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.
Bulkheads have lots of holes for wires, pipes and clips and water will usually find a way.
Solution: We will make sure the drainage holes in this area are clear, although that might not be the direct cause of this problem. The water could be leaking it's way in through holes for the clips that hold the air conditioning pipes. As long as the clips have not become brittle and don't need replacing, they can just be sealed. Then the carpets can be dried.
Water in your car leads to mould, rot and corrosion. Up to a 3rd of the value of your car is the electrical systems, which are easily damaged by water and costly to replace.
Question: "You guys sound like you know what you're doing, and I want you to fix my leak. Are you mobile?"
Answer: I'm afraid not, we couldn't really do what we do as a mobile service. Just for detecting the leaks we have a lot of equipment and as you can see from our videos, we do like to start taking the car apart to really track down the source of the leak. This is all best done in a workshop. As for drying cars, this can only really be done inside.
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?
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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.
Watch VideoHere are some more of our latest #Renault water leak found videos
Leaking door membranes are a common problem on cars of this age. They age and perish and let water leak in.
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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.
Watch VideoWe 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.
Watch VideoOne 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
Watch VideoThis 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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We offer a specialist car water leak find and fix service, as well as a professional car carpet drying service.
If you would like to have your car water leak investigated by the professionals, you can find out more on our car water leaks page.
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