Can this section in the footwell be removed easily?

[Darren S]

So, I’m addressing some of the water ingress in the front passenger footwell.

I’ve taken the sponge out (pissed wet through and sopping) - but noticed the backing on this brown sheeting section is very wet on the back of it. Press it and some drips run down.

Is it possible to remove & dry it? Or is it a dash out job to get to it?

All scuttle drains now cleared out and removed of excess water.

Cheers.

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

The heater matrix pipe pass through it and linked both sides.

You'd have to cut it.

 

[Louis]

Id just leave a dehumidifier in it tbh.

 

[Brigsy]

Dash out. As above dehumidifier will get it.

 

[Darren S]

Thanks all. Got a dehumidifier here - I'll chuck that in over a days and nights.

Any ideas how it will have gotten wet in the first place? Heater matrix pipe leak possibly? Or could blocked scuttle drains do similar?

 

[Yarp]

It’ll more than likely be the scuttle drain. It pops out behind the block and it’ll be bunged up with shite.

If not then they sometimes leak where the bonnet cable comes through but less likely to be that.

The drain isn’t the easiest of things to get to from the top. If, like mine, the wiper arms decide they aren’t coming off then you can’t get it from that side. You can see the pipe it drains into on the firewall where it cuts back towards the middle of the car. There’s a flappy thing on the end so if you move that you should hopefully be able to poke something up it to clear it. Might take a few flushes with water to get it and if you do it from underneath be prepared to get covered in some nasty sludge 😂

 

[Darren S]

It’ll more than likely be the scuttle drain. It pops out behind the block and it’ll be bunged up with shite.

If not then they sometimes leak where the bonnet cable comes through but less likely to be that.

The drain isn’t the easiest of things to get to from the top. If, like mine, the wiper arms decide they aren’t coming off then you can’t get it from that side. You can see the pipe it drains into on the firewall where it cuts back towards the middle of the car. There’s a flappy thing on the end so if you move that you should hopefully be able to poke something up it to clear it. Might take a few flushes with water to get it and if you do it from underneath be prepared to get covered in some nasty sludge 😂

Cheers mate - did do the whole 'rinse & repeat' of drain clearing last week. Got a length of flexi tubing which I've found to be excellent at clearing out the central drain. Had the washer bottle out at the same time doing some general tidying up and the drain that side was definitely clear. Ran plenty of water through the driver's side too, so (for now!) all seems good.

As said on another post I made, it's a s**t design. It really is...

 

[Brigsy]

Hosepipe test on it. From memory the heater box can leak around the foam gasket if the scuttle is blocked.