water in passenger footwell (RHD vehicle)

[Skydance]

Why do we.always put up with poor service I don't .

Why do we.always put up with poor service I don't .

I normally wouldn’t if there was more dealers around.

 

[Skydance]

I wonder if I put lagging on these pipes to solve the drips of water caused by condensation. Stripping to this stage take 1/2 hour when you know how to. Not sure if you need to take out the heater box though.

 

[Skydance]

Can someone take a pic and post what their cabin filter looks like? It’s just one 10mm nut to remove and two locking tabs to pop it off. Seems to be a rare occurrence so perhaps I’m missing an additional cover here. I checked to make sure the water drains from that area and it does. Only leaks when driving in the rain, perfectly dry when just sitting outside regardless of how hard it rains.

This is mine when car is off. The flap should be closed. Mine doesn’t have the issue leaking when it rains. Only drips from the aircon pipe.

 

[Maskinut]

My issue is definitely rain-related.
* Drove 4k miles with AC on, no rain, no water in passenger footwell.
* Thunderstorm, drive 30 seconds (ac still on) and my feet started getting dripped on pretty significantly and you could see it streaming in form the dash.

 

[Andiamo]

My issue is definitely rain-related.
* Drove 4k miles with AC on, no rain, no water in passenger footwell.
* Thunderstorm, drive 30 seconds (ac still on) and my feet started getting dripped on pretty significantly and you could see it streaming in form the dash.

Are you seeing the water coming into the passenger footwell or drivers side when using the AC in the rain? I have the issue of it pulling water through the cabin filter vent on the passenger side, which stops completely when switched to recirculation (closing the vent). Looking at the cabin filter/vent with the cover off it seems to pull the water right through. Solved completely (for now until fixed by dealer) by switching over to recirculate.

 

[rovie]

Are you seeing the water coming into the passenger footwell or drivers side when using the AC in the rain? I have the issue of it pulling water through the cabin filter vent on the passenger side, which stops completely when switched to recirculation (closing the vent). Looking at the cabin filter/vent with the cover off it seems to pull the water right through. Solved completely (for now until fixed by dealer) by switching over to recirculate.

Hi @Andiamo, many vehicles have exactly this problem. So does my vehicle, by the way. You have described it exactly. Ineos recognises the problem in connection with the heat exchanger. There are leaks here that need to be repaired. As I understand it, however, the entire dashboard has to be removed to fix it. The effort involved is not insignificant.

 

[Tom109]

Are you seeing the water coming into the passenger footwell or drivers side when using the AC in the rain…

Hi @Andiamo, many vehicles have exactly this problem. So does my vehicle...

Just last weekend I encountered water drips on the driver side rubber floor mat (LHD). Only on the mat and not under it. First real test of the AC in high heat & humidity, but absolutely zero rain.

Is this what you both are referring to?

 

[rovie]

Just last weekend I encountered water drips on the driver side rubber floor mat (LHD). Only on the mat and not under it. First real test of the AC in high heat & humidity, but absolutely zero rain.

Is this what you both are referring to?

Hi @Tom109 as stupid as it sounds. There are two types of water droplets. If you drive for a long time when the outside temperature is high and the air conditioning is switched to very cool, the water mainly drips onto the floor mats on both sides directly at the air vent openings on the centre tunnel.
The other issue occurs when you drive in heavy rain. Then the water drips from the filter housing under the glove compartment onto the floor mat, as well described by @Andiamo.

 

[Tom109]

@rovie - thanks for that clarification. We have driven in a lot of rain but no drips. Sounds like I have condensation, which I will add to the dealer fix it list.

 

[Maskinut]

I was driving in heavy rain and most likely had the AC and recirc on. At other times I was driving with the AC on and heavy rain and I'm guessing maybe no recirc as the water was less intense. Anyone know how long it needed to be in the shop for the dash out repair?

 

[Skydance]

I was driving in heavy rain and most likely had the AC and recirc on. At other times I was driving with the AC on and heavy rain and I'm guessing maybe no recirc as the water was less intense. Anyone know how long it needed to be in the shop for the dash out repair?

Currently the fix is from Ineos is to change the micro filter/cabin filter. The new filter has foam on. Personally I doubt it would fix it. Got my car back yesterday and yet to test out. Waiting for a hot day.

Basically the micro filter when new did have black foam on. Then went for an annual service and they changed it to a plain white Ineos micro filter. Now it’s got foam on again

 

[MTNDOG]

I was driving in heavy rain and most likely had the AC and recirc on. At other times I was driving with the AC on and heavy rain and I'm guessing maybe no recirc as the water was less intense. Anyone know how long it needed to be in the shop for the dash out repair?

Footwell Water Ingress - cabin filter

Cabin Filter Water Ingress. An issue has been identified on a small percentage of the affected vehicles where water appears in the passenger footwell. Click on the download button for more details.

www.theineosforum.com

Footwell water intrusion

A manufacturing issue has been identified on a small percentage of the affected vehicles where water will appear in the footwell and down the center tunnel. Click on the download button for more details.

www.theineosforum.com

Hopefully, you could get it fixed with first TSB.

 

[Skydance]

Footwell Water Ingress - cabin filter

Cabin Filter Water Ingress. An issue has been identified on a small percentage of the affected vehicles where water appears in the passenger footwell. Click on the download button for more details.

www.theineosforum.com

Footwell water intrusion

A manufacturing issue has been identified on a small percentage of the affected vehicles where water will appear in the footwell and down the center tunnel. Click on the download button for more details.

www.theineosforum.com

Hopefully, you could get it fixed with first TSB.

I hope so too. The reason why I’m doubtful is the droplets is from the side of the central console (passenger side) running down onto the floor. It’s no where near the cabin filter or underneath.