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[supermotolew]

*sorry i mean find * hello recently i have had to remove my cover as it is wrecking my paint now i have found i have sevral leaks in the bottem left window corner is a dribble but a have one bigger one some where and i cant trace it i have taken some pics of the rough area is seems to be comming from although its hard to tell as every thging that is metal has condensation on i have tried all the usual trick sat in the car when it is raining the car has no obvious rust outside i have fitted 2 new door check seals rubber type the door seals look good is it posseble to leak through the seam out side i have photo where the 2 panels joinwhere i have put the white mark the pictures in side are bottom right andtop right on the inside by the check strap if any one lives localy gu35 bordon then theres some beer in it if you can make the rain stay on the out side even if you have to sillicone it up

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Edited by supermotolew, 06 October 2010 - 03:39 PM.

[huw_jenks]

*sorry i mean find * hello recently i have had to remove my cover as it is wrecking my paint now i have found i have sevral leaks in the bottem left window corner is a dribble but a have one bigger one some where and i cant trace it i have taken some pics of the rough area is seems to be comming from although its hard to tell as every thging that is metal has condensation on i have tried all the usual trick sat in the car when it is raining the car has no obvious rust outside i have fitted 2 new door check seals rubber type the door seals look good is it posseble to leak through the seam out side i have photo where the 2 panels joinwhere i have put the white mark the pictures in side are bottom right andtop right on the inside by the check strap if any one lives localy gu35 bordon then theres some beer in it if you can make the rain stay on the out side even if you have to sillicone it up

I tried to read that, but it's very difficult without any punctuation...

There is one place inside the wheel arch that you can get water coming in, around the fresh air vent but normally only when you are driving the car in the rain.

[supermotolew]

sorry im awfull at writing .. nope the car hasent moved in weeks. if the check strap seal has moved do you think that could cause it or would the water just run down to the sill? ive been told there should be drain holes in the sill does any one have a photo of where thay should be ? cheers

[Gaffer]

Hows the condition of your windscreen rubber? rain could be coming in from there. I had a leak around where your first pic is but only when moving, i thought it was due to the heating duct holes under the wings as i had no vent pipes, turned out to be coming in through my rusty scuttle panel. You scuttle doesnt seam to be in too bad a condition from your first pic, whats it look like at the top corner?

*I know i said it happened to me when moving, but it could also come in through a rusty scuttle or windscreen seal while stationary

Edited by j519ldv, 06 October 2010 - 05:24 PM.

[supermotolew]

ive had a poke around and there is a small leak in the bottom left window seal but that has been stoped at the moment with a plastic sheet on the screen in picture 2 can you see the white mark ? there is a very small hole there like pin sized would water get in through there and to the floor or or is that bit by the arch ive double checked all my check strap seals also ive noticed it takes a lot of rain for long periods of time to reach the floor also does any one have a picture of where the drain holes in the sill should be as i dont think i have any :S cheers

[Cerberus]

What are the rear window seals like?

My Mini that I've just bought, had to have these replaced, as they were leaking and the water was running down and into the floor.
After changing them, the floor has been dry ever since.


*edit*

Might not be applicable, not sure I quite understand where your leak/water is.

Edited by Cerberus, 07 October 2010 - 04:08 PM.

[supermotolew]

hello sorry the water is sitting in the drivers foot well the back is bone dry the left side is dry seems like its coming from behind the dash drivers side i have coverd the screen with a plastic sheet as i know there was a small leak from the screen its as if the check strap seal is leaking but its brand new and would that even reach the foot well through there ? sorry every one for the terrable grammer and spelling :S

[wile e coyote]

Water is by its nature pervasive the tiniest opporttunit and its straight in, and mini's not renowned for being too waterproof - I think what you're stating is that water is accumulating in the drivers footwell even when the car hasn't been driven? - scuttle looks ok but equally a fair bit of filler has been used and the car has been bitten by rust mites and repairs have been at best an attmept as cosmetic (no offence intended by the way)- causes can be too many to list from leaky heater matrix, to shot screen rubber, to air vent holes not to mention those non age related like shot doorsteps and holes in the inner sills - a tracing method voiced in many similar posts on here is to use some talc - spread sparingly around sit in the car and get willing assistant to hose the car down - if you've still got the original floorpan then they'll be a bung in the right position so temporarily take it out to release the trapped water