VW up! 2014 | Water Leak Fix

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0:00 Right, so we've got a Volkswagen up in today, 2014, so we're just going to show you what we've found so far. So first things first, in the driver's footwell we can see that there's loads of water in the underlay. We've got electricals as well which are submerged in water, and this does actually go all the way through to the driver's rear as well.

0:20 So the only way of obviously getting this dry would be removing the seat, sucking the water out and then putting our super dryer machine in there. And so we're just going to quickly show you what the problem is. So if we look on this arch, there's no water running out, the reason being is because that is blocked there, which is a drainage system. And if we have a quick look in there, you can see that it's submerging where the wire's going, and we have a little rubber grommet there as well. And so if we now go into the inside the car

0:53 now it's full up to the level, it should now reveal where the water is coming from. The only problem is we do have a box section here, so it could possibly be travelling down in the box section and then coming in. If I just position you there for a second. Right, okay, so it's a little bit of a secret one, the reason being is that welded seam, that welded seam here is letting out water. So what that must be doing is it's going down inside the skin between the bulkhead

2:12 and where the scuttle wearer is, then running down the inside of the bulkhead. And then what it's then doing is it's exiting out of here, and then that is causing us to have more water around here. So we believe that would be the problem on that one now. Oh, okay, any more information, just click the tab down below.

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This is a simple fix, as it's caused by a build-up of leaves in the scuttle area, blocking the drains.

It is just a matter of unblocking the drainage, although we would also recommend sealing the grommet around the wiring that passed through the bulkhead just to prevent the problem should the drains get blocked again.

This still leaves us with the problem of a wet car, which needs to be dealt with to prevent mould, corrosion and electrical problems. We will remove the seats, lift the carpet and dry it all out.

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