Re: Audi A6 Avant - Water in footwell problem
Most of these problems seem to come from the front of the car. With the bonnet up remove the plastic cover at the bulkhead and check for standing water, if there is a lot you have blocked drain grommets, there are 2 about 1/3 of the way in from either side, they are quite difficult to get to.
I have used a piece garden hose attached to a coat hanger to give it some strength and then plugged that into a wet & dry vacuum cleaner sealing it with some gaffer tape and pushed it down to the grommet to clean it, it works quite well.
If there is not much water then check the grommets on any cables which enter into the inside of the car from the engine bay and ensure they are correctly located eg bonnet release and clutch cables grommets, if they are not fixed tightly water will flood in when you are driving which is the problem I had.
You need to get this problem sorted out soon otherwise the sitting water could damage your central locking or ECU.
If you take it to a garage apart from fixing the actual cause of the problem they will need to remove the carpets to dry and also dry out the foot wells which can hold a lot of water!
good luck
Re: Audi A6 Avant - Water in footwell problem
Thank you very much for replying.
I have used a air bed hand pump to drain all the water out and can now see a black disc/cover (approx 1 1/2 inch a round) is this the gromet? If it is, do i need to leaver it out with a screw driver before using the hose pipe like you explained
Re: Audi A6 Avant - Water in footwell problem
thanks very much cleared the hole and the water now runs away.....just the carpets to dry now
Re: Audi A6 Avant - Water in footwell problem
hello all.
well well how useful is all this info? Had my a6 avant SE final edition 1.9tdi 6 months and have the problem of saturated front and particularly rear passenger footwells that has just cost me a load of notes cos it affected the electronics under the front carpet. (£176). Auto electricians didnt give me a cause cos they didnt know. I think the cause now having read the posts is the rear windscreen washer. Wonder if the extreme freeze/thaw we have had over the last couple of months has contributed to this and split the pipe? Well let you know when i have had a chance to look under the carpets once it stops ******* down up here!!!
Re: Audi A6 Avant - Water in footwell problem
Bit :confused:
Are we talking about C5 or C6???
C6 battery located in boot. I heard few issues with C6 Avant, rear wipe wash design is poor. How about C6 saloon? Anyone had water in footwells?
I recently cleared around bonnet hinges area, also easily could access to one of plenum drains. Plenum drain hole is similar design to B5.5 passat, just slightly bigger. Could not locate second one, i think it seats under break servo.
Re: water in foot passenger footwells a6
Hi, everyone,
I also have lately water in the footwells after rain or washing the car and find out that it comes from the sunroof. In fact the sunroof has 4 drain holes -front left and right and back left and right. I cleaned the frontones with a thin cable and now they run well pouring water when roof is open.
The bad think is that the backones are very deep and can not be seen. I also looked for the outlets of the drain hoses but could not find them. They should be somewhere arround the back wheels.
The car is AUDI A4 , 2001, station wagen.
Please if someone have some experience to help me!
Re: water in foot passenger footwells a6
Hi,
Welcome to VWAF! ;) ...
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Originally Posted by
petergrantch
The car is AUDI A4 , 2001, station wagen.
2001 is point where 2 chassis codes exist ...
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Originally Posted by
petergrantch
The bad think is that the backones are very deep and can not be seen. I also looked for the outlets of the drain hoses but could not find them. They should be somewhere arround the back wheels.
Check your VIN ...
On the 8D ...
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Rear water drain hoses
- ‒ → The rear water drain hoses run in the C-pillars and end on the side beneath the bumper trim. Cleaning is performed from the lower end of the tube. This involves removing the bumper trim.
On the 8E ...
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Water drain hose (rear)
– The water drain hoses (rear) are routed in the C-pillars and end on the side beneath the wheel housing liner.
– Loosen front section of wheel housing liner (rear) and press it to the side until grommet at water drain hose is accessible.
If you need more info please start your own thread in appropriate section of forum, otherwise we will be making off topic posts in thread :) ... Link:- A4 - S4 - RS4
Regards
G
Re: water in foot passenger footwells a6
Quote:
Originally Posted by
petergrantch
Hi, everyone,
I also have lately water in the footwells after rain or washing the car and find out that it comes from the sunroof. In fact the sunroof has 4 drain holes -front left and right and back left and right. I cleaned the frontones with a thin cable and now they run well pouring water when roof is open.
The bad think is that the backones are very deep and can not be seen. I also looked for the outlets of the drain hoses but could not find them. They should be somewhere arround the back wheels.
The car is AUDI A4 , 2001, station wagen.
Please if someone have some experience to help me!
look here :- Lubricating Sunroof and other stuff - AudiWorld Forums
