Well, I was wondering if anyone else has had a leak on the passenger side where the air circulation fan is. I noticed my car is leaking there and took it to the dealer and they replaced the seal on the cowl cover. They then did a leak test and it is still leaking.

I was wondering if maybe there is supposed to be a shield of some kind that acts as a diverter around the fresh air intake vent.

Has anyone that has not had a leak removed the cowl and taken any photos? My dealer wants to pull my windshield and have it resealed. I am not convinced that the windshield is the problem.

 

Have an 05 roadster. No matter how hard it rains the car stays dry. Used to have a terrible leak on my old car and I never bothered with it but have you checked the drip holes at the bottom of the door. I understand that water collects in the door. A few people on here have had rust out problems on the inner part of the door by the rubber seal at the bottom.

 

There have been a few posts recently citing the same problem/symptom. If you do a search, maybe some light has been shed on it?

best of luck,
Max

 

Here are some links:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ght=Water+leak

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ght=Water+leak

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ght=Water+leak

 

After reading all that it still looks like a true fix has yet to be determined. I think the idea of adding some flashing to the top of the fresh air intake is an option. The real question is, "Is there supposed to be a snorkel type attachment that snaps over the opening to keep water out?".

Next time the cowl is off I will take some photos to post and if I find a fix I will post it as well. I have a feeling it has something to do with the channel in the plastic cowl cover that the rubber seal seats in. I think the plastic is not putting enough pressure on the seal there by letting the water flow past it and drip directly into the fresh air intake vent.

I think that removing the cowl and duct taping a piece of cardboard to the opening to seal it shut would be a start. Then you could replace the cowl and seal and leak test the cowl and seal without soaking the floor. The cardboard would get wet and help to figure out the problem. If the bottom of the cardboard is all wet then you know the drains are clogged. If it is streaked from the top to bottom then you will know that the seal and cowl have failed. If a leak is still present with the vent sealed with the cardboard and duct tape then at least a guy would know that it's not the cowl and seal.

I would love to be able to figure this out on my own, but they will not let me work on my car in the complex I live in. Which sucks.