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superchargedblack1997gti6

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Hello guys trying to find the leaks in my car Thumbs down

I have tried the drain holes in the scuttle panel both of these are clear.
the aircon pipe bung has a hole for an power cable so needs siliconing, I have silicones and sealed the aerial base.
is there anywhere else I'm missing as I'm beginning to feel like setting fire to it LOL

water is gathering in both footwells and has got that bad recently that the battery symbol was lit in the dashboard even with keys removed and ran my batterry right down so I'm a bit miffed having to disconnect the batterry every time i park up

thanks in advance of any help guys Thumbs up

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Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 15:17

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jord294

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Time to break it I think Yes

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Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 15:32

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superchargedblack1997gti6

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no mate I enjoy it and to be fair if I can't find the leak spots it'll just be silicon gun out and go mad but It would be handy if I can get to the bottom of it. But Jord I promise the Kws to you when I break Thumbs up

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Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 15:41

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Both front door seals I reckon. Yes

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Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 16:16

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superchargedblack1997gti6

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cheers Stan I'll get on the case with that in the morning! is that a case of remove then clean and replace?

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Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 16:28

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stan_306gti6 wrote:

Both front door seals I reckon. Yes

Mine did this so i replaced both at great expense.... and they still leaked Thumbs down

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Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 16:29

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jimmyrallye

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Stab the door sills and see if water comes out of them thats what was happening on my 6

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Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 18:22

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Remove both door seals squeeze the gap bit that attaches to the car and then reattach to the door frames Thumbs up

Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 20:50

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Mine was leaking and turned out to be leaking down the inside of the door and coming out of the door card into the car. Is there still that plastic sheet inside the door?

Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 21:05

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The plastic membrane is rather important, but it is more for wind noise than water protection as the membrane isn't waterproof.

I'm still voting door seals, these are a very common fault.

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Posted 24th Dec 2013 at 21:28

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Depends on your definition of 'waterproof'. The membrane stops water that runs through the door soaking into the door card and leaking into the interior. If damaged or missing due to ham fisted stereo installations or other bodged repair the car will leak. Guaranteed.

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Posted 25th Dec 2013 at 15:46

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superchargedblack1997gti6

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Well I have now sealed the aircon pipe bung that had a 2 inch hole in it. I await the interior drying out do that I can see where else I need to seal up. So the membrane just stops water shopping on the door cards and soaking through then onto the floor. Maybe I'll just take the door cards off for a while and see if the problem is no longer there. Cheers got the help. Is there any more bungs from engine bay to interior that I may have to seal up? Thanks for the advice though

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Posted 25th Dec 2013 at 17:34

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Niall

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Check the drains in the bottom of the door are unblocked and also as others have said, make sure the door membranes are sealed up. Im having the same problem at the moment and have a roll of that door membrane material on order.

Posted 25th Dec 2013 at 18:38

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I sorted the water leak problem on my rallye by removing all the door seals and then refitting them after squeezing the channel to make them a good tight fit ! Use a small hammer to reattach them to the car

Posted 25th Dec 2013 at 19:30

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Door seals might be the culprit however if it's effecting the dials and fuse panel I would guess that its the sunroof leaking, the water running down the roof lining, down the a pillar and behind the dash, maybe pop the a pillar trim off and put some tissue in the gap to see if water is getting in that way

Posted 25th Dec 2013 at 20:51

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My leak was from windscreen seal right in the top passengers side corner! It gathered and run out the center top light fitting.

Once the roof lining was removed it was evident where it was dripping from when it rained.

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Posted 25th Dec 2013 at 21:29

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no longer leaking up high it's now down low. I soaked 5 towels out of the footwells and have got a heater in it overnight to dry out. I'll keep you guys posted, I can see that the membranes on the door could well be an issue too! I've not owned a sunroof car before but when investigated didn't seam to be any leaks once I'd completed the Ariel seal replacement. Thumbs up

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Posted 25th Dec 2013 at 23:08

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If it's low down it will be the front door seals. Yes

That's the only other major common issue which is low down as opposed to the normal issues involving the sunroof or aerial base.

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Posted 26th Dec 2013 at 07:29

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superchargedblack1997gti6

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I am also going to get the heater matrix changed just to make doubly sure that I fix this problem once and for all. can anyone confirm that his behr one from euros is correct?
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Peugeot_306_2.0_1997/p/car-parts/car-cooling-parts-and-car-heating/heating/heater-matrix/?214540020&1&31c58aac43711bc46ad68fdfd7e801aced09db58&000189
thanks again

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Posted 26th Dec 2013 at 09:12

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That's the right one but get it from carparts4less.co.uk and use the code cp5less at the checkout. Thumbs up

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Posted 26th Dec 2013 at 09:19

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Thanks mate

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Posted 26th Dec 2013 at 09:26

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jord294

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surprised stan hasn't moved this Hmm

tough call though! would it go in interior or exterior, in technical section ??

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Posted 26th Dec 2013 at 09:35

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superchargedblack1997gti6

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Think it should go in The Wtf is going on section!

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Posted 26th Dec 2013 at 09:55

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It's pretty much of general nature to be honest, at least until we find the cause anyway. LOL

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Posted 26th Dec 2013 at 10:28

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If its matrix you would smell the coolant.

has it ever had a new windscreen? Wink

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Posted 26th Dec 2013 at 11:23

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