Leaking footwell… Help needed please

[Steve Q]

12 hours ago, yay 6 said:

My daughter's 2012 A1 was getting rainwater in from behind the glove box. I removed the wiper arms, the plastic scuttle and saw there is a plastic channel which is supposed to drain rainwater away. This channel sits above the air intake for the a/c. The channel is quite narrow and my guess is rainwater can overflow from the sides and then find its way into the a/c blower.

I cut a 12 inch long and 1.5 inch wide strip of hard plastic and taped it under the channel so that any overflow is directed away from the a/c air intake. This was about 6 months ago and she has not had the water ingress problem since.

Glad you got sorted 🙂

[SaraS]

Hi, did anyone ever find a resolution to this issue? I’m experiencing a lot of water coming out of the ac pipes into the rear footwell on the passenger side. I’m not sure where to start in terms of finding where the problem area might be? If anyone could help?

thanks, Sara

[Steve Q]

6 hours ago, SaraS said:

Hi, did anyone ever find a resolution to this issue? I’m experiencing a lot of water coming out of the ac pipes into the rear footwell on the passenger side. I’m not sure where to start in terms of finding where the problem area might be? If anyone could help?

thanks, Sara

Hi Sara, have you looked under the scuttle panel for any blocked water drain holes? 

Could a pipe for the AC be blocked I wonder? 

Have you been to a a garage yet to get it locked at? 

[yay 6]

10 hours ago, SaraS said:

Hi, did anyone ever find a resolution to this issue? I’m experiencing a lot of water coming out of the ac pipes into the rear footwell on the passenger side. I’m not sure where to start in terms of finding where the problem area might be? If anyone could help?

thanks, Sara

Hi Sara, this is one of those devilishly difficult problems to diagnose. If after you check for blocked drain holes as suggested by Steve Q, you could try the following which I posted some time ago:

"My daughter's 2012 A1 was getting rainwater in from behind the glove box. I removed the wiper arms, the plastic scuttle and saw there is a plastic channel which is supposed to drain rainwater away. This channel sits above the air intake for the a/c. The channel is quite narrow and my guess is rainwater can overflow from the sides and then find its way into the a/c blower.

I cut a 12 inch long and 1.5 inch wide strip of hard plastic and taped it under the channel so that any overflow is directed away from the a/c air intake. This was about 6 months ago and she has not had the water ingress problem since."

However, after a couple of months, we again noticed the rear passenger footwell soaked and the front passenger footwell wet. I reopened and checked the a/c air intake but that was dry. I then pulled up the carpet under the glove box and poured water across the roof on the left corner where the roof meets the windscreen. I could then see a trickle of water coming in from where the footwell meets the wheel arch.

I have now used black silicone to block the little area on the top of the windscreen on both sides of the car. I intend to remove the carpet entirely next week and have my daughter drive for a few days without it and see if the issue is finally resolved. 

In your case, fingers crossed it is just the a/c drain being blocked!

[19cb92]

Mine was the windscreen.