Wet Carpet

[Esses Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Esses]

Been meaning to share this one for a while. It's one I actually managed to fix, unlike my fuel-feed dramas so far. After a day in the bush in pouring rain (the day we took the avatar pic, actually) my wife discovered that the front carpet was sopping wet, but ONLY on her side. After many experiments a leaking windscreen was ruled out & I finally (only took a couple of hours) noticed that the a/c drain-tube was sitting at a funny angle in the firewall. Guess what? The little rubber drain-tube is just a "friction-fit" over the actual drain from the a/c & ours had come off (I'd say a LONG time ago) & all the condensation from the a/c was being neatly funnelled under the front carpet. At the cost of a couple of singed knuckles (it's behind the passenger-side exhaust manifold) I got it refitted firmly in place & no problems since.

[edgeyhill Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close edgeyhill]

I was hoping for an exciting river crossing or something after seeing the thread title... I drowned Pedro in a lake in a quarry behind Zig Zag (NSW) a month ago and the front passenger seat is still in the garage as a consequence

[Esses Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Esses]

There was a sill-deep creek-crossing to begin the day with a causeway water-splash to finish - as you can see. Which threw me off-track with the carpet. First thing I checked was the drain-plugs! No, just one of those nasty little maintenance things to watch out for or there can be unpleasant consequences.

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

We all have a turn at it eventually if enjoying our 4be's properly

After a slow water leak I removed my entire interior and gave it a good clean and drying. Looked great afterwards.

[edgeyhill Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close edgeyhill]

Slow water leak from where?!? You must've been off on a long holiday or something for it to have seeped through the whole car hehe

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

Yeah it was out camping/touring for 3 days, on the road constantly. It was a 12L water bottle. Initally placed incorrectly, and leaked a few L's. Placed correctly afterwards, but still leaked Oh well clean now!

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

I think that is taking the task of cleaning the car too far...lol

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

Yeah it was out camping/touring for 3 days, on the road constantly. It was a 12L water bottle. Initally placed incorrectly, and leaked a few L's. Placed correctly afterwards, but still leaked Oh well clean now!

I had a 20L fall over in the back of the prado and it knocked the tap out, lucky the 150 had the 3rd row in the time and all the water leaked out between the rear door and seats so most of it ended up outside the vehicle.

Would have looked pretty funny watering the road for a few hundred k's (before someone got me on radio).

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

I think that is taking the task of cleaning the car too far...lol

I'd rather do this than have a car that stinks!

[Esses Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Esses]

Second that. I once bogged my old Hiace in the same creek that starts this particular track & even though I dried out the carpet I had in the back it smelled of dirty, brown water for ever after.