KarstRanger
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- Mayo, Florida
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '99 XLT SOHC 4WD
Water leak - driver's side floor
Your picture helps Roddster67, but I am not getting a drip there on that rubber grommet/gasket as yours is showing. My leak seems to be coming out of the firewall and the side panel one inch to the left of that grommet. It would appear to me that the water is coming in around the door hinges as a previous poster noted as a poor design. I siliconed as best I could around the hinges, but don't really feel like taking the door off and no suprise it still leaks. I have a sun-roof that is not working, so I sealed it up completely with black silicone but that did not help.
There is a pop-out rubber plug in a floor-board groove (under the rug) just below the emergency brake pedal next to the door. This is where my leak water flows until the groove fills up and the soaks the pad/rug.
As I only use this Explorer for 4-wheeling in the woods and when we have flooded roads down here on the Suwannee River, I will leave that plug out - prop the pad/rug up a little, and see how it works.
The downside is water coming IN when on flooded roads or mud, but the truck is usually in need of drying out by then anyway. Good luck guys!
Your picture helps Roddster67, but I am not getting a drip there on that rubber grommet/gasket as yours is showing. My leak seems to be coming out of the firewall and the side panel one inch to the left of that grommet. It would appear to me that the water is coming in around the door hinges as a previous poster noted as a poor design. I siliconed as best I could around the hinges, but don't really feel like taking the door off and no suprise it still leaks. I have a sun-roof that is not working, so I sealed it up completely with black silicone but that did not help.
There is a pop-out rubber plug in a floor-board groove (under the rug) just below the emergency brake pedal next to the door. This is where my leak water flows until the groove fills up and the soaks the pad/rug.
As I only use this Explorer for 4-wheeling in the woods and when we have flooded roads down here on the Suwannee River, I will leave that plug out - prop the pad/rug up a little, and see how it works.
The downside is water coming IN when on flooded roads or mud, but the truck is usually in need of drying out by then anyway. Good luck guys!