leaky doors???

[german g]

We have been having alot of rain here in Kentucky, and i got in my e30 the other day and the carpet was really wet infront of the drivers seat...I waiting for the next monsoon and went and sat inside the car. It was weird, very small drops were leaking from the bottom of my door . I have a big towel rolled up to catch the water right now and it looks ghetto as a mother. Well ,now its doing it from both doors..Has this happend to anyone, i cant figure out how to make it stop...PLEASE help me!!!!! please!!!

[mikeedler]

buy new door seals, and align the doors seems like the easiest thing to me.

[Mastrcruse]

^ thats what I did to the vert. and it worked. No more leaking!

[german g]

buy new door seals, and align the doors seems like the easiest thing to me.

It has never leaked before, and the seals look perfect.

I am gonna check all the drain holes when i get home. Since I have been parking under this damn tree, i notice alot of tree buds, so im hoping the holes are just clogged.

[german g]

It has never leaked before, and the seals look perfect.

I am gonna check all the drain holes when i get home. Since I have been parking under this damn tree, i notice alot of tree buds, so im hoping the holes are just clogged.

the sunroof holes drain fine, tested them last week, since it never leaked before, i dont see how the doors could have become mis alligned..
I still cant figure this out please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!ahhhhhhh

[Kip]

On a dry day, wipe seals and mating surface down. Put chalk on seal, close door. Should leave chalk outline where it mates up.

Find the gap...leak. Check where window frame meets pillar...

Also, are you sure its door seals? The freakin blower motor seal has got me buggin...could it be leaking from there? The cowl? The front windshield?

[german g]

On a dry day, wipe seals and mating surface down. Put chalk on seal, close door. Should leave chalk outline where it mates up.

Find the gap...leak. Check where window frame meets pillar...

Also, are you sure its door seals? The freakin blower motor seal has got me buggin...could it be leaking from there? The cowl? The front windshield?

good idea on the chalk, im gonna try that. I dont know if its the seals or not, but the water comes from the same small spot about 3/4s the way up on the bottom of both doors..
thanks

[german g]

Ahhhh!!!!!

Well, it rained hard last night and part of my cover blew off, my drivers side floor infront of the seat is soaked..Any good drying ideas?

anyone else had any door leaking issues, me and my friends cant figure the leak out for shit!!!

[Lair]

Remove your interior door panel and check the 'dust cover' that's supposed to be glued to the metal part of the door. The dust cover is a thin sheet of plastic that keeps air/dust/water from leaking into the car through the door.

It's probably gone. If it is, use a thick piece of plastic (like a painter's dropcloth or really thick garbage bag) and cut a piece out that's large enough to cover the inside of the door. Cover all the open holes with the cut piece, and use 3M spray adhesive to secure it. Pay particular attention to the bottom edge of the door, and ensure that you've gotten it sealed.

Alternative method: Glue the top of the plastic to the inside of the door, and stuff the bottom edge of the piece down inside the bottom edge of the opening. Check the drain holes in the bottom of the door while you're in there. Sometimes they clog and water will fill the bottom of the door and overflow into the car.

The 3M products that I use are 8080, 8090, and 8088. You can use anything that will make a permanent, waterproof bond.

[Koony]

You do lock your doors at night, right? Any enemies that may want to piss you off? :giggle:

[rede30]

are you sure its coming from your doors? Is there a way for water to get in through the firewall? There is a little drain thing on the right side of the engine bay right against the firewall that gets clogged, I dont know what that affects when it gets gunked up but you could check that.

[german g]

I've checked the drains and they all drain straight out...I'll have to take the door panels off when I get home today and check the plastic....

Any Carpet drying ideas??

thanks guys

[Lair]

Do you have a wet/dry vac? You can remove the standing water with it, and then leave the doors open on a sunny day to help facilitate the drying process. If it's completely soaked, the only way to dry it is to remove the carpet & padding and hang it up somewhere.

[german g]

Do you have a wet/dry vac? You can remove the standing water with it, and then leave the doors open on a sunny day to help facilitate the drying process. If it's completely soaked, the only way to dry it is to remove the carpet & padding and hang it up somewhere.

I've got the widows down right now while im at work..hopefully noone tries to take my stereo, im bringing a shopvac home today:)

[AndrewBird]

Another way to check the seals is close a dollar bill in the door with one end sticking out enough for you to hold on. Where ever you can slide the bill, you have a leak.