Weeping car?
05-16-2008, 09:55 AM
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Okay, I had the weirdest experience today. I was driving my daughter off to school this morning and within few minutes of driving I noticed two large drops of water trickle down from one of the corners of the centre rear view mirror 
. Okay it was raining heavly overnight and was drizzling as we drove off, but I never expected anything like that. My first instinct was perhaps the seal around the windshield/windscreen was the culprit, but no, I checked and rechecked but couldn't find any fault with the seal 
(I even used a pressure washer to test that area later on, but could not see any water leaking in). Also the weirdest thing is that at the moment it happend, I stopped the car and felt all the way round the rear view mirror and the headliner, but could not feel or see any dampness.
I don't have a sunroof, the temperature outside was around 10 degree Celsius so it can't be condensation and no I was not imagining it as my daugther saw that too (in fact it was her who shouted out - Dad your car is leaking - embarrassing or what
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I intend to take it to the local garage to get it checked out, but has anyone experienced anything similar?
. Okay it was raining heavly overnight and was drizzling as we drove off, but I never expected anything like that. My first instinct was perhaps the seal around the windshield/windscreen was the culprit, but no, I checked and rechecked but couldn't find any fault with the seal (I even used a pressure washer to test that area later on, but could not see any water leaking in). Also the weirdest thing is that at the moment it happend, I stopped the car and felt all the way round the rear view mirror and the headliner, but could not feel or see any dampness.I don't have a sunroof, the temperature outside was around 10 degree Celsius so it can't be condensation and no I was not imagining it as my daugther saw that too (in fact it was her who shouted out - Dad your car is leaking - embarrassing or what
)I intend to take it to the local garage to get it checked out, but has anyone experienced anything similar?
05-16-2008, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by BizyB' post='582051' date='May 16 2008, 12:55 PM
Okay, I had the weirdest experience today. I was driving my daughter off to school this morning and within few minutes of driving I noticed two large drops of water trickle down from one of the corners of the centre rear view mirror . Okay it was raining heavly overnight and was drizzling as we drove off, but I never expected anything like that. My first instinct was perhaps the seal around the windshield/windscreen was the culprit, but no, I checked and rechecked but couldn't find any fault with the seal (I even used a pressure washer to test that area later on, but could not see any water leaking in). Also the weirdest thing is that at the moment it happend, I stopped the car and felt all the way round the rear view mirror and the headliner, but could not feel or see any dampness.
I don't have a sunroof, the temperature outside was around 10 degree Celsius so it can't be condensation and no I was not imagining it as my daugther saw that too (in fact it was her who shouted out - Dad your car is leaking - embarrassing or what )
I intend to take it to the local garage to get it checked out, but has anyone experienced anything similar?
. Okay it was raining heavly overnight and was drizzling as we drove off, but I never expected anything like that. My first instinct was perhaps the seal around the windshield/windscreen was the culprit, but no, I checked and rechecked but couldn't find any fault with the seal (I even used a pressure washer to test that area later on, but could not see any water leaking in). Also the weirdest thing is that at the moment it happend, I stopped the car and felt all the way round the rear view mirror and the headliner, but could not feel or see any dampness.I don't have a sunroof, the temperature outside was around 10 degree Celsius so it can't be condensation and no I was not imagining it as my daugther saw that too (in fact it was her who shouted out - Dad your car is leaking - embarrassing or what
)I intend to take it to the local garage to get it checked out, but has anyone experienced anything similar?
05-16-2008, 10:19 AM
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05-16-2008, 10:56 AM
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..............sounds like the residual after a large sneeze................ 
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Wow ... that's pretty scary! My '07 is parked outside and during the past 3 weeks we've had some very heavy rain. Thank goodness I've not had a similar experience.
Water leaks can be very challenging to track down. Contrary to popular opinion, water can flow uphill ... the wicking effect can be really amazing.
Some advanced shops use chemically treated water sprays to track and spot a source for entry.
Water leaks can be very challenging to track down. Contrary to popular opinion, water can flow uphill ... the wicking effect can be really amazing.
Some advanced shops use chemically treated water sprays to track and spot a source for entry.
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