Bought a car to hack around in, comes with optional swimming pool!

[Scania]

After my e39's gearbox and head gasket decided to die in tandem, I picked up a Corsa C 1.7DTI to hack around in - mainly because it was local,cheap, has a full Vauxhall history and fresh MOT - , so far I actually quite like the thing - never thought I'd say that about a Corsa! - it goes surprisingly well for what it is and is very frugal,especially after a long line of six pot BMW's! - just the job.

Alas, after the weekends heavy rain though the O/S rear footwell is now full of water, I've googled water leaks in Corsas and the servo seal is a common culprit but my front footwell's are bone dry.

It's a 5 door so I'm wondering if the door seal has failed, it looks fine and I can't see any water coming in when I get somebody to spray water at it whilst I'm inside.

Any suggestions?

 

[iaind]

Inner door seals? I had a Seat once and the seal between the door and the inner panel failed - so when water trickled down past the glass, it dripped through into the footwell. Mine was a front door leakin towards the back but a bit of bathroom sealer sorted it!

Worth popping the door cards off and seeing what it looks like behind - if you see an inner panel with sealant around it then run a fresh bead of silicone around all of them. One of my doors had droplets of water on the metal behind the door card so was obvious which had been leaking

 

[slick rick]

I had the same issue as suggested by iaind on my e39 funnily enough. Pop the door cards off and check that the membrane is intact and bonded to the door properly. Its a well known issue on the e39, but it might be worth looking on Vauxhall forums to see if anyone else has had a similar issue on a Corsa.

 

[Scania]

Cheers, hadn't thought of the inner seal on the door I've had it before with an old Astra so that could well be it.

I'll take a look at the weekend.