Pug 206 water ingress

My daughter's 206 is letting in water, which is lying in a puddle beneath
the back seats and making them wet. She tells me that someone at work has
the same problem, as does a friend of that workmate, so I assume it's common
on these. Any experience of it and how it's sorted would be handy before I
get to have a look at it.

 

Go on, give us a hint...

Since the water ingress is probably around the back of the body, is it a
three door? Five door? Estate? Convertible? Sunroof?

 

Doh. It's a five door, no sunroof. She tells me that the door panels are
dry, as is the parcel shelf. She hasn't lifted the boot mat yet, but hasn't
noticed any wet in the boot.

Steve

 

running down behind the door card and dripping off the bottom edge (this
happens on quite a few cars)

 

Hi,

On 205's, the common path was the rear light clusters... Since it's a 206,
here's a hint for you : the space beneath the rear seats makes a kind of
pool, where water may be accumulated. My usual suspects would be the
taildoor's seal.
Mine has a similar behaviour, due to an incorrect door clearance (I should
fix it... damn I tell that on any heavy rain day), this letting water go
it's way and making the rear floor carpet wet.

HTH,

 

Ta for that. I shall certainly have a look at the weekend when she comes
over. But she tells me the carpet isn't wet, just under the seats, mostly
the driver's side.

Steve

 

Shot in the dark but if the seat support is wet and the carpet isn't the
the water is coming in new or directly above the rear seat.
If it is not a sun roof problem then maybe there is a leak from the
floor pan. I have a 405 - totally different car I agree, but under the
seat is a big round plug about 125mm diameter from memory which gives
access to the fuel gauge sender and the top of the tank. I would imagine
if this did not seal properly then when driving in the rain, water would
be driven in through this plug and hence into the seat area.

Bob

 

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Place a piece of paper between the top of the door and the door seal and
close the door on it. If you can pull it out easily look for signs of
water ingress in the general area.

Cic.

 

Hi,

Brilliant. I haven't lifted the rear seats for ages (I have no big needs as
a cargo), but it seems to me there are 2 of these big plugs.

Regards,

 

So was you pug leaking there GT? Hope I might have helped you fix it.
Bob

 

Hi,

Nope. I discovered this (these ? Damn I'm in doubt but I'd swear there were
two and I'm too lazy to have a look or looking into the parts list either),
I mean the "swimming pool" made by the shape underneath the rear seats when,
at the beginning of my drive with this 206, an almost full tank of
windscreen fluid spilled and flushed in the boot. With almost two pints of
this laying at the back, I was almost stoned because of the odour after a 20
miles trip to work

Regards,