Leak on driver's floor?

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jmdearras
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Leak on driver's floor?

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In heavy rain, I have discovered there is some water accumlating on the drivers side front area. This is while the car is parked. My carpet is current out for cleaning, and I don't want to put it back in until i find this.

I will dig into it this weekend, but am looking for any pointers to known leakage issues that may exist. The car sat for years before I bought it.

The two things I want to check first are the A/C ventilation drain in case rain is entering that system, and the drain hose for the skylight. It does not appear to be a door gasket problem.

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Jim
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I'm not sure about the Mx-3, but I had an issue in a Caravan where the A/C ventilation line was clogged, and after I cleared it out there were no more pools of water on the driver's side floor under the dash. As you said, this could be your issue.

Just a suggestion if you can't find where it's leaking from, have a friend soak the underbody with a garden hose/pressure washer.

I just noticed that my floor's soaked after washing the underbody with a pressure washer. Time to pull the carpeting out and do some sealing.
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Re: Leak on driver's floor?

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Turns out it is the sunroof drain hose on the driver's side pulled out of the hole to the wheel well.

Jim
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