Ford Fiesta 2008 | Water Leak Fixed

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0:01 We have here a 2008 Ford Fiesta for our 28.2 water leak finding service. Water leak found video here. The door membrane is to fault. All four have been tested. We have found the driver's side front to be leaking, and the passenger's side rear is passing water through the door card. Now, the membrane is the sheet in between the actual door itself and the door card, and it stops any water from coming through. That is its job. Now typically from the factory is where the fail elements from, basically the seal which

0:33 is applied to the sheeting is fails, and it lets water through the very bottom. And the end result is the water finding its way into the footwell, causing wet floors and obviously mould spores, which is not going to help at all. You'll have to bear with me, because I'm going to put my water skills to the test.

0:53 We've got a pad there which just gives access to the water. So I'm running water onto the top of the door and where the sill is. And if I bring myself down here, you can see water actually passing through the drainage point, which is what should happen. And then you've got the door card itself, which is what you see here. So let's decide, this is what goes into the car when the door is shut. You should be able to just make out there that there's water

1:33 actually passing through. And just doing the same on the passenger side rear. Now, it might not be that all four are actually fading, but typically there's, makes sense to do all four if two are leaking, just for a process of elimination. The door car would have to come off, and we'll check the slightest of an in-brain.

Jun
03
2020

Yet another car with water leaking through perished door membranes. This kind of leak is common on many makes and models of car, but thankfully a fairly easy fix.

We have recently had a 2008 ford Fiesta in for a Water Leak finding service, and we located an issue with two of the vehicle's door membranes.

It’s quite common to see the original factory membrane fail as the seal perishes, which in turn leads to water passing through the door card. It’s either that or they have been tampered with due to speaker upgrades or to carry out work behind the door card on a faulty window mechanism.

The solution for this car is to remove the door cards inspected the membranes And make good, or fabricate new door membranes then reseal.

Question: "I have a leak and I think it's coming from the bottom of the driver's side door. When I have the door open, I can hear it sloshing around."

Answer: It sounds like the drainage holes are probably blocked. Water will leak down inside your door from the window, it is supposed to. From there it is supposed to drain through holes in the bottom, if not the bottom of the door will fill up with water until it reaches a level where it can push past the inner door membrane, where it will get inside the car and make your carpets wet. The best way to fix this is to have the door apart and clean it all out, but remember to properly reseal the door membrane afterwards, or you will cause yourself another leak. 

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