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Old Oct 4, 2003 | 11:17 AM
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Water under my carpet???

I was pulling out the harness and pulle dback some of the carpet and found a pool of water. Where the hell could this have come from? I plan on pulling out all the carpet to save some pounds but this cant be good. Anyone have this happen to them?
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Old Oct 4, 2003 | 11:24 AM
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A/c drain thing. It must not be draining to the outside.
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Old Oct 4, 2003 | 11:35 AM
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^^^^ what he said. Sure it's water not coolant, check your heatercore for leaks as well.

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Old Oct 4, 2003 | 11:40 AM
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right behind the seats? that happened to me too. i just mopped it up and it hasnt happened since.
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Old Oct 4, 2003 | 05:36 PM
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Water under the front footwells is most likely coolant from the heater.&nbsp Try and use a white paper towel to soak up some of it, and it should be the same color as your coolant.&nbsp Cross you fingers it's just the heater hoses, as if the heater core is leaking, it's a lot of labor to remove it.&nbsp To do the heater hoses, look in the engine bay and there are two hoses going into the firewall right about the center - they should be able an inch in diameter.&nbsp CAREFULLY remove them and notice all the crap on them - clean thoroughly.&nbsp CAREFULLY put them back and reclamp - the heater ends are very soft copper, and they are easy to dent!

If you find water in the REAR behind the seat, it's a good chance your sunroof (drain) is leaking.&nbsp You might be able to spot it from the top, but most likely you'll need to pull the headliner to inspect the sunroof drain - it'll most likely have rust holes in it.&nbsp Also, check the rubber hose that runs down the B-pillar - mines was crimped, and the water pooling eventually made rust holes allowed water into the car.


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Old Oct 5, 2003 | 09:09 PM
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Thanks guys. Well it looks just like water. I had pulled the motor and there was water in the heater core hoses. One thing i just noticed also was there is a hole in the firewall. Looks like a hose goes there but im confused. All the A/C crap was removed before I got the car. Coudl it just be some unlucky water that made its way thru the hole? My car has been non running since July. Hope to change thay soon. Thanks again!
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 01:30 AM
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I'm with Ted, this just happend to me after i replaced my drivers side heater hose. It was so hard to get off that i did dent the heater hose line... so i just pulled the core and capped the lines. cause.... i can.

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