Water leak into the car

[David Bram]

Hello everyone, I have recently bought my first ever Jag, a 2009 XK.  I absolutely love it and was am very pleased with my purchase however a few months into my ownership i have discovered water is getting into the car and collecting behind the front passenger seat. I am not talking about a few drops, the carpet was absolutely soaking.  My local Jaguar specialist thought it was a leak from the AC unit but they have fixed that (at a high cost!) however i noticed today the water is back in the rear footwell.  I think it could be coming in where the boot hinge is but to honest i am clutching at straws! Has anyone had a similar experience. My garage is too small to fit the XK in so i am desperate to sort the leak.  Thank you!! David

 

[JOE-DOT-COM]

Hi

Have you checked the door seals, especially around the glass area

some people use a smoke machine inside there car to high light leaking areas

cheers

Joe

[David Bram]

Thank you Joe, i really appreciate the reply.  The door seals seem ok however you could be right.  However i think i am getting there in at least managing the problem.  my drive has a slope and a part that is pretty flat.  i parked the car on the flat part last night and even though it absolutely lashed down there was no sign of water this morning.  So my advice is try not to park on a slope. Thanks

[bobgg]

have you been able to determine exactly the leak is David? on the top of the window or on the side of the window or below the window on the side or ???

[LORD Barrington]

I have this exact same problem with the exact same car, 2009 XK Portfolio. Just the floor of the passenger side footwell is soaking after rain. Nothing under passenger seat or on the carpet leading up to the back seat. i have read that some of the older jags had a weld issue and that jag were fixing? 

any information or advice would be gladly received. 

 

[LORD Barrington]

the back footwell i should say

[N6 JMX]

In 99 out of 100 of these events, it is down to the "Ducks Bill" drain from the AC. Original post indicated that the garage fixed the leak from the AC, but did not clarify what was leaking or what was fixed. It is a high possibility that the Ducks Bill is blocked and requires to be updated to the newer version. 

[N6 JMX]

Further to the post above, the type of Ducks Bill used in the New XK changed during 2009, with the c/o being at VIN B34500, so cars in 2009 could still have the older, easily blocked version. In the photo below, the older / original version is at the top and the new / improved version is at the bottom.

N6 JMX