Leak under the Passenger side flooring - near back of the seat

MaxSheperd · Post by **MaxSheperd** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 3:54 pm

Dear All,

I have found a leak just behind the passenger seat near the right seat track. The leak though goes through a larger area, and if you touch the car flooring it is damp.
I thought it could be the roof hydraulics but I do not think they lines run in this bit of the car. There are no leak in that spot from underneath the car. The car is braking okay, so I am in disbelief as to what it could be! I do not think the seats have hydraulics right?
I have attached some pictures below. In red is the affected area, but I think it is larger than that
Any help is highly appreciated!

Max

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flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:37 pm

Last picture bottom left corner.
I have had damp and rusty under carpet this area, where the trim panel ends towards front of car.
Rubber door trim has hole to let air out.

Pull the trim and rubber door seal off see if it's wet there.

MaxSheperd · Post by **MaxSheperd** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:30 pm

it s OIL not water.

flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:36 am

Well can only be roof fluid then, unless something was split.
See you have silica tub, do you get damp in car?

MaxSheperd · Post by **MaxSheperd** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:31 am

Hey thanks for getting back to me, really do appreciate.
see below
max

Well can only be roof fluid then >> this is what I thought straight away as it s clear and the one to put in the roof pump is clear. I thought it could be brake fluid but this one does have a colour I think. I never bled the car but I do my bike and it is green.
however given the position where the oil is located I found it bizarre to be the roof lines. Also the roof is operating and the pump oil level is midrange. Will keep an eye to see if it lowers. The pump area is absolutely dry.

unless something was split. >> like what could be split?

See you have silica tub >> where and what would they be for? which system?
do you get damp in car? >> not really!

MaxSheperd · Post by **MaxSheperd** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:38 am

however, given the position of the hydraulics line, I find it hard to think it could be the roof. I was thinking about the section on the front shell leaking but there is no sign of leakage from up above there.
Also there is a lot of oil. like a puddle.

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Chippie · Post by **Chippie** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:12 am

flybobbie wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:37 pm I have had damp and rusty under carpet this area, where

If it’s oil then there wouldn’t be rust, I suspected water is getting in around the bottom of the door seal.

flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:24 am

Chippie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:12 am
flybobbie wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:37 pm I have had damp and rusty under carpet this area, where
If it’s oil then there wouldn’t be rust, I suspected water is getting in around the bottom of the door seal.

Yes, obviously.
I was asking the poster to take a look see if was water.
I missed the bit about being OIL.

Fluid could run behind the trim panel and soak carpet.
Take off trim panel below the rear quarter window.
I am amazed people don't investigate more.

MaxSheperd · Post by **MaxSheperd** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:33 am

Have you seen my post about the 676 retrofitting, that car is fine as it does not have oil leak. I will butcher a bit more this car with the leak , but I can tell you it is solely oil leak.

Chippie · Post by **Chippie** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:04 am

flybobbie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:24 am
Chippie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:12 am
flybobbie wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:37 pm I have had damp and rusty under carpet this area, where
If it’s oil then there wouldn’t be rust, I suspected water is getting in around the bottom of the door seal.
Yes, obviously.
I was asking the poster to take a look see if was water.
I missed the bit about being OIL.

Fluid could run behind the trim panel and soak carpet.
Take off trim panel below the rear quarter window.
I am amazed people don't investigate more.

Sorry I think I misread the post and got things mixed up thinking it was the OP with the rust patch.

MaxSheperd · Post by **MaxSheperd** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:08 pm

no problem
I will have to butcher the car this weekend and find out what is going on.
I ll buy the hydraulics for the upper cylinders, anyway sooner or later they will go as these are 10 years old.

RobbiZ4 · Post by **RobbiZ4** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:01 pm

MaxSheperd wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:08 pm no problem
I ll buy the hydraulics for the upper cylinders, anyway sooner or later they will go as these are 10 years old.

Do you mean the complete hydraulic harness? There are no single hydraulic lines available, only the complete harness!

flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:06 pm

Sure someone somewhere could build and copy the lines, have we not seen companies that do this?
https://www.cabriolet-roof-hoses.com/bm ... roof-hoses
10 second search showed this company.
Only problem, out of stock.
Perhaps build to order?

MaxSheperd · Post by **MaxSheperd** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:19 pm

no they sell them,
I contacted them they put out of stock as ppl buy them and then they get squashed by the moving parts, they offered a lifetime warranty but they have to discontinue them.
I asked them to sell them to me WITHOUT the warranty, I know how they have to be positioned. there wont be hose squashing in my car.

MaxSheperd · Post by **MaxSheperd** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:26 pm

RobbiZ4 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:01 pm
MaxSheperd wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:08 pm no problem
I ll buy the hydraulics for the upper cylinders, anyway sooner or later they will go as these are 10 years old.
Do you mean the complete hydraulic harness? There are no single hydraulic lines available, only the complete harness!

I m not spending 1000GBP for a few wires and hoses

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