Dampness under seat...where to begin?
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Dampness under seat...where to begin?
I guess I got a leak, from somewhere.
I lifted the bench of the seat to lower the 2nd row, and this smell hit me. I lift the carpet under where the bench rests, and it gets worse. The carpet is damp and it smells bad. Obviously there is a leak, from somewhere....
Is it from above? Below? Any ideas on where to start looking for this leak? Past experience? Are there drain plugs that may be missing? Give me some ideas please guys.
I lifted the bench of the seat to lower the 2nd row, and this smell hit me. I lift the carpet under where the bench rests, and it gets worse. The carpet is damp and it smells bad. Obviously there is a leak, from somewhere....
Is it from above? Below? Any ideas on where to start looking for this leak? Past experience? Are there drain plugs that may be missing? Give me some ideas please guys.
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Could be a number of places man. If it were me id pull up the carpet and clean it out of the jeep then id pull the back panels and have someone water hose the outside. You can also have some one inside with a steamer and go around the seals an windows and if you have any leaks you will see puffs of steam. Ive seen people use a smoke machine too, theres youtube vids of that.
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I have the same problem on mine except it's the front passenger seat floor board carpet is soaked.I started ripping out the carpet this evening.
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i see them rot out alot where the front of the rear wheel wells meet the floor under the back seat. The gap was filled with seam sealer from the factory but as it starts to rot the sealer splits and bam, water.
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Originally Posted by scorer75
I guess I got a leak, from somewhere.
I lifted the bench of the seat to lower the 2nd row, and this smell hit me. I lift the carpet under where the bench rests, and it gets worse. The carpet is damp and it smells bad. Obviously there is a leak, from somewhere....
Is it from above? Below? Any ideas on where to start looking for this leak? Past experience? Are there drain plugs that may be missing? Give me some ideas please guys.
I lifted the bench of the seat to lower the 2nd row, and this smell hit me. I lift the carpet under where the bench rests, and it gets worse. The carpet is damp and it smells bad. Obviously there is a leak, from somewhere....
Is it from above? Below? Any ideas on where to start looking for this leak? Past experience? Are there drain plugs that may be missing? Give me some ideas please guys.
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Mine leaks also same place.... all I know is its coming from the firewall on the passenger side and running all the way to the back seat. Mine rusted out right above the muffler
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Ok, so I'll pull the carpet up and I'm looking for rusted spots in the floorboard, at the wheel wells, and also checking the door seals.
Thanks for the info guys. If/when I do find the source, I'll update and post pics if they would be helpful to other users.
Can anyone tell me how many drain plugs are there in the Cherokee, and where they are?
Also, how loud would the Cherokee be without carpet??? Bad idea?
Thanks guys!
Thanks for the info guys. If/when I do find the source, I'll update and post pics if they would be helpful to other users.
Can anyone tell me how many drain plugs are there in the Cherokee, and where they are?
Also, how loud would the Cherokee be without carpet??? Bad idea?
Thanks guys!
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Originally Posted by scorer75
Ok, so I'll pull the carpet up and I'm looking for rusted spots in the floorboard, at the wheel wells, and also checking the door seals.
Thanks for the info guys. If/when I do find the source, I'll update and post pics if they would be helpful to other users.
Can anyone tell me how many drain plugs are there in the Cherokee, and where they are?
Also, how loud would the Cherokee be without carpet??? Bad idea?
Thanks guys!
Thanks for the info guys. If/when I do find the source, I'll update and post pics if they would be helpful to other users.
Can anyone tell me how many drain plugs are there in the Cherokee, and where they are?
Also, how loud would the Cherokee be without carpet??? Bad idea?
Thanks guys!
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My passenger floorboard water problems were caused from water coming through the cowl area and leaking out the bottom of the heater. The drain was plugged causing the water to run into the foot well.
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i had that same exact problem except that the whole cargo area carpet got wet. took out the carpet in the cargo area and monstalined it and took out all the interior trim pieces while i was at it. after the monstaliner dried we sat inside with the water hose running over the roof. all we could tell was that the water was coming in from the back upright by the hatch on both sides. couldnt see EXACTLY where but i just took insulating foam for windows and sprayed it in there behind the foam in the pillars. also i used clear silicone caulking on the outside back there by the gutters to seal up anything that could leak. put all the trim back in and it seemed to have fixed my problem with the leaks
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ok, so it's coming from where the wheel well meets the body. Now how do I seal that seam? Can I put something over it from the inside? Seal it form the outside? What did guys who had this problem do to fix it? It's not rusted almost at all, which is the good news
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Where is the drain located for this area you are talking about? Because mine is leaking out of the bottom of the heater as well. I would like to fix this asap as I am getting tired of wet vacuuming the passenger floor board...