Lexus RX400h | Multiple Water Leaks

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0:02 OK, this Lexus RX400h that we have in, this 2006 Lexus, is the other leak that we have found on this. This is the water leak down video. Water is running out as channels as you would expect, but we've got the door membrane, which is the sheet in between the actual door itself and the door card, passing water, making its way into the footwell.

0:30 It's actually not wet this time around, because they actually brought this to us here likely, so it's been dried prior to coming. But with this persistent problem, the chances are it's going to end up with a wet foot well. So it's passing through the actual door membrane itself. They tend to fail as time goes by. It could be like poor sealing from the factory, but there's a few contributions it could cause them to fail. But it lets them to throw in, it shouldn't do that. The water's running from the top of the door frame right down the window,

0:58 through the door channels, and then passing through the actual door membrane, which is a plastic sheeting which has failed, which is causing this leak. This is the worst one, but all four doors are leaking on this car.

Jun
03
2020

This video shows water leaking through the bottom of the doors because of perished inner door membranes. This is an extremely common issue we find on many different makes and models of car.

This Lexus RX 400 H was feature in a previous video.

Solution: We made new door membranes, which are usually just a plastic sheet which is bonded with a sealer which prevents water leaking between the outer door and inner door.

Water is supposed to run through the door, which is why it has drainage holes at the bottom, but the plastic sheet is there to stop it getting into the cabin, dripping down the door card and making your floors wet.

It seems many mechanics don't know that this is what this sheet is for and assume it is just protective packaging from the factory because they often seem to poke holes in it if they are working inside the doors. However, on this car, it's leaking because the bonding has dried out and come loose with age. Replacing them will fix these particular leaks.

Question: "There is water dripping down from behind the glovebox when it rains, can you help?"

Answer: Yes, it could be that drainage holes under the scuttle have blocked up so that this area fills up with water which overflows and leaks in. Or it could be you have a leaky screen, it could even just be that one of the grommets on the bulkhead has perished and is letting in water. It would take further investigation to determine the exact cause of the leak, but those would be the obvious reasons.

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