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It has been raining all day, Got out of my car when I got home and in my passenger footwell there was a PUDDLE. i took out the matt and i could wring it out and just poured water everywhere.
The carpet under the firewall is not wet at all, its just the bottom.
Ideas? __________________ -Jeff
 |  |  | | 01-07-2009, 02:02 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
might be the weather stripping on your door, do you hear any whistling or wind noise while driving at higher speeds with the windows up? you don't have a cali-top by any chance do you? | | | | | 01-07-2009, 02:03 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 |
No cali top.
Its not door seals or sunroof, it gets wet closes to the transmission tunnel and towards the back of the passenger foot well. I have no clue what it is, but it is really worrying me. __________________ -Jeff
| | | | | 01-07-2009, 02:15 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
really? if you were driving in the rain, might possibly be a hole rusted in the floor hidden under the carpet, but I'd be surprised if a car that's not that old would have rust that bad  | | | | | 01-07-2009, 02:17 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 |
were you running ac before you parked it?
ac drain might be plugged up and discharging into the pass.side __________________ 
^being rebuilt^
until then:
daily car:
96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers
slowly progressing...
weekend car:
85 1/2' 944 Porsche
no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | | | 01-07-2009, 02:55 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 |
No AC running... __________________ -Jeff
| | | | | 01-07-2009, 02:58 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 |
hmm not sure than, possibly winsheild at the top dripping down, is headliner wet at all? __________________
^being rebuilt^
until then:
daily car:
96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers
slowly progressing...
weekend car:
85 1/2' 944 Porsche
no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | | | 01-07-2009, 02:59 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Look under the car to see where the water drains from.
You will see a few louvers in the chassis rail.
Get a hose and spray water on the windshield so you can check to see if the water is draining.
When my drains were clogged I could see water pouring into my right tire well and eventually into the cabin.
Found lots of leaves stuck. Cleaned them out with a small screwdriver. __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
www.bmwcca.org
| | | | | 01-07-2009, 03:04 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 |
headliner is not wet, that is the first thing i checked
as for getting under the car, my jack is broke. idk when ill be able to do it :/ __________________ -Jeff
| | | | | 01-07-2009, 03:07 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
You can probably see it without jacking the car.
Just look along the rails towards the front.
You can feel them although they will be covered with the undercoating. __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
www.bmwcca.org
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