Jonathan Odle Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 2014 Swift Bolero on a Fiat Ducato base. A couple of weeks ago after a deluge of rain I noticed a little bit of water coming from under the dashboard drivers side. It's been in the garage for the scuttle tray taken off no sign of water through the bulk head. After every heavy rainfall the water comes through under the dashboard. Has anyone had this problem and how did you sort it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 No idea about your van .... but often water in the footwell is the result of a problematic sunroof. I think your model may have a "light" over the cab area? If not then disreqard! Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Do you have any signs of rust around the windscreen parting the rubber seal / sealant slightly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 The windscreen on my X2/50 leaked (water dripped on to the horn button when it was parked and set the horn going till it burnt out - they are not designed for continuous operation) Strictly speaking the windscreen should have been taken out and rebonded But I filled in the gap around it with bathroom silicone, because it was all I had to hand. And it cured the leak for the remaining 10 years I had it The white sealant matched the white van till it started to discolour But I got it white again by brushing on strong thick bleach with a paintbrush There was no sign of damage caused to the paint etc by the bleach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtravel Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I read somewhere that some Ducato X250s had problems with infiltrations in the bonnet area, which could also extend to the dashboard. I'm not sure but somehow Fiat has solved the problem, I don't know if a recall campaign was done. Search the internet for something like "Ducato leak hood bonnet" and you can find some information and maybe a workaround. Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeF Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 23 hours ago, Jonathan Odle said: every heavy rainfall the water comes through under the dashboard. It's a bonded windscreen so either the sealant has failed or a windscreen replacement was not carried out correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Odle Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 Thanks to all of you who responded I have sorted it in the last hour. It turned out to be the black cover which makes up the part of the mirror attached to the wing and covers the top door hinge. It appears that the water was coming through the top screw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeco Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Jonathan, Thank you for your post explaining the reason for the leak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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