Smelly Water in Footwell!!
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:17 pm
Hi everyone, i hope someone can help me with this as i am a little concerned...
I have had my Bongo for about 5months now and it is used constantly (it is now the only car my girlfriend and i own). A few days ago we started getting a smell in the cabin that was similar to the inside of a wheelie bin. a bit like gone off veg. We assumed this was due to something in the back of the van or an ageing bone the dog had managed to sneak in. We investigated but found nothing.
Yesterday I noticed that the carpet in the drivers footwell was soaked and foamed slightly when i rubbed my foot over it, the passenger footwell was also a bit damp.
Today i took up the carpet to try and find the source of the leak but could not see anything obvious, the water appears to have come down the back of the rubberised covering of the bulkhead behind the dash emanating from somewhere in the middle of the van above the central hump.
I checked my coolant level which appeared to be low, so have topped this up. but all other fluids (brake, power steering, Washer bottle) are fine. The liquid smells similar to the coolant which makes me worry, but i can't see any obvious leaks or how this would get into the footwells as none of the coolant pipes appear to go near this area of the cabin.
Any one got any ideas??
I have had my Bongo for about 5months now and it is used constantly (it is now the only car my girlfriend and i own). A few days ago we started getting a smell in the cabin that was similar to the inside of a wheelie bin. a bit like gone off veg. We assumed this was due to something in the back of the van or an ageing bone the dog had managed to sneak in. We investigated but found nothing.
Yesterday I noticed that the carpet in the drivers footwell was soaked and foamed slightly when i rubbed my foot over it, the passenger footwell was also a bit damp.
Today i took up the carpet to try and find the source of the leak but could not see anything obvious, the water appears to have come down the back of the rubberised covering of the bulkhead behind the dash emanating from somewhere in the middle of the van above the central hump.
I checked my coolant level which appeared to be low, so have topped this up. but all other fluids (brake, power steering, Washer bottle) are fine. The liquid smells similar to the coolant which makes me worry, but i can't see any obvious leaks or how this would get into the footwells as none of the coolant pipes appear to go near this area of the cabin.
Any one got any ideas??
it can be bypassed by connecting the inlet & outlet pipes together, but will then need bleeding properly due to the complexity of the bongo cooling system. the details of the bleeding procedure are in the members area factsheets.