DRIVERS SIDE LEAK EVERY RAIN : NEED HELP! : Mitsubishi Spyder Eclipse Convertible 2004 (air conditioning, windshield)

[ShakyJ]

Need help big time. I found the leak but cant seem to seal it.
Car: Mitsubishi Spyder Eclipse Convertible 2004 4CYL
Leak is on the drivers side, under the rug, near the gas pedal ( See photo ). As you can see I make an attempt to silicone it with no luck. I took out much of the silicone.

The leak seems to come from a point where part of the inside components bolt through the firewall. At that point there is some sort of rubber foam seal. A complete silicone seal did nothing. My next thought is to clean it out and use some Great Stuff in there or Marine 3M 4400 Sealant.

I cant see any bolt heads or I would try to tighten it.

Thoughts?

Thanks!
Jason

[trlhiker]

Have you checked around your windshield? Water can run along way before becoming apperant.

[ShakyJ]

I have. We ran a hose on it for 30 minutes. Nothing from there.

Water seems to trickle out of this hole. It isnt fast, so it is pooling somewhere.

[ferretkona]

If you have a sunroof a drain hose is disconnected, very common with autos with sunroofs.

[motormaker]

^^ It's a covertible

[ShakyJ]

Yes it is a convertible.
It is odd how slow it leaks though and it isnt right away, even during heavy raining.

[Urusa17]

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN 8 MONTHS, PLEASE HELP WHAT SHOULD I DO ? I TRIED REPLACING PASSENGER AIR FILTER DIDNT WORK I TRIED SEALING THE AC DRAIN HOSE TUBE BETWEEN FIREWALL WITH 3M WINDOW WELD SEALER BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS... THAT REALLY SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM BUT IM NOT 100% SURE. I'll HAVE TO RECHECK EV ERYTHING MAKE SURE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE THE CORRECTLY.






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[jtur88]

An amazing amount of water can spray up from road spray, and find a hole under your car to penetrate. If you can get a sample from the wet spot, taste it and see if you can detect any road chemicals like salt.