Water in cabin? From rain?
 

I just picked up a used '98 A4 2.8Q. This weekend it rained and the front
and rear floor only on the left side is completely soaked with water. The
car is parked on an incline and tilts slight to the left. I am assuming the
water came in through the sun roof but I will entertain other ideas.

Are there any gutters that can possibly clog with debris that must be
checked periodically?

Thanks,
Victor

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Re: Water in cabin? From rain?
 

"Victor Silva" <news@NOSPAM.victorjsilva.com> wrote in message
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> I just picked up a used '98 A4 2.8Q. This weekend it rained and the front
> and rear floor only on the left side is completely soaked with water. The
> car is parked on an incline and tilts slight to the left. I am assuming
the
> water came in through the sun roof but I will entertain other ideas.
>
> Are there any gutters that can possibly clog with debris that must be
> checked periodically?

Check that the door is draining properly - I've had a Rover ("Sterling", for
those on the other side of the Pond) that leaked into the rear footwell when
the drain holes were blocked. Leaked until it was *full*!

I've had it *once* on a TT (bad combination - roof hadn't been reproofed
(hard to pick a rain-free weekend in England..!), a poor window seal (when
the car was inclined - just needed to lubricate the glass-rubber seal), and
a blocked drain hole in the door.

If *any* of the three hadn't been present, I probably wouldn't have known..
HTH, but YMMV.

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Hairy One Kenobi

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Re: Water in cabin? From rain?
 

Not sure if an A4 is same as A6. But there is a drain hole below the battery
in an A6 which blocks then the chamber fills and eventually leaks into the
cabi on the left hand side??

Could be worth a look


"Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> "Victor Silva" <news@NOSPAM.victorjsilva.com> wrote in message
> news:YvI2c.21711$nX1.9936@newssvr31.news.prodigy.c om...
> > I just picked up a used '98 A4 2.8Q. This weekend it rained and the
front
> > and rear floor only on the left side is completely soaked with water.
The
> > car is parked on an incline and tilts slight to the left. I am assuming
> the
> > water came in through the sun roof but I will entertain other ideas.
> >
> > Are there any gutters that can possibly clog with debris that must be
> > checked periodically?
>
> Check that the door is draining properly - I've had a Rover ("Sterling",
for
> those on the other side of the Pond) that leaked into the rear footwell
when
> the drain holes were blocked. Leaked until it was *full*!
>
> I've had it *once* on a TT (bad combination - roof hadn't been reproofed
> (hard to pick a rain-free weekend in England..!), a poor window seal (when
> the car was inclined - just needed to lubricate the glass-rubber seal),
and
> a blocked drain hole in the door.
>
> If *any* of the three hadn't been present, I probably wouldn't have
known..
> HTH, but YMMV.
>
> --
>
> Hairy One Kenobi
>
> Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
> reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the
opinion
> in the first place. So there!
>
>

Re: Water in cabin? From rain?
 

Put together a memory saver today and plugged it into the cigarette lighter.
I removed the battery and found two drain holes about 1 1/2 inches in
diameter, they were clean.

Any other ideas? Where does the water that enters the sunroof seam exit?
The seam is only made of a felt like material, it can't stop all water from
entering. Is there an internal gutter in the roof that exits near the
trunk?

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Thanks,
Victor

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"sag" <splotgoblins@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Not sure if an A4 is same as A6. But there is a drain hole below the
battery
> in an A6 which blocks then the chamber fills and eventually leaks into the
> cabi on the left hand side??
>
> Could be worth a look
>
>
>

Re: Water in cabin? From rain?
 

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 22:49:24 GMT, "Victor Silva"
<news@NOSPAM.victorjsilva.com> wrote:

>Put together a memory saver today and plugged it into the cigarette lighter.
>I removed the battery and found two drain holes about 1 1/2 inches in
>diameter, they were clean.
>
>Any other ideas? Where does the water that enters the sunroof seam exit?
>The seam is only made of a felt like material, it can't stop all water from
>entering. Is there an internal gutter in the roof that exits near the
>trunk?

================================================== ============
From the Bentley CD:

Sunroof water drain hoses, cleaning

Notes:
For cleaning, it is recommended that you create your own assisting tool out of
a speedometer inner cable, approx. 2300 mm (90.5 in.) long.

Front water drain hoses
-Front water drain hoses are routed in the A-pillars and exit above the lower
hinge of front door.

They can be cleaned from the sunroof cut-out.

Rear water drain hoses

- Rear water drain hoses are routed in the C-pillars and exit behind the
bumper cover at the side. They can be cleaned from the lower end of the hose.
To do so, rear bumper cover must be removed.
================================================== ==============

I put a quick'n'dirty pdf of the pertinent Bentley pages here:
http://home.comcast.net/~day_trippr/...rain_hoses.pdf

cheers

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd

Re: Water in cabin? From rain?
 

Thanks. This must be it. I don't have an old speedo cable, but I get the
idea. I appreciate the .pdf.

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Thanks,
Victor

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"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 22:49:24 GMT, "Victor Silva"
> <news@NOSPAM.victorjsilva.com> wrote:
>
> >Put together a memory saver today and plugged it into the cigarette
lighter.
> >I removed the battery and found two drain holes about 1 1/2 inches in
> >diameter, they were clean.
> >
> >Any other ideas? Where does the water that enters the sunroof seam exit?
> >The seam is only made of a felt like material, it can't stop all water
from
> >entering. Is there an internal gutter in the roof that exits near the
> >trunk?
>
> ================================================== ============
> From the Bentley CD:
>
> Sunroof water drain hoses, cleaning
>
> Notes:
> For cleaning, it is recommended that you create your own assisting tool
out of
> a speedometer inner cable, approx. 2300 mm (90.5 in.) long.
>
> Front water drain hoses
> -Front water drain hoses are routed in the A-pillars and exit above the
lower
> hinge of front door.
>
> They can be cleaned from the sunroof cut-out.
>
> Rear water drain hoses
>
> - Rear water drain hoses are routed in the C-pillars and exit behind the
> bumper cover at the side. They can be cleaned from the lower end of the
hose.
> To do so, rear bumper cover must be removed.
> ================================================== ==============
>
> I put a quick'n'dirty pdf of the pertinent Bentley pages here:
> http://home.comcast.net/~day_trippr/...rain_hoses.pdf
>
> cheers
>
> /daytripper
> '00 s4 6spd