V/XC 70 water ingress mystery

[dave sutton]

On my '55 reg XC70, after standing out in heavy rain, when I open the driver's door, water runs out as if from inside the door seal. Running my finger along the door seal at the bottom drives more water out, so it is as if water is getting inside the door seal. There's no water inside the car and looking all round the door seal higher up, it all seems dry and there's no obvious hole in the door seal to account for how the water gets into it. All the other doors are fine. Has anyone else experienced this or got any ideas what's going on?

[StuartGGray]

Bottom drain holes in door blocked?

[dave sutton]

StuartGGray said:

Bottom drain holes in door blocked?

The drain holes are clear and clean and when I open the door its paintwork is dry up to the rubber seal. It is the seal that seems to have water in it and possibly above it, on opening the door water runs down off the plastic sill area and the door above the seal is wet.

[CoolC]

Do you mean the seal on the door itself, or the frame of the car?

[dave sutton]

CoolC said:

Do you mean the seal on the door itself, or the frame of the car?

On the door itself. I've looked all round it and can't see where the water is getting into it, obviously not looking hard enough.

[TooLateForAName]

water getting into the door through the seal at the bottom of the window?

[dave sutton]

TooLateForAName said:

water getting into the door through the seal at the bottom of the window?

Those seals are fine, and anyway, if water was getting in there wouldn't it come out through the drain holes.

The trouble is water doesn't need a big hole to get through, it must be getting in somewhere along the seal at the top of the door but I can't fathom how it gets from there to inside the tubular seal and and above it at the bottom.

[Skellen]

Try top of door handle seal, edges of window seal or door mirror joint.

I'd suspect that the door / part of it has been replaced or re-fitted badly so it might just be a case of standing there with a jug of water and seeing what happens.

[dave sutton]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I think I'm going to have to systematically tape over sections in turn and run the hose at the door until I narrow it down.