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Blink_GSX · 04-16-2011, 02:11 PM

hey guys, its raining pretty bad right now. and i just found out that i get mad water on the passenger side floor of my car. not just a little water, theres ALOT. i have no idea where its coming from. do any of you dsm owners have any insight on this? any ideas where it could be coming from? i do have a sunroof but i see no evidence of it coming from there. HELP PLEASE!! thankss

DPancoast · 04-16-2011, 02:45 PM

There are probably multiple drain tubes in your car. Any one of them could be clogged, cracked, split, or disconnected behind an apillar, under your headliner, hatch, etc... It'll be hard to pinpoint unless you start looking behind panels and stuff

01NightHawk · 04-16-2011, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DPancoast

There are probably multiple drain tubes in your car. Any one of them could be clogged, cracked, split, or disconnected behind an apillar, under your headliner, hatch, etc... It'll be hard to pinpoint unless you start looking behind panels and stuff

^ this. rip off your headliner and have a look. otherwise grab a nice big trashbag and try (i know it's raining) to tape the sucker down.

300zx_tt · 04-16-2011, 05:39 PM

my buddy's 01 eclipse does the same thing we couldnt figure out what was going on, it leaks every time it rains

boostedsm · 04-16-2011, 08:02 PM

get out there, stand on top of your car and start swallowing that rain..only option for now.

boostedsm · 04-16-2011, 08:06 PM

but for real, my guess is that it's coming from around where the door meets the fender. if it was your sunroof it would be all over your seats

01NightHawk · 04-16-2011, 08:28 PM

^ Not always, sometimes it will leak from the drain tubes down the pillars and onto the floor. For the back tubes - they can easily follow the pillars where they are ran, and fill the underside of the seats. Tops will be fine and dry but nobody would know there's water beneath until they sit down or remove the seat to clean.

Common problem in a lot of cars with sunroofs.

scott8989 · 04-16-2011, 09:15 PM

my eclipse doesnt leak ^.^ my guess is the weather stripping. my old one had the problem i got new stripping and it solved that

SovXietday · 04-16-2011, 11:37 PM

It's more than likely the drain tubes for the sunroof being cracked or clogged. Nothing new. When it's a nice sunny day take the interior apart and find all of the tubes, then take a hose and run water over the top of the car. You'll find exactly where it's leaking right quick.

Till then, put a trashbag over your sunroof while it's parked.

aaronnn · 04-16-2011, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 01NightHawk

^ Not always, sometimes it will leak from the drain tubes down the pillars and onto the floor. For the back tubes - they can easily follow the pillars where they are ran, and fill the underside of the seats. Tops will be fine and dry but nobody would know there's water beneath until they sit down or remove the seat to clean.

Common problem in a lot of cars with sunroofs.

thiss

Blink_GSX · 04-17-2011, 12:30 AM

well i know its not coming from the door/window. its got to be a clogged drain from the sunroof like you all said. i tarped it off for today and i guess ill start tearing panels off tomorrow.. thanks guys!

MPowerKai · 04-17-2011, 02:35 PM

You can open your sunroof and use something that puts out high pressure and blow out the clog through the holes in the sunroof. It usually works for me.

Shipman · 04-17-2011, 06:51 PM

I had this same problem but i dont have a dsm, but it was the drain tubes coming from my sunroof

Blink_GSX · 04-17-2011, 09:12 PM

after a hours of gutting the inside of my car and pouring water all over the outside, i found out that the drain hose in the back right of the trunk was kinked and that led the water up to the small window behind the passenger door (which apparently isnt sealed to tightly). then the water went into the trunk under the spare. after that filled up with gallons of water, it flowed under the back seat onto my passenger side floor... by the time i got rid of all the water, i ran out of daylight. so ill be tending to that tomorrow. thanks for the support tst!

Honduh · 04-17-2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MPowerKai

You can open your sunroof and use something that puts out high pressure and blow out the clog through the holes in the sunroof. It usually works for me.

I don't recommend doing that. You can easily pop a hose off or split one if you have a bad clog.

Blink_GSX · 04-18-2011, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Honduh

I don't recommend doing that. You can easily pop a hose off or split one if you have a bad clog.

those were my thoughts exactly. that could just make a bad problem worse.

04-16-2011, 02:11 PM	#1
Blink_GSX Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Boyertown, PA Member #20110 My Ride: 98 mitsubishi eclipse gsx iTrader: (0)	help! hey guys, its raining pretty bad right now. and i just found out that i get mad water on the passenger side floor of my car. not just a little water, theres ALOT. i have no idea where its coming from. do any of you dsm owners have any insight on this? any ideas where it could be coming from? i do have a sunroof but i see no evidence of it coming from there. HELP PLEASE!! thankss

04-16-2011, 08:02 PM	#5
boostedsm Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: denville, NJ Member #19393 My Ride: 95 talon AWD iTrader: (1)	get out there, stand on top of your car and start swallowing that rain..only option for now.

04-16-2011, 08:06 PM	#6
boostedsm Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: denville, NJ Member #19393 My Ride: 95 talon AWD iTrader: (1)	but for real, my guess is that it's coming from around where the door meets the fender. if it was your sunroof it would be all over your seats

04-16-2011, 08:28 PM	#7
01NightHawk Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: 302 Member #16827 My Ride: A Honda boat, and civic with fancy badges iTrader: (0)	^ Not always, sometimes it will leak from the drain tubes down the pillars and onto the floor. For the back tubes - they can easily follow the pillars where they are ran, and fill the underside of the seats. Tops will be fine and dry but nobody would know there's water beneath until they sit down or remove the seat to clean. Common problem in a lot of cars with sunroofs.

04-17-2011, 12:30 AM	#11
Blink_GSX Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Boyertown, PA Member #20110 My Ride: 98 mitsubishi eclipse gsx iTrader: (0)	well i know its not coming from the door/window. its got to be a clogged drain from the sunroof like you all said. i tarped it off for today and i guess ill start tearing panels off tomorrow.. thanks guys!

04-17-2011, 06:51 PM	#13
Shipman Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Maryland Member #20326 My Ride: 06 STi/08 Legacy/10 Forester iTrader: (5)	I had this same problem but i dont have a dsm, but it was the drain tubes coming from my sunroof

04-17-2011, 09:12 PM	#14
Blink_GSX Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Boyertown, PA Member #20110 My Ride: 98 mitsubishi eclipse gsx iTrader: (0)	after a hours of gutting the inside of my car and pouring water all over the outside, i found out that the drain hose in the back right of the trunk was kinked and that led the water up to the small window behind the passenger door (which apparently isnt sealed to tightly). then the water went into the trunk under the spare. after that filled up with gallons of water, it flowed under the back seat onto my passenger side floor... by the time i got rid of all the water, i ran out of daylight. so ill be tending to that tomorrow. thanks for the support tst!