How To Find and Fix Water Leaking Inside a Car ~ Wet Carpet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2019
- Today we find and fix the water leaking inside my car. The carpet was soaked due to water leaking on the floor. This is due to clogged sunroof drains. In this video, I will show you step by step how to dry carpet, and padding, clean and flush sunroof drains, modify the drains so they wont clog, and leak test the sunroof drains. Volkswagens leaking water has been a common repair, especially from clogged sunroof drains.
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Dang Charles - you earned your upvote today in a personal way! I had the passenger side floor board soaked on my Mk1 Jetta and it never occurred to me it might be the sunroof drain. I assumed it caused by a faulty windshield seal when I had my windshield replaced. As a precaution I ran a very thin bead of clear silicone along the windshield perimeter where it touches the glass and the body thinking that fixed the problem. Mind you I don't drive much in the rain so I never had to test that since.
I don't have any discoloration on the headliner, but still I suspect there's a chance the drain line pulled out from the drain spigot as you demonstrated and water ran down the A-pillar. I did notice that the frame that the K-Jetronic ECM bolts to was a little crusty when last I looked there - that would absolutely explain it! I will follow the routine you laid out to see if that's the culprit! Kudos to you bro! You are a rock star!
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Dude!!! Just hours ago I diagnosed that all 3 of my drains were good EXCEPT that damn rear driver side too!
You’re the first one to show exactly what it looks like.
I could find a basic diagram of the lines but no detail on how to get to them.
And you also answered why I couldn’t find that rear drain under my car either!!
I have a 2016 q5 TDI 3.0 & this was my issue!
So many thanks🙏🏁🤩
Hell yes!!!! I mean sucks about the drains but glad you got it fixed up.
This video is so freaking helpful!!! Dealing with my first water issue and it’s helped me diagnose things much quicker!!!
Used to see so many A4 and A6 Audi models with wet carpets where the pollen filter housing would leak after the plenum chamber drains blocked up with leaves and filled up with rain water. Not so much now I live in Western Australia! Sun roof drains are always a first check. Another great video Charles.
Thanks for video, Charles! You make a difference in the VW community and I appreciate it very much.
As a relatively new MKIV R32 owner (1 year), I really appreciate your videos. They are extremely helpful. Thank you very much for making them and helping the "R" community. Looking forward to your next one.
I browsed about 7 videos on TH-cam. This is best fix video. Clean and practical instructions.
Ohhhhh man I’m so happy you out of all people is making this video. I have a MkVI gti and when it rains I get a moist carpet under the drive (not as soaked as yours) but it’s a frequent issue... I have a couple torn weather strips and plastic trim that lifts like by the windows and even my windshield one a bit. Hopefully you cover some more of these issues in coming videos
Hey Carl, I feel your pain, had happened to me in a couple of cars. Thanks for Sharing buddy.
You inspired me to do my own leak test. Happy to report everything is fine. But as I said in another post, I had an issue like this once before.
Really good seeing all these MK4 interior vids. Keep em coming.
Wow Charles great video thank you so much for making this you are the man. I always enjoy watching these repair videos you make I have this annoying rain tray leak on my Corrado. I wasn't sure where it was coming from but this really clears it up. I was always afraid to open my sunroof I haven't in the past 6 months, but now I will check my sunroof tracks perhaps with some good speed cable I will run some bottled water through there and test those drains 👍🏁🏆
oh my GOD
what a amazing video. This guy is incredible at this. Subscribed!
Great videos Charles. Keep up the great work....
Huge help with my 2003 20th GTI. Just went through this whole process. You have to get under the insulation to realize just how much moisture is trapped, even if the carpet feels dry.
Yep it’s scary how much water can live under there.
@@HumbleMechanicWhy are Audi alarms so quiet? It’s a high pitched beep and it’s quiet!
Awesome work bud love it!!
Great video. Extremely useful
Thank you so much for this useful video. You save me from lot of headache. God bless you.
Thank you so much bro for showing me this vid, I really really appreciate all your vids.
Great video! Found it really helpful because I had no idea what was wrong with my car before watching it
Love it keep it coming. Actually working on getting 99 b5 avant quattro 1.8t 5spd
Thought I’d TH-cam this before going to the dealership. Definitely doing this today!!!
Thanks Charles your video was the most complete and thorough of all the ones I watched on this subject... it was very helpful
Awesome. Thank you so much
I’m not a mechanic but I’m humble and I loved this video. It gave me the words to explain to my mechanic what’s leaking and where in my car.
This video was so helpful. Thank you my dude!
This is just one of many places water can leak into a car. From my experience this is the most common place on a MK4/B5 car. I am also gearing up for a killer road trip. Stay tuned. :)
I'm actually troubleshooting my MK4 right now for a water leak. It seems to coming from an area just near the wiper motor.
@@atubebuff - I recently had to deal with that myself. There's a place where a wiring bundle goes thru the firewall, below the wiper motor. You'll need to remove the wiper motor assembly (and the windshield cowl, and the wiper arms) to get at it.
Agreed. Maybe a part two on the cowl drains under the inner fender and resealing the fresh air and wiring harness pass through.
You can pull entire rug & insulation to dry in the sun or inside. I have used commercial laundry washer & dryer for rug; color & shape somewhat disappear and hot dryer can shrink rug so use caution. You can use wet vac at home first to get most of the water or in a pinch. But you really need to dry completely ASAP to prevent mold (which will stink and can cause dangerous health issues). Experience- owned several VW Golfs lol.
Older VW Golf's were notorious for leaking via the doors - the polyethylene liners break or are not adhered properly 360*.
Dude thank you so much for this vid. I've been having a persistent leak in my mk4 Jetta and it wasnt the sunroof drains. Driving me nuts trying to find it
I had the same problem with my mk4 Jetta however in my case the drain hose disconnected itself from the plug in the door jam. So the hose would drain directly into the driver's side food well. Great diy and problem diagnosis
Great video as always
Always good watching a HumbleMechanic 👍🏻🇬🇧
🙏🙏🙏
Was awesome seeing you and the car in Helen 👍🏻 Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much. See ya next year?
great video. exactly what I was looking for to figure out my mk4 TDI leak. Thanks!
you saved me man, much love
awsome info!
Well. This is excellent. I am pretty sure this is my problem. Going to the garage tomorrow to investigate it!
Great info. Thanks for helping me solve my leak problem on my r32.
Gentleman, many thanks, you do perfect presentions, short and really focused.
Thank you !
He is the best!
helpful video! Thanks!!!
Iv been waiting for this video for about a year now lmao. Very helpful!!! #VDUB
This video helped me to figure out why my wifes floor is wet when it rains. THANKS MAN!
Once again thank you sir!
Ty 4 the video rly helped
Dealing with this problem now with my Jeep Liberty. So frustrating….
Hoping some of your tips might help. Nice video 👍
Thank you!!! Nice video!
Great vid
Great vídeo. Thx
Thank you your
video helped me fix my 2010 Passat leak from the sun roof
I think you just saved me $400! Thank you for the awesome video!
Feel your pain dude, just fixed and cleaned up a water leak on my oldie. Funny thing is I didn't even notice anything until I looked at the blower motor and saw it dripping. My car has three oem layers of padding and that just stuff was sopping wet. Luckily no rust and the top two layers were dry. Was a good time to use my x mat in place of the just.
Thanks. This video was very help. It turns out this is something everyone should do
if you have a VW Golf car with a sunroof. That nipple for the sunroof drain should be cut open as shown in this video. They are easy to get to in the front of the car, cut them open and test the drain with water. You can get to the other two in the back of the car from the inside of the trunk, you can pull the entire rubber unit into to the car and then cut them open, then reinstall them. It is a bit tricky but easy compared to trying to get to them from underneath the car. Great fix for preventing water getting into the car in the future, and the original solution to the sunroof drain is a bad design to begin with from VW.
Another amazing video Thank you
Thanks so much
Greta guide. Have this issue with my mk5 golf gti with the driver and rear footwell carpets soaked.
Awsome!
Imagine volkswagen building boats...
Might be good at building a Submarine?
VW has made water cars before called the VW schwimmwagen
VW made first Electric yacht 👍
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What a beautiful preview photo
wow, this is a great video showing what really happens underneath the carpet when you have a wet carpet, i just got a puddle of water in my 08 audi a6 driver footwell and rear driver side. My reading suggests it has to do with some drain holes plugged. I'm confused who does what you do, the detailing shop or the mechanic shop and how much does it cost for a job like this.
I had the exact same issue in my Passat 2002, but the drain coming from the sunroof dislodged way down in the front, near the nipple. It seems when attempting the cleaning I pushed a little hard with the wire and... Pop! Didn't realised in that moment, but the rain season came months later and I began smelling the funky thing. Suddenly, below the front passenger carpet there was this little flood. Did the same you showed here but in passats the comfort module is down there. Luckily the water didn't flooded inside the CM. The amount of water was impressive, around 5 liters. The culprit part got some adhesive to be sure it doesn't happen again.
Between dissasembling, drying, disinfecting and reassembly it was a 4 day labour.
Other place worth the inspection on passats is below the battery. Lots of mud and leaves get down there and can clog the rubber drains and that water can get into the cabin through the blower motor and come out by the air vents.
Yes VW's are famous for trying to be U boats. German heritage! I suddenly recalled Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Great info and great video.
My MK5 Jetta had the same issue. Wish I found this vid sooner. That leak was stressing me tf out lmao. Took me forever to figure it out. But luckily no smell
I love your channel, I seen a mk3 in a satin silver, I know you’ve been wanting to paint yours, check out the silvers, they’re nice 👍👍
My mk4 was victim of this last week! There was a puddle in the rear passenger side. My sunroof drains are clear so that's not the problem. I think it may be the body plugs? One of them is pretty worn out but is it possible to have that much water inside through just those body plugs? Also going to snip the drain nipples. Great idea!
Nice video Charles. Very thorough as usual. Can you tell me if there can be a leak source from the engine coolant on the drivers side on the mk4 vw gti? I seem to be losing coolant very slowly and just noticed moisture on the drivers side carpet. Thanks!
Great info sir;;; weed eater string dudes. I put some got soapy water in firat, not too much then work your weed eater string down through. My 03 GLI had the same issue lol.
Thanks
Good job Charles! ...I’m glad I don’t have a Sunroof.
damn, i new the front drains but nobody told me for the back end drains! thanks
I kinda recently had to do similar stuff to the Renault Clio from my mother. It was on the driver side and happened due to cabling of the auxiliary heating system. The isolation of the hole where the cables came through in the firewall became brittle and together with a slightly clogged water drain in the firewall caused water intrusion. Was kinda hard to find as I had to remove basically everything in front of the windshield which was inside the firewall.
Guys, clean up the firewall at least once a year and also check the inside of your fenders when changing the tires! Stuff gets in there and clogs up everything and your car starts to rod from the inside out.
If you don't have a sunroof and have water on one of the front sides, then it can come from the doors inner panel, the sticky seal on the inner panel fails to do its job over time thus, water getting in the car when it is not on a flat surface. I have had the issue with my MK IV and fixed it by removing the sticky seal cleaning the panel and putting some clear silicone on the inner panel and refitting while still not dry.
mathotp what do you mean inner panel mate ?
@@tomrenwick3056 think he means the panel behind the doorcard. The one the window motor is bolted onto.
Hi mathotp, I have the same problem, could you kindly post a pic of how you fixed this issue? thanks a lot!
I removed my door card and alloy cover and resealed it with sealant,hopefully that’s it cured,but how does the water get in to soak the carpet if the cover is behind the door card? Cheers
@@dmc1221 Leaks between the door frame and the inner alloy panel going on the door rubber seal and since the door is closed it continues its way to the carpet
Hello Charles, thanks for showing us how to dry out our early 2000s VW/Audi. I just unclogged my sunroof drains in my A4 B6. I have a question regarding key fobs and programming new ones to the car, how would one go about doing that?
Water leakage is one of the reasons that I don't buy cars with sunroof. But I had to change the antenna rubber gasket of my Mk.4 Golf to prevent a future water leakage issue coming from the antenna. Anyway, very interesting video, very usefull video.
Definatly do a video on finding leaks, My Mk3 jetta has a leak right near the driver side sun shade. No sun roof so i suspect the roof trim or the windsheild glue is leaking .
Good video, can you please make a video of how to replace the tension pulley in a 2013 cc thank you very much
Wish I had the mk4 r32, I do have a yellow 20th and ty for this video!!!!
Great video Charles, very informative! I’m looking forward to the next one showing on your Passat.
I also regret getting my GTI with a Sunroof now if this is what I have to look forward to!
Great video as always, Charles! The drains are something that's almost always overlooked on B5 VWs and C5 Audis, especially as they have approached 'classical' age now!
"Real nice... reeeaaallll niiiiiccee..."
You got nice car brosky R32 love it 😍
Thanks me too
Bought this car to be a low maintenance commuter because my last car was an absolute nightmare and required constant repair. Owned it about two months and just found a puddle and damp marks along the front of the car. Working on my car is like getting dental work done for me I hate ever moment but thank you very much for this informative video its going to help me out a lot
"a low maintenance commuter" LOL these babbies are like 6 months old puppys, they need constant supervision!
Very helpful. I have a b6 Passat. I wish my drains were where the b5s are haha!
I use weedeater line to clear the drains - just an FYI. You can choose how stiff you need by the differing diameters available.
I looked at that too. lol so many solutions
Using a wire in the tubing is genius! Thanks for saving me ~$600
man thx so much ihad wet floors at the right side all the time and turned out the drain was full of muck!
Thank you very helpful, I see the upper connection under the headliner, do you have video on how to access the connection, I fear my upper, passenger hose is disconnected at the sunroof. Going in blind, too ease to snap off parts. Thanks
Is it weird to miss airbag lights when they're gone..?!.A well,..owning a mk4 gli in Buffalo will bring another one sooner or later.!!!keepsmebusy.Love your vidz,so keep makin em'!!!!!
For the drain tubes , you can use the nylon string from a weed wacker . Great lesson . A smoke machine may find other leaks .
wondering if this is a similar set up for an 2004 infiniti fx45 , attempting to solve this exact problem!
Looks very familiar 😂😂😂 I had 4 -6 water entry points on my v dub 4...it's dry now 😎
Lol those dang leaks
Hi - I liked the video. Have a 2002 beetle where I taped up the sunroof totally when leak continued after clearing tubes. STILL leaking. Where from? Under the cowling by the windshield wipers? This is now killing me. I can't figure it.
Hey man. Thanks for this. Would this work on a 2013 VW tiguan? I have a puddle on the right side passenger and rear passenger. They unclogged the sunroof but still having water.
Very helpful video thanks Seemingly any leak in the car will be a nightmare to find and fix?!
It’s not fun lol
This was helpful I have a 99 sunfire and it has been neglected. I opened the driver door and saw water across in the passenger side. When it stops raining I can maybe fix this
Make it nice! Real niiiiice!!!
Lol
Very good video. Now I know where to check on my wife's car, for the water leak.
Yes make a video in finding water leaks.
Charles, don't know if you check back on some of your old videos, but I just checked my drain tube
ends and both of mine are cut. What I don't understand is who cut them since I bought this car new in Jan. 05
Amazing.
Someone at the dealer cut them. We did it in a lot of bigger services.
12:19 Yeah Baby!
A good gadget for drying water is the "balloon promotion inflatables" used for temporary advertising. Also kids inflatable contraptions like water slides. I got one at a garage sale. Used it for blasting focused air into the boat sump. I was surprised how well it worked. Even better than the et dry vacuum in reverse.
That’s an awesome idea. Like those wacky arm flailing guys 😂
@@HumbleMechanic That's the one!
Making me so glad I keep my VW In the garage lol
Hello, what about Touran 2005, I have the same problem, but I neither have slide roof nor such this silicon nipple. All the seal around the door is ok. I think the water comes from an area near the passenger right foot place. What do you think about the leakage comes from?
Good Video! My MK4 R32 actually had a leak through the firewall. The body filler in the seam @ the rain tray was cracking. Not sure if its common problem just spreading the word.
Jerry Cortorreal. Thank you. I will check that on my mk4. 👍
The rubber grommet in the floor of my b4 wagon got all crusty and over time ( with out my knowledge lol) it completely came out. Had a open hole for about 9-10 months before I noticed. All that moisture stayed rite there in the sound deadening and carpet and rusted out the floor around the hole for the grommet. Upstate NY in a 25 year old car lol.