323 water leak
 

Hi
I have a mazda 323 Year 2002. It is collecting water in the passenger side footwell. I've took the carpet up and cannot find any holes anywhere. Can anyone help its driving me crazy and Mazda are very unhelpful.

sturdybird

RE: 323 water leak
 

I have the same problem but it is behind the driver seats and i cannot find where it comes from...

RE: 323 water leak
 

Hi,

We have a similar problem with our 323. While I have not managed to fix it yet, I have noticed that the water is actually dripping from below the dash, behind the glove box, rather than coming through the carpet.

I had a VW Golf once that did this. It turned out that some leaves had blocked a couple of drain holes under the hood. This meant when it rained, the water built up and then flowed over into the ventilation system. Not sure if it is the same on a Mazda, but it is worth a look.

All I know is that with leaks, they can be hard to find!

djscalpel, if the water is behind the driver's seat then you may find its worth looking at the drain holes along the bottom of the rear door, or checking the door seals.

P

I have the same issue; it relates to a water leak from the A/C cooling unit. The service manual requires removing the dashboard to remove and inspect the A/C cooling unit; this involves a gargantuan amount of work.
- remove air bag module
- remove combination switch
- remove the steering wheel and column (not making this up)
- remove the entire bloody instrument cluster
- remove the console
- remove the glove compartment (the only easy job)
- remove the lower panel and hood release nut
- remove the side wall
- remove all the A-pillar trim
- remove the side panel
- disconnect the antenna plug
- disconnect the heater plug
- disconnect the connectors
- remove the bolts
- remove the entire bloody dashboard from the vehicle.
Now you can begin to access the blower unit and cooling unit in order to _begin_ to diagnose the problem.........

This is true had a problem finding the leak we thought it was the evaporator. Then we decided to remove the dashboard that's when we saw it was from the vents. That's the reason why whenever its raining or we wash the car water gets inside.