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93 Legacy Turbo RHD 155K Service 100%

After/during rain water drips down behind dash into foot well.

Carpets removed and trims. Can see drips coming down cables next to right foot.

Sun roof is taped up with gaffer tape so no leak there.

Cleaned up trash from inside of windscreen trim in case water being diverted under screen.

Where to look next?

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93 Legacy Turbo RHD 155K Service 100%

After/during rain water drips down behind dash into foot well.

Carpets removed and trims. Can see drips coming down cables next to right foot.

Sun roof is taped up with gaffer tape so no leak there.

Cleaned up trash from inside of windscreen trim in case water being diverted under screen.

Where to look next?

 

The way dealerships test for leaks is to have someone inside the car watching while someone outside methodically runs water from a hose over certain areas of the car.

 

I would say the majority of leaks in cars actually come from that plastic sheeting under the door panels being torn or poorly sealed. Water runs down the outside of window glass and then finds a leak in the sheeting. This is typcial if the water is on the floor. In your case, where you can see water running down dash wiring, this is not the case of course. Your situation is classic windshield gasket leak, sounds like. With age, the gasket or seal shrinks a little, or the windshield was replaced at some time and not sealed that well, or there is corrosion around the seal area seen or unseen.

 

My 2c

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One of my rubber seals is missing on the trunk and an amazing amount of water gets in there ( i guess it is how it is getting in). I also noticed that the back window had not seated all the way so I had to give it a tug up and back. You might also check under the floor mats (and carpet) to see if there is a plug there and if it is missing (or dislodged), check back seat too. 87 wagon but maybe give you some ideas.

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This should have been posted in the New Generation Section. yeah i would say probably your windshield seal is bad which might mean corrosion problems. i really find out for sure you will have to take out the windshield or you could always run some silicone under the seal sometimes you can get away with that for awhile.

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Classic windscreen leak? Thanks for the comment but how do you identify it as classic? I rang a winscreen replacement co for a price to remove and refit the screen and they seemed to think that it is unlikely to be the screen. Oh dear! It's developing a crack smack in the middle of the A area.

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by classic he means that it is something that happens often with these old cars.if you take a look closely at your windshield you will see that there are pieces of metal or plastic surrounding it.look for any loose pieces.and get some silicone,gasket maker,or windshield repair goop at your local auto store and fill in the voids.oh, and do not trust everything a shop has to say about your auto..........cheers

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