Tonka Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) As I've mentioned in another thread, i purchased a new interior and i am in the process of replacing the old one. When i ripped out the old interior and carpet i found water along the drivers side of the vehicle on the inside. I got rid of the water, sanded all the rust back, rust painted the floor pan in all the low lying areas. Anyway thats where i got to, then the rains came.. for a solid week its been pissin down. My truck is parked on the driveway outside. Anywhoo the suns out again today and i went out to start on the truck again, give it its last coat of rust paint. The waters back.. all along the drivers side from front foot well to back drivers side arch along the sill. I can't work out where its getting in. Any ideas any one? or do i have to talcum powder the whole side.. and hose it. messy process Edited July 7, 2012 by Tonka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumcajs Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 The windscreen seal possibly or remove the panel covering wipers mechanism(the piece between bonnet and windscreen) there are some grommets under there which tend to leak after a while and also the little drains in the corners get blocked with debris/dirt. By any chance you didn't have a windscreen changed in the past? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 not to my knowledge no. i didn't think of looking there thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottheshits Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Straight down the fire wall and in through the big grommets, where you would run uhf cable boost and pyro cables. Put a hose on the screen get inside and you will see it pouring in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Im waitn for the wife to come home to help me, if thats the case how do i stop it. How bout that fill foam stuff in a can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Yep front drivers side grommet confirmed. How do i fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Ok just re read rums post, ill try that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo17 Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I had the same problem and sealed it up with silastic...Works well Bogmeister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 just around the outside of the grommet right? on the inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGQWesty Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Check your roof gutter seam join.. It's inside the gutter and a roof rack can wreck it. It has mine and when the car is slightly nose down water runs inside the car along the gutter and comes in at the top of the pillar. I thought it was my window seals untill it was replaced and the leak was still there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petefire427 Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Hey mate, use sikaflex or something similar. Give it a good going over outside and in. The d/s one is harder to get at due to the brake booster so maybe easier from the inside. hungry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSTI Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 When I took delivery of my new Patrol, the useless dealer had popped the grommet so they could run the spotlight switch cable through, leavin a gaping opening. When correcting the situation, I got the impression that the bulk of the large cable harness would easily overpower the rather understrength rubber grommet, and cause leaks down the track. Not to mention potentially harmful engine bay fumes getting in as well. I wouldn't use silicone to seal it since a lot of silicone variants will peel off rubber. Using windscreen Sikaflex is the way to go, as it grab onto rubber and steel like the proverbial, and retains some flexibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Guys i made a mess of it, i had to run my boost gauge hose and egr cable thru the grommet before i sealed it up, so i punched thru with a wire coathanger, bent the end of the hanger then taped the egr cable onto the end of it. As i pulled it thru it grabbed the harness and broke 1 of the wires in the harness at a place i cant reach. I dont know how im going to fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumcajs Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) If you know which wire than pull it out in the other side, join it with heatshinkable joiner or solder longer piece of reasonable length wire to it than pull the whole thing back inside to where you can rejoin it all again somewhere more reachable. Hope I make sense. Cheers Edited July 4, 2012 by Rumcajs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSTI Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Are you sure the wire you broke is actually used? There are a lot of plugs and their associated wiring which are not in use - with a bit of luck, you picked one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 No i dont know if the wire is in use. I tried locating a harness wire colour scheme but couldnt find one. I could fix it at the source if i could get the booster off, which currently evades me. Thanks for the replys guys every bit helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottheshits Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Can't help with the wire but I'll post a pic when I get home of my solution to the water. Aluminium angle mounted on the firewall to divert the water away from the grommets (has worked a treat for the last 18 months). Have done it to both sides as I had water coming in both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 That sounds interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Just did a water test and watched the water running directly onto the grommet. Id love to see how youve diverted it gottheshits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottheshits Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Left my phone at work last night so couldn't take pic. Should be home in hour or so. Will take and post then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottheshits Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Passenger side. Aluminium is siliconed and pop riveted to the underside of the flange on the fire wall. Its long enough that the water runs along and drops of closer to the tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottheshits Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) Drivers side. Harder to see behind the brake booster. I had to pop rivet the aluminium to the top of the flange because of access . Edited July 6, 2012 by gottheshits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 So the water runs sideways toward the wheel arch? Thats a bloody clever idea. Ill be doing the same Very nice tip and thanks for the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Im taking the booster off tomorrow to fix the wire, so i dare say it should be easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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