"Avantium" <avantium@munich.com> wrote in message
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> 2000 A6 Avant 50k miles United States.
>
> Car was parked outside yesterday. Rained hard for about an hour. All
> windows and sunroof closed. All weatherstripping looks fine. The car
> has been through rainstorms since we've had it, sometimes parked and
> sometimes in motion.
>
> Carpet was soaked only in front passenger footwell. Floormat also
> soaked. No sign of any water drippage through door, window, sunroof,
> or ventilation system. Only the flat part of the floor was wet, not
> the sloped part of the floor.
>
> Anyone had similar experience? Any ideas or advice?
>
> thanks

A wet carpet/floor mat in the front passenger area used to mean a leaking
heater core. But I have no idea about your car as I'm kinda new to servicing
Audi's.


Romy

 

If it's pink in color then the core maybe leaking but I doubt it! Was the
windshield recently replaced? Or, first I would check the drains in the cowl
area especially if there are signs of leaves lying there.

"Romy Singh" <cool5abi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Avantium" <avantium@munich.com> wrote in message
> news:ad68da8c.0308300834.5a4b0aee@posting.google.c om...
> > 2000 A6 Avant 50k miles United States.
> >
> > Car was parked outside yesterday. Rained hard for about an hour. All
> > windows and sunroof closed. All weatherstripping looks fine. The car
> > has been through rainstorms since we've had it, sometimes parked and
> > sometimes in motion.
> >
> > Carpet was soaked only in front passenger footwell. Floormat also
> > soaked. No sign of any water drippage through door, window, sunroof,
> > or ventilation system. Only the flat part of the floor was wet, not
> > the sloped part of the floor.
> >
> > Anyone had similar experience? Any ideas or advice?
> >
> > thanks
>
> A wet carpet/floor mat in the front passenger area used to mean a leaking
> heater core. But I have no idea about your car as I'm kinda new to
servicing
> Audi's.
>
>
> Romy
>
>