Water leak in my 96

[Pallgor]

I’ve narrowed it down to be coming from the cowl and leaking into my driver’s floor. Is this a common problem? I still want to do a light test but I’m wondering if Anyone else has this problem

 

[ttocs]

does it smell like coolant? if so its your heater core which is a common problem and a fairly good pain in the ass to replace since the dash has to come out.

 

[RAU03MACH]

Heater cores are the worst to replace
They could have made an easy access

 

[96blak54]

Oh but their is easy access once the dash is removed...lol

 

[Pallgor]

does it smell like coolant? if so its your heater core which is a common problem and a fairly good pain in the ass to replace since the dash has to come out.

No only if it rains or when I wash it

 

[ttocs]

The only holes I can think of on the pass side are in the firewall for the heat/ac up high and then the place the water drains from the ac at the floor. Check the seal around the top section and make sure it doesn't look rotted.

 

[RAU03MACH]

window seal around the corners maybe

 

[ttocs]

get a hose and start low on the firewall around the ac drain then work your way up to the ac lines and see if it starts to get wet inside. Then work your way up to the cowl and then the windshield.

 

[Pallgor]

Drivers side is where the floor gets wet

 

[ttocs]

ah crap you did say that first. I am so use to the pass side being the wet side. Do the same test with the hose on the drivers side.

 

[Makoto]

those are all your holes. remove the cowl and check with a hose first.

 

[TrickVert]

My money is on the windshield seal.

 

[Pallgor]

Ty. But it leaked before and d still does after I replaced the windshield and me and the glass guy double checked.

 

[ttocs]

check all the seals around the steering column, clutch cable and the wire harness that go through.

 

[Pallgor]

I’ll check. Ty

 

[ttocs]

the only other place I could think of is there are some holes that the a-pilars go down down into. I am sure that they were either designed to keep rain out or to channel it down/out a certain way but that seal might be bad and the drain might be clogged. Try getting the roof area above the windshield/window wet and see if it makes its way down.

 

[Pallgor]

I’ve narrowed it down to be coming from the cowl and leaking into my driver’s floor. Is this a common problem? I still want to do a light test but I’m wondering if Anyone else has this problem

 

[Pallgor]

I believe I found and fixed my leak. It’s the hood release cable coming through the fire wall. Grommet leaks so I sealed it up. Will see how it is when I wash the car. I’ll keep posted

 

[OpalFrostGT]

Thats good news. I enjoy reading about challenges being overcome with thinking, support from others and personal effort. Thanks, Pallgor, for posting the solution!

 

[07GtS197]

I had that exact same problem with my old 02 gt. I had to rip the padding out too since it started getting moldy.