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Water leak
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:49 pm
by flybobbie
When i lifted the carpet was cold and damp to the touch underneath.
Spotted this;
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Moldy spot on carpet with water stain.
I wonder if water gets past the vertical drop of door seal.
Reminds me of my RX7. It developed a lot of condensation, till i found half inch of water under the molded carpet.
Still i found later it drained through the 6 inch long hole rusty in floor
The upper carpet was bone dry.
Not long after i got £15 scrap for the car.
Water leak
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:26 am
by javis20
What area are we looking at?
Water leak
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 5:03 am
by sw4nny
If thats a pic of the door sill and its getting wet in footweell my guess its door membane either split or not sealed correctly had this issue previously
Water leak
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:14 am
by flybobbie
Front bottom corner of passenger door.
The seal seems fine and tight on the frame.
I have yet to put back on the trim piece.
Want to see where it all lines up.
Of course this directly above where water always drips down if you should open door when it rains, due to lack of a rain gutter.
Problem is once the under carpet gets damp, would probably never dry out.
I wondered if water was getting into the tube of the seal and it was spitting out of that hole in the tube when the door is closed.
Water leak
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:28 am
by firebobby
flybobbie wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:14 am
Front bottom corner of passenger door.
The seal seems fine and tight on the frame.
I have yet to put back on the trim piece.
Want to see where it all lines up.
Of course this directly above where water always drips down if you should open door when it rains, due to lack of a rain gutter.
Problem is once the under carpet gets damp, would probably never dry out.
I wondered if water was getting into the tube of the seal and it was spitting out of that hole in the tube when the door is closed.
Sit in the car and get someone to pour some water, see if you can see where it's coming in.
My land-rover had a soggy carpet, which was down to a screen leak.
I lifted the carpet to allow warm air from a heater to circulate. And put a dehumidifier in. Now bone dry.
What year was the RX7
Water leak
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:51 pm
by flybobbie
1986.
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:54 am
by firebobby
Worth a few quid now, they have become quite collectable.
Water leak
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:35 am
by flybobbie
It was crushed for scrap in 2001! Still have number plate though.
But was one of a kind, i put in Ford 2 litre engine from a Sierra after rebuilding twice and scrapping the Wankel engine.
Note weird power bulge.
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I notice the staining lines up with the edge of the kick strip.
So water must run down then run into carpet.
Door seal seems tight enough though.