing in the bulkhead?


    You should not need to take anything out, should all be easy enough to get to.

    Mine was just a couple of leafs with i pulled out.


    I've always found more stuck behind the motor and plastic guard.
    If removed then you can clean it all up to avoid future problems and rust!

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    jamiek_uk2000 wrote:
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    - Top Tip!!!
    Posted 30th Sep 2012 at 19:52
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    205gti6_ro

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    thanks for all the help guys, with it filling up in the scuttle panel it was over filling into the motor and then filling that up witch then filled up my footwell. so with it all clean and a new motor from the scrapyard its all sorted Smile how ever the motor will only work on number 4??
    Posted 1st Oct 2012 at 18:18
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    rich306

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    205gti6_ro wrote:
    thanks for all the help guys, with it filling up in the scuttle panel it was over filling into the motor and then filling that up witch then filled up my footwell. so with it all clean and a new motor from the scrapyard its all sorted Smile how ever the motor will only work on number 4??


    Traced all the wiring back to check there's no splits or anything in the cable? And that all contacts going into the motor are clean?

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    jamiek_uk2000 wrote:
    You'll need to throw money at the car. Not on parts. Just stand near your car and throw loose change at it, I find this increases performance for a short period of time
    - Top Tip!!!
    Posted 1st Oct 2012 at 19:32
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    anth

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    Post #15
    I found a missing gromet on the bulkhead. Ask someone to sit in your car get the pressure washer out, and start blasting certain areas and then- expanding foam for the win.

    Posted 2nd Oct 2012 at 16:24
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