Leak to front floor mat on 92 Q45

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I left my 1992 Q45 out over night, and to my dismay, found an incredible amount of water on the drivers side floor mat. Probably about about a gallon or so. Any thoughts on where a leak might be? The car is in beautiful condition with 34,000 original miles. The only problem is an apparent leak. Any thoughts let me know.

[Jesda]

Totally unrelated, but have you had your chain guides replaced?

[Q451990]

I'd check the drain tubes that run away from the sunroof. Pour a little water down the left one and see if the water runs out somewhere. Other than that, the best diagnosis method I've found is having someone look while you run water over different areas of the car. A sheeting action that allows watter to run down the car seems to work better than a hard spray. With that quantity of water in just one night, you have a pretty substantial leak!

Be certain to get as much out as possible. Your electronics can suffer, as well as all of the unfinished metal under the dash.

My truck had a bad leak from a terrible two way radio install (former fleet vehicle) where they poked a power wire through the top of the boot where the main engine harness goes through the firewall to the ECU. Unfortunately the hole was on the top of the boot and directly in the path of rain water dripping off of the hood hinge! Talk about a mildewed smelly mess - seven years of leaking water and smoke. I took all of the carpet out, removed the seat and headliner, and steam cleaned everything for about five hours.

In any case, just try to catch it ASAP... Good luck!

Heath

[QShip]

I left my 1992 Q45 out over night, and to my dismay, found an incredible amount of water on the drivers side floor mat. Probably about about a gallon or so. Any thoughts on where a leak might be? The car is in beautiful condition with 34,000 original miles. The only problem is an apparent leak. Any thoughts let me know.

That is nice. A 1992 Q w/ 34k miles!! Please continue to maintain it to the high standards mandated by this board:)

[J-Owner]

Probably worn out stripping around that area of your front windshield. Just a thought. It happened to me once. I had the front windshield taken out and new stripping put in and haven't had a problem since. That was almost three years ago.

Just my 2 cents.

[HeavyDuty]

That is nice. A 1992 Q w/ 34k miles!! Please continue to maintain it to the high standards mandated by this board:)

Right, "whut he said" or, better yet, sell it to me. What color is it?

Did you feel the water on the floorboard? Was it water-water, or possibly coolant?