julee
15-03-2007, 11:22 AM
Hello all,
I have a late 2000 (new shape) Sharan 1.9TDI SE Tiptronic which over the last month has started to have soaking wet carpets in the driver's footwell.
I have seen from others that this could be caused by blocked drainage pipes from the screen down through to the wheelarch. I have had a local garage blow these through and have aslo visibaly checked that they are clear by watching the water flow out.
The car last week had a major service/cam belt/air con problem carried out by my local VW dealership. While it was in we also asked them to look at the water leak. Guess what after having it for 5 days of which 2 days was spent trying to find the problem they reported that yes it did have a leak but no they could not find the problem and would require the car back for further extensive tests. Apparantly all grommets/drainage holes under the car were fine.
As last weeks works cost just over £900 I am not too keen to end up with another large bill.
Does anyone have a similar problem or could someone point me in the direction of where to start looking. My husband did lift the carpets to remove most of the water but is unsure how to remove them completely.
Many thanks
Julee
I have a late 2000 (new shape) Sharan 1.9TDI SE Tiptronic which over the last month has started to have soaking wet carpets in the driver's footwell.
I have seen from others that this could be caused by blocked drainage pipes from the screen down through to the wheelarch. I have had a local garage blow these through and have aslo visibaly checked that they are clear by watching the water flow out.
The car last week had a major service/cam belt/air con problem carried out by my local VW dealership. While it was in we also asked them to look at the water leak. Guess what after having it for 5 days of which 2 days was spent trying to find the problem they reported that yes it did have a leak but no they could not find the problem and would require the car back for further extensive tests. Apparantly all grommets/drainage holes under the car were fine.
As last weeks works cost just over £900 I am not too keen to end up with another large bill.
Does anyone have a similar problem or could someone point me in the direction of where to start looking. My husband did lift the carpets to remove most of the water but is unsure how to remove them completely.
Many thanks
Julee