What could be the culprit in a 89 land cruiser if the floor is wet? I just bought a 89 land cruiser, red, and brought her home and pulled up the plastic cover mats and now noticed they are wet.....any ideas?
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For me the culprit is the windshield seal. It leaks at the corners, runs behind the dash, down the firewall and onto the floor.
Also reseal the rain gutters over the doors and down the front to the hood 3M sealant 08505, not silicon! MIke
I chased a similar water leak in my HJ61 no too long ago. I read about windscreen seals, gutters, vent leaking, a/c condensation..... The list goes on! It was driving me nuts!! I took the front quarter panel off and found that the sealant was pretty well shot so I cleaned it up and ran a new bead of seam sealant let it dry and tested it, it came out dry. Well, when we had the next downpour and I went out to the car I found ..... WET CARPET AGAIN! So off came the the front quarter panel again and the water drain pipe (from the vented area) and I ran some water then realised that the bottom of the drain opening has a lip, behind that lip is a join in the shell that had no sealant and was also out of sight! I cleaned her up and sealed it then popped the water drain pipe back on and....... Wola!! No more leak!!! What was happening was the water was draining out but because of a small opening between the drain pipe and the frame, the water was following the lip (Like a U turn) and entering through the exposed join and straight down the back of the kick panel then wetting the carpet.
I'm sorry for the long winded story but I hope that this helps you find the culprit. I didn't take any pics at the time cos I couldn't find my camera but if you have some I'd be happy to draw and repost what I'm talking about.
Good Luck!
P.S I also used soapy water on the outside with air on the inside and the second time it showed up a treat.
I chased a similar water leak in my HJ61 no too long ago. I read about windscreen seals, gutters, vent leaking, a/c condensation..... The list goes on! It was driving me nuts!! I took the front quarter panel off and found that the sealant was pretty well shot so I cleaned it up and ran a new bead of seam sealant let it dry and tested it, it came out dry. Well, when we had the next downpour and I went out to the car I found ..... WET CARPET AGAIN! So off came the the front quarter panel again and the water drain pipe (from the vented area) and I ran some water then realised that the bottom of the drain opening has a lip, behind that lip is a join in the shell that had no sealant and was also out of sight! I cleaned her up and sealed it then popped the water drain pipe back on and....... Wola!! No more leak!!! What was happening was the water was draining out but because of a small opening between the drain pipe and the frame, the water was following the lip (Like a U turn) and entering through the exposed join and straight down the back of the kick panel then wetting the carpet.
I'm sorry for the long winded story but I hope that this helps you find the culprit. I didn't take any pics at the time cos I couldn't find my camera but if you have some I'd be happy to draw and repost what I'm talking about.
Good Luck!
P.S I also used soapy water on the outside with air on the inside and the second time it showed up a treat.