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[Knuckles]

hello all

ive noticed on my mini cooper that under the front footwell carpet has been damp lately. The bulkhead underlay is literally drenched.

Without me removing the whole dashboard i can see where its coming from. are there common places for water to leak through ?

many thanks
clark

[Mini Man Dan]

It could be the windscreen seal that is leaking. Or maybe the hose that goes into the heater?

Dan

[Carlos W]

If the heater hose is leaking the coolant level will be falling!

[DAVEY_C]

i'm assuming the bulkhead hole that the pipe goes through as oposed to the heater pipe itself??... check grommets too

[Carlos W]

i'm assuming the bulkhead hole that the pipe goes through as oposed to the heater pipe itself??... check grommets too

Could be a split hose, or a leaky heater matrix

[DAVEY_C]

i'm assuming the bulkhead hole that the pipe goes through as oposed to the heater pipe itself??... check grommets too

Could be a split hose, or a leaky heater matrix

thats a fair point, i'm going to top up my rad now also to make sure thats not the cause of my leak too, while i have carpets out

[Knuckles]

It could be the windscreen seal that is leaking. Or maybe the hose that goes into the heater?

Dan

my coolant level hasnt dropped at all since i bought it 4 months ago. The water seems to be mostly on the passenger side footwell. so i think i can rule that one out

Is it hard to remove the dash to get the insulation out?
Ive got a feeling the windscreen may be letting it in from the corner.