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Johnny-Glen



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Water ingress into passenger footwell

Has anybody else had this problem?
I found a 1 inch deep puddle of water in the passenger footwell of my Freelander 2 this morning. The only likely source of the leak seems to be through the headlining behind the passenger grab handle. Anyone any ideas before I start pulling the car apart please.

Post #130680 5th Feb 2012 4:20 pm
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taztastic



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A few posts on here mention the sunroof leaking, blocked drain holes etc. I think there was also an early recall to have a drain tube re located.

Enter this into the search box +sunroof +drain +leaking Thumbs Up

Welcome to the forum and hope you get it sorted

Taz

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Johnny-Glen



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Thanks for the reply. I have taken a look, not sure whether to go for it myself or not. Service due in 3 weeks. Thats a lot of time for water to get in though.

Post #130691 5th Feb 2012 6:09 pm
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Air Con drain tube become loose, search shouLd help on that too Thumbs Up Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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taztastic



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npinks wrote:
Air Con drain tube become loose, search shouLd help on that too Thumbs Up


Air con drain tube routed through the headlining Whistle

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taztastic wrote:
npinks wrote:
Air Con drain tube become loose, search shouLd help on that too Thumbs Up


Air con drain tube routed through the headlining Whistle


Thinks a few have had the problem, i had the same issue not long after getting mine and the garage checked the sun roof drain pipe, but turned out to be the drain tube for the Air Con, think its located somewhere in the top of the passenger foot well

Post #130698 5th Feb 2012 7:10 pm
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taztastic wrote:
npinks wrote:
Air Con drain tube become loose, search shouLd help on that too Thumbs Up


Air con drain tube routed through the headlining Whistle


Doesn't say the headlining is wet, just a likely source Whistle Thumbs Up Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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i had the air con drain problem, think i posted how to access it etc if you want to search my posts Thumbs Up

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Johnny-Glen



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The headlining is getting wet behind the grab handle, that is how I identified it as a possible source. The air con suggestion is interesting but I feel unlikely as the problem is only occurring after a shower. Unless of course its a bit of both !!

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Had exactly the same problem on mine (twice), wet around the passenger grab handle and an inch of water in the passenger foot well.
Definatly a blocked sun roof drain pipe. Could'nt see how to get access to it so left it up to the dealer at service time.
Would be interested to hear if anyone has found out the DIY fix!

Post #130752 5th Feb 2012 10:45 pm
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Johnny-Glen



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Just been to the dealer - says it is the sunroof drain. He believes there was an update about 2 years ago - its only a clip around the tube to stop it popping off. They will be doing it in 2 weeks time at service. I have asked that as it was a 'known fault' that this should be done FOC. We shall see.

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It was a recall not an update and therefore should have been done already. It should certainly be FOC.

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Johnny-Glen



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The problem has been sorted. It was the sunroof drain tube coming detached on the passenger side. Re-fitted and secured with a cable tie. Dealer charged 30 mins labour only. Thumbs Up

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Lucasm



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Had the same problem, however it had another reason (not sunroof drain and not the air con drain):
My Freelander 2 2007 i6 HSE was missing the screw where you can fix the roof rack. I took of the plastic covering and poured water into it to test whre the water went; it ran straight out of the A-post about midway, from there along the door frame into the footwell. I put a fitting screw with silicon around into the hole and glued the plastic strip back on with silicon.

When analysing the problem I searched for a sunroof drain pipe, but could not find any. There is none, as my Freelander has a side airbag instead.

I took a video on youtube to explain the problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArXlnBOGaqE

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Don't use silicon under any circumstances, you will cause rust. Use a Sikaflex car body sealer or teflon tape around the thread, gas pipe teflon tape is thicker. Use a hot dipped galvanized bolt M10. Do not use zinc plated bolts. If you use stainless thoroughly put teflon around the M10 thread. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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