Renault Clio 2008 | Water Leak found | Bulkhead and Scuttle Video
Dec
07
2020
One of the drainage holes on the scuttle area was blocked, leading it to fill up with water. From here it can slop around and go in different directions depending on which direction the car is moving
We often hear people complain that a load of water runs down the back of the back of the dashboard every time they take a right-hand corner, but on this Renault this isn't the case, but it could be that when the car accelerates water and run back down the bulkhead.
We also put a hosepipe directly on the bulkhead and found this leads to a leak around the air conditioner.
Solution: The scuttle can be unblocked easily enough, however removing and resealing the air conditioning unit is a little bit further involved than we normally go. Although we often dismantle parts of the interior and make minor repairs, our workshop is not set up for more major mechanical fitting... we have to draw the line somewhere. So we will be recommending they take this car to a dealership or friendly local mechanic.
Once this repair is done, we would recommend bringing the car back to us for another decontamination and drying. As this video shows, there is a considerable amount of water in the car which will not dry out on its own as there is a fairly thick layer of foam under there which is completely saturated.
The first part of the water leak detection showing our findings can be found here
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Your car is packed full of expensive processors, sensors and relays. Electric components can be damaged by water when they attract condensation. Act now, get that leak fixed, and your car dried out.
Answer: Usually pretty quick. However, we can't fix everything, as you can see in this video, there is a problem with the air conditioner. This car also had some damaged bodywork, which was minor, but the customer might decide to get fixed. In either case, we would defer to experts who are better set up to handle this kind of job. That why we do a report. We'll send you a video showing what we've found, so you can decide what to do next. If we can fix the leak in-house, and we can most of the time, we would rather get on with it, so we can get you on your way.
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How Much Water is in a Leaky Car?
You had a rain water leak in your car, and you got it fixed. What next? It will dry out on its own right? Maybe you can just vacuum the carpets, and it will dry?
This car came to us with a suspected rain water leak, there were wet carpets and water on some of the door shuts. We performed our water leak detection inspection and found the source of the leaks.
The second set of leaks on this Renault Megan. We like to be thorough, and it would have been easy to stop looking for leaks at these leaky doors, but because it's a Renault we went straight for the bulkhead and found a leak as shown in part 1.
Renault are prone to leak through the bulkhead, this is usually caused by blocked drainage holes in the trough that sits under the windscreen, which then fills up with water and leaks through.
We have seen a lot of these down the years. There is a trough in front of the bulkhead under the 'scuttle' which is the plastic panel just under the windscreen.
Renault Clio 2008 | Water leaks found | Sunroof and Vents
Dec
07
2020
This car had blocked sunroof drainage holes, blocked on both sides, which often causes problems as the water can then run down from the roof, but as there doesn't seem to be much water on the passenger side this doesn't seem to be the main culprit.
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