Leaking Car

[Irishlad74]

Hi,

can anybody advise how i can find a leak in my wife's car. There is condensation (ice in cold weather) on the inside of her winsdcreen every morning. Somebody told me it was a leak somewhere. Is there a test i can do to find out??

Thanks in advance

Brendan

[dustypuss]

try taking the car through the car wash sit and watch !

[mattymatt123]

What car is it mate?

[Hymie]

To check the door & boot seals, first give the rubber seals a visual check for any damage.
If all looks well, lightly smear the contact area of the rubber seal with grease. Close the door and open again � check that the rubber seal has made contact with the doorframe over the entire seals� length, from the line deposit of grease on doorframe.

If there is an area showing no contact, examine the seal for wear/compression. You may need to replace it.

Bear in mind that water/moisture may be getting in via other means.

Don�t forget to remove the grease from the doorframe and seal.

[tufty7]

What car is it ??

[Panic Button]

Feel all the carpets under the mats for moisture, and look at the underside of the mats for telltale condensation.

Check in the boot aswell, and make sure the spare wheel isn't sitting in a pool.

Has it had a new windscreen? If so perhaps the fittings underneath may not have been pushed firmly into place. Bear in mind the ventilation intake is at the bottom of the screen.
I even had one where the gubbins under the screen hadn't been reassembled correctly, so a flange that should have been above was below. As a result it diverted water the wrong way.

If it has a pollen filter, check it id dry. Water getting into the venilation will soak it.

[Irishlad74]

Thanks for the answers

Its a 2001 vauxhall corsa. She recently put a hessian bag in the back foot well and it got really damp!

[mech29]

check the draining hole to make sure they aren't blocked,
in the boot, and inside the car under the carpet,
because blocked drain hole cause condensation in the car

[mattymatt123]

does the car lose water

[Irishlad74]

Yeah sure Mdoo98..... my e-mail is [email protected]

Sounds like it could be a common fault in the corsa.

[Irishlad74]

Matty..... I don't think the car looses any water.