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Water Leaking Into Rear Footwell
Morning Chris Welcome to the Forum That's a lot of water 😢 I fixed a 5 series for a friend of our son his was no where near that bad though. With the 5 series the rear door card had been removed at sometime and the vapour barrier was missing that added to the drains in the bottom of the door being blocked. The bottom of the door was just full of water. When it rained or he went through a car wash it overflowed and filled the footwell. I cleared the door drains a lot of water was held in there I dried it out with a heat gun (checked the roof drains as well they were OK) Fitted a new vapour barrier took out the carpet and sound deadening thick pad which was sopping, gave them a spin in the washing machine then dried in the sun. While they dried I jet washed the car to check for leaks (none found) so I replaced the Door Card sound deadening and carpet he has had no issue over the last 3 years. With luck that will be your problem 😁 If it isn't then you have a serious leak under the car or in a seam Hope this helps not hinders Dave -
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Water Leaking Into Rear Footwell
Looking for some advice, every time it rains my rear passenger footwell floods really badly. Took approx 6 litres of water out yesterday. Can’t seem to find the source and wandered if there are any areas that are prone to leaks? The water seems to appear from nowhere, the door seals, window seals, A/B/C pillars, boot, front footwells and roof linings are all bone dry. Even the footwell above the ankle level are dry, indicating water isn’t coming from the door area. The water gets in even with the car being stationary. The only two things I can think of are the sunroof drains (as I believe they expel water in the region of the rear footwells) or the aerial (but would assume both footwells would have some water in, not just the passenger side) any pointers would be much appreciated as it seems to be getting gradually worse. TIA. -
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2003 318i SE Touring - Advice
Hi Enthusiasts! I'm the third owner of a 2003 BMW 318i SE Touring Car, 110,000 miles, that I bought from used approved Peter Vardy in Edinburgh in 2010. I've absolutely loved it! But it's coming to the end of its life, I fear. In particular the offside rear bracket holding the brake hose has completely corroded, so the garage (BM Motorworks in Stockport) has had to 'improvise' to attach it to get it through the MOT. There's some paint 'bubbling' over the wheel arches and general oil leaks - the usual for a car of that age. But it just got through it's MOT for another year, although with a load of advisories. I think it has a full service record - I got the inspections done at BM-Tec in Salford, and then last one at BM Motorworks last year. It's still a great drive, the interior is in great condition and all the electrics (apart from CDP) work great. So it pains me to let it go. But I don't have much mechanical knowledge and I think it's getting to the stage where, if it keeps going, it needs someone who can give it some TLC. I want a car I don't need to worry about. So I'm writing to ask if there's a forum where enthusiasts might be interested in buying it, someone who knows what they are getting into with one of these great cars? Any advice welcome! Thanks, Max -
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X1 brake failure
Many thanks Dave it’s a minefield isn’t it! the calliper and ABS issue was sorted by a family friend who used to be a main dealer Service Manager, now gone independent. Paul - please do let us know how your daughter’s situation gets resolved? -
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X1 brake failure
Morning Nellie and Paul As far as I was aware and have read the issue is with the ABS unit or to be accurate 2 ABS units (ATE MK100 and ATE MK 25A) that were fitted to quite a few models (not just BMW) between 2011 and 2020 and shows more often on cars with DSC. The big problem is the rate of failures compared to the number of cars with the unit fitted is small so BMW avoid recall on safety grounds, plus it seems (as far as I know) to only seems to happen outside warranty ie. over 3 years old leaving repair cost with the Owner. BMW will also argue that a car serviced by their Dealerships would pick up the fault at Brake Service and advise repair. Always expensive as BMW will replace units not repair them. BMW will also wash their hands if a repair or service is carried out by a Non Franchised Garage (But they are not alone here just about all Main Dealers and Manufacturers are the same) That doesn't mean all is lost there are a few Repair Specialists in the UK who repair (and improve) these units one I have used is ECU Testing who are very good. Now the calliper sticking? is the the ABS pump not releasing all pressure after braking or a fault with the calliper its self? it needs checking with a BMW capable Diagnostic system which would identify if it was a calliper failing/sticking or ABS issue. Also it is good engineering practice if a calliper sticks to either service both callipers or replace both If replacing Fluid only use BMW Spec fluid. It is sad to read tales of woe like this as generally the X1 is a good car and there is nothing wrong with Independent Garages other than some do not have the specialist knowledge or equipment If you are not able to DIY then I would find a BMW Specialist close by I am not a BMW garage just an enthusiastic car owner who loves to service and maintain my own cars plus some friends and families. Over the years I have amassed a strong collection of tools and knowledge including Diagnostics which allows me to work at Dealer level on several makes (Volvo, Mercedes, Audi, and BMW) Dave
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