Toucan Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 So i wanted to know why my carpet was rotting, so i pulled it out. Turns out my escort leaks. I was talking to some dude who used to own one and he said he had the same problem and apparently all escorts leak. It comes in from i dont know where and ends up in the front footwells. Anyone know how to go about fixing it? By the way its a mk2 4door. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Dude, my escort never leaked... are you sure your heater hoses and shit are on properly? otherwise there may be a junked up drainage hole and thusly the overflow is getting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bistro Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Holy crap. And I thought it was just me. I took out the carpet one day and me and a mate ran water over the car for 10min but with no success. Did some prodding around and looks like maybe someone has tried to fix the problem before i had it by putting that sealent stuff arounf the edges of the dash on the underside (hard to explain). Mine generally only leaks heavily during heavy rains, and so my carpet is now rooted on the drivers side . So yea, any help would also be appreciated over here . And btw, also check your boot, mine leaks and sometimes pools up where the spare tire sits and also under the fuel tank. Easily solved that by making a couple holes to let the water drain out. edit/ kyteler bet me. will look over that on mine during the weekend, cheers bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 If your boots leaking it may just be the boot rubber seal, seeing as it IS leaking, take off the rubber seal around the boot and see if there's rust on the metal fold that the seal sits on, if there is... stink ass, get it fixed now. Also, if the join for your boot seal is at the top of the boot instead of near the latch, then whip it off and put it back on with the join (where the two end bits meet it probably isnt physically joined) at the latch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Have a look around the windscreen seal, might be getting in there. I'm also getting leaks in my gem, when there's heavy rain I get drips comming from under the dash onto my feet, I can't find the problem either :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted February 3, 2004 Author Share Posted February 3, 2004 Yea i did the same as Bistro - capret out in the car while it got hosed. I have put sealant around the heater hoses, under the fusebox, and also made a cover over the gromet below the fusebox because the gromet wasnt sealing properly, oh yea and i flushed out the drainage hole to make sure there was no overflow although it did seem alright. And yea not too much luck with the hose but after a night of hard rain i can get out 1/2 litre of water sometimes Boot doesnt get more than a few drops but i'll look into it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgeport Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 get out the drill and drill ya self new drainage holes for africa in the air vent thingy infrount of the windscreen aye i forget what the name is but ya know where the cold air comes from those grills infount of the windscreen sounds like ya got it sused anyway aye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 mine dosen't leak.. but it did and the tire well is rusted out.... it was because you know the plastic stripes on the side of the car... well a couple of the rivets had come out leaving holes... and the water gets int here......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I found my problem, the far right scuttle try lets water straight into the engine bay right on top of my hole in the firewall where i let tacho wires and stuff go through, damn hole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Get a gromet or plug from hammer hardware or some shit. Punch a Pin-hole sized hole in the centre of the plug and feed the wire through, you want it to be hard to push through so that it creates a nice seal for extra assurance I'd put a bit of silicone on and around the hole as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 i thought i was the only one with that problem.. it seems to come in by the foot on the passengers feet from this lil hole.. but everybody seems to have this problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big tymer Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 just buy a bucket and put it under where it drips from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bridge Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 just buy a bucket and put it under where it drips from fuck now thats logic. sounds like something i would do. the b-unit leaks everywhere. one of the main ones was because i was missing a piece of the floor (who knew) but my other one was windscreen seals so check that one out coz it was a bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted February 12, 2004 Author Share Posted February 12, 2004 Ok guys leaks aside now, i found im burning a bit of oil so im replacing my rings soon. When i put it back im thinking of using thicker oil aswel, what do you guys use? Also what you run it on? my mate with his starlet had it on 96 an im tempted to try 96 in mine aswell cept i dont know if it will work, whats the worst that could happen? Sorry for all the questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 You should be running on 96 already and using valvemaster or equivalent. I wouldn't bother changing oil, if you get your rings done there's no need to change to a thicker oil, you should be running like 20W50 or around that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 mines on 96 already and it runs heaps better than 91 and as for oil 20w50 is best for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 most old cars should be on 96, or 98 if you can get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted February 12, 2004 Author Share Posted February 12, 2004 Fully? damm i thought use the old fuel for the old car, damm was i wrong. I'll try 96 nxt time im there, will i need to make the change slowly? like do half half the first few times or wont it make a difference? This site has the answer to all my problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 dude, there is no "old fuel" anymore... 91 unleaded used to be the "new fuel" then they phased out all the leaded fuel, and 96 was the gay ass replacement for the leaded fuel, even though the modern unleaded fuel creates more toxins and pollutants and is worse for the planet than the old stuff damn government morons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 nah no need to run it in or anything, just fill up with 96 now, then get that tank to nearly empty, then fully fill with 96 again and your away laughing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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