Monaro water ingress, nearside B pillar?

[FNG]

Steamed up windows for a couple of days and a sloshing noise when I set off this morning.

Checked the carpets and the passenger rear is soaking.

Water has run over the rear of the sill trim, so it's coming in somewhere down the rear edge of the door seal I imagine.

Anyone had this and found out where? Or know if there's a weak point in the seal design?

I'm going to have to strip it out and remove the carpet, sadly, and find out where it's coming in. But can't do it til next week.

I'd like to attend to anything they're renowned for before then.

[tony1966]

cant help with monaros but last time i had an issue like that is was an e92 335d,soaked the o/s carpets-swimming pool-culprit wat the rear light seal,water managed to travel somehow

[bigwheel]

Water ingress was reported by several owners when the cars were quite young. Behind the door trim card is a plastic membrane which wasn't always properly sealed to the steel part of the door at the factory.

Easily sorted by resealing the membrane.

Try "searching" the forum if you need more information.

[FNG]

Thanks.

A load of googling plus that reply about door membranes suggests it’s a door trim off job rather than a carpet out job.

I reckon a wet vac and bag of silicone beads is next.

[bigwheel]

You might get away with just releasing the bottom half of the door card, lie on your back and take it from there.......
Your call.

[vxr2010]

Check the drain points of the door first , very common on many cars to have failing membrane in the door , a sealer and some heavy duty plastic should solve it , but as above just check the water can come out of the door drain holes first

[Lincsls1]

Taking the door card off is super easy. Worth checking both sides.

[Vanden Crash]

This was very common when new. There was an faq about it.

[fred bloggs]

FNG said:

Thanks.

A load of googling plus that reply about door membranes suggests it’s a door trim off job rather than a carpet out job.

I reckon a wet vac and bag of silicone beads is next.

You’ll never wet vac it, there is thick foam sponge stuck on the underside of the carpet. Took about two weeks hung up in the garage to dry mine out.

[FNG]

Yeah, I know it won't dry out fully like that. Did get half a pint out with the vac though, all helps.

I've chucked a couple of silica bags in there to soak up what water they can for now, again it all helps.

Will be Wednesday before I can try to stop the leak. Probably be next weekend before I can get the carpet out to dry fully.

[dazvxr]

I was given an interior carpet from from a cv8 monaro dry stored, think it's black, can check at weekend it's all ok. Where-a-bouts are you, if it's any good to you you can have it 👍

[FNG]

That’s an awesome offer, thank you.

I’m in Warwickshire but can travel within reason…

[dazvxr]

I'm near Hull, so it's a fair distance, I'll check it out at weekend condition and colour wise 👍

[FNG]

Hull is doable isn’t it. Let me know how you get on - thanks again.

Door panel off, some gaps in the sealant.







Sealed up and drying prior to testing with water.

Carpet isn’t dry but the windows aren’t steaming up so the silica is doing its stuff for now.

[MarvinTPA]

The last time I had to dry a soaking interior ( Omega - water buildup from blocked drain in the heater inlet on the engine bay side of the scuttle ) I took a portable heater and ran it at max under the partally lifted carpet and liner until the whole thing was steaming like a kettle.
These days I'd probably use a paint stripping heat gun or hairdryer.

Edited by MarvinTPA on Friday 11th November 15:52