Sunroof drains blocked, water inside

[irelandbuyer]

Originally Posted by mannyo

One of the problems of not using the D3 much.

Got in the A8 to take her to the shops today and discovered drivers footwell carpet soaking wet, and I mean soaking. Rear foot well carpet drivers side also the same and the A pillar trim was also wet.

So sunroof drains are blocked, and water has been getting inside for sometime. The car was last driven a week ago, since then we've had snow and a lot of rain overnight a couple of times.

So opened roof, used the modified garden sprayer and cleared the drivers side drain, and water is flowing once again.

Now how to dry the interior carpets, I've removed the mats and they are inside the house now, and got a number of very wet towels after soaking up a lot of water. I am guessing the interior is going to take a Looonnggg time to dry out, at least the warming up weather will help.

Anything else worth adding to help dry out the interior, I am aware the foam underneath is going to take the longest to dry, and not sure what wiring there is under the drivers side (UK) carpet.

I had the same problem two weeks ago. Luckily, the car was parked on a kerb so the water pooled in the drivers footwell, and didn't hit the centre console. I went to the local petrol station and just vacummed out all the water and put a dehumidiyer in the car for 2 days and all was ok.

I bought a sprayer in Aldi, took the top off and blew out all the crap with hot water and some degreaser. I could see that it was taking some time, so i didnt go too mad pressure wise until i saw the water come out the bottom in case i burst anything. I just make a point now when i'm filling up the windscreen washers and checking the tyres to give the two drain holes a quick blast....i think i got away lucky tbh...!