leak AGAIN

can n e 1 exsplain the drainage on a phaze 1? is there holes in the outer sills? ive been chasing this leak 4 months iv sealed up all the inner sills and done the whole in my inner arch but this morn big puddle in the right handside of the drivers footwell im close 2 just getting rid but i do love the swift and would h8 2 see it go

Hi,
most likely water is coming from the top.
Have you checked what under tha carpets are like?
Is there any water marks on your floor/bulkhead and so on?

Is this happen when you drive your car in the wet or when it was standing in a rain?

Cheers
Atchi

take your front wings off and check out behind there proberly a nice hole going into the chassis that will feed water in from like the top of your pedals on the right hand side

i havnt got n e capets in at the mo as im trying 2 trace the leak and its when its standing still i get the flooding.

Im guessing windscreen leak, door window leak or heater tray inlet leaks. Mine would constantly have a wet carpet in one area, took months to discover a very small dribble of water that appeared under certain circumstances, it was enough to drown the carperts. was door window seal and inner plastic guard leaking into cabin down inside face of door.

Cheers,

GTP

yeah ive done the plastic door lining, ill double check windscreen rubber? cheers lads

im afraid thats the begining of the end mate
my 1st gti had it, ended up with 2 massive holes in the floor near the pedals
i used to keep a towel under the carpet
if you like the swift that much, keep it and use it as a doner car in a few years
if you dont you`l prob regret it

gary

What do u mean, that i will never get 2 the bottom of it?

its fixable, if you want to take out the dash windscreen and wings

How about this.

-Take out the drivers seat(not hard).
-Make sure the area's in question are completly dry.
-Get in the car, close doors and windows and crouch down real low where the seat should be.
-Get a friend to spray the car with a hose pipe.
-Be patient!
-Eventually the water will come through and you will find the leak.

If your having trouble spoting the leak try sticking some tissue paper to the vertical area(s) you THINK the water might be coming from. If the paper gets wet your on the right track. If it stays dry you might be able to rule those places out!

Remember, paper on the horizontal(floor) might be useless becouse water will spread once on the floor so wont really pinpoint anything!

Of course, if you take the dash out before doing this it will be alot easier!

Good luck mate. Dont give up. Im sure its just a matter of time and patience to grt it sorted

or even easier close the door open the window put hose in stand outside and look where the water coming from

hobo wrote:or even easier close the door open the window put hose in stand outside and look where the water coming from

HAHAHA

Nice 1 suzuki rocks definatly a couple of tips there i will be using and if all else fails ill take hobos advise i know ive got 2 do passenger side inner wing, i found i rite hole in the drivers side so im sure theres gonna b 1 that side but 2 be honest im sure thats not causing the problem tho