This video discusses the issue of water leaks in Honda EK interiors, specifically on the driver’s side and passenger’s side. The video explains that water leaks can be caused by debris such as leaves or organic gunk, which can be removed by removing the windshield cowl. If the water doesn’t drain, it may be due to the driver’s side drain.
The video also discusses the importance of checking the trunk for water and cleaning it out regularly. It is suggested that there should be a larger hole in the metal/body behind the driver’s side drain with a rubber hose inside. If the rubber hose ends up with the tip inside the body’s interior, water will pour out.
The video also addresses the issue of water leaking into the passenger side of the car and pooling in the back. The video suggests that any water that leaks past the moonroof seal collects in a tray in the headliner and travels through four drain tubes. To determine if this is the calprit, the video suggests opening the sunroof and finding the drain holes at front each side.
The video also discusses how to clear the drains by pouring water down the hole in the sunroof and looking in the corner. The video concludes by suggesting that the water that entered and was all around the foot-mat should be drained from the car.
📹 96-2000 civic water leak fix cabin floorbaord!
Https://youtu.be/Ed-ahG3cGHE ^^ This is the link for video to remove the wiper cowl I would honestly do that just incase and …
📹 How to fix interior floorboard passenger and driver side water leak on Honda Civics
Remove wiper arms, using 14mm or 9/16 Pull up 7 fasteners on top side of valence using a flat head or fastener remover tool.
I have this issue, i think. Where the water is getting into the driver side floor board. i ripped up the floor rug and the carpet. and the floor is wet. I took my coupe to a person who i thought would of fixed it, and we had a bit of rain last night and its still a bit wet. The hood or around the hood hinge was sealed off with new sealant. and so now after perusal your vid this would make sense too. A lot of sense ! lol i will have to try this just as a process of elimination. Thanks lets see what i find on the side of the fender i rather it be as simple as a grommet. 😀. By the way 03 Civic Coupe 5speed lx 2003k miles lol
I’m pretty sure that grommet is where the drain hose from the website around the sun roof (on cars that have one) drains out. Y’know, in case you were wondering why the hell Honda put a f**ing hole there in the first place! Another thing that can happen is that same hose comes loose from behind on the inside and just DUMPS water onto your floor. Anyway, thanks for the help; pretty sure the first solution you mentioned is what’s causing my leak, since I vividly remember throwing away the felt seal between the windshield and cowl while saying something like, “Well, clearly I’ll never need this!”
I had three mechanics try and locate the leak in my car over the last year and they couldnt find it. Today I fixed it myself after perusal this article. It was caked with mud and leaves behind the wheel well. A thousand Thank You’s for making this article! No more frustration and worry about mold and rotting floorboards 😊
ive owned my civic for 11 years and am just now starting to get a water leak on the passenger floor board. i routinely clear out pine needles from the cowl, but i never would have guessed that they were filtering through the grate. much less thought that they were the cause for such a common problem. thanks for the tip! one tip for you though, if you start getting a leak through the roof, start by checking the antennae cover plate. i am actually replacing mine with a solid plate that replaces the antennae altogether … found it on rock auto!!
This makes so much sense. After a long rain, if i make a tight turn, water floods in from under the floorboards coming from the passenger foot area. With the cold weather coming in, the heat doesn’t just evaporate the moisture anymore so every morning i’m having to defog my windows with a towel lol. Thanks for this article!
I have the same year car and I just noticed water on the floor board mostly Driver side in the front soaking the carpet and I’m guessing it splashes to the back as well. The car hasn’t had that taken off at all I need to try this and will get back to you on the results. Thanks man for the article really appreciate it. How many miles you got on her? Mine is near 231,000 still going. I’ve heard them going 400k+
Thanks for your help Dan. My wife’s 98 Civic had this problem today. It didn’t take much debris plus a lot of rain to cause a flood in the car. I had to use a wet/dry vac to suck out over a gallon of water from the floorboards. I did make one small modification to Honda’s design. I added a bit of aluminum flashing to prevent water from dripping into the air intake so that if this happens again, I won’t get the water inside the car. This also explains an earlier problem I had with a bad engine computer several years ago. The water ran in and rusted it. I could see the damage, but had no idea where the water came from. Mystery solved.
If this doesn’t help you and theres no mud and stuff inside of the wiper area take out the carpet where your pedals are located. You will find a little rubber pipeline that runs through the body of your car on the ground of the car on the left side of your seat (driver side). This pipeline has a rubber plug that makes sure no water comes through the hole right where your pedals und fuses are on the left hand corner. The plug was loose in my eg hatchback. If the plug is loose water drains in even if the car’s wiper area is clean 😉 Might help you. Tried to explain it best I could I’m german.
there are other points to look out for,on the top of the car remove the 2 black strips sometimes below there tends to rust and leak…a next spot is below the strips to the sides of the front wind shield to the top corner where it meets the top strips,that corner also rust and leaks…and the last one that i just discovered on my EG and makes me feel to sell my car is over by the hood hinge’s behind the fender,to me it looks like my A pillar has a crack in it and water comes in,i may have to get welded up
I have a 97 civic hatch I have a small leak on the driver side floor board .the water spot is not a lot just the part close to the side squirt of the floor mate . I’m going to take your advice and clean it out hopefully my leak stops . I also noticed a small opening on the passenger side door under the side mirror could that have something to do with it ?
Have the same problem but I’ve got a question I already know that the bottom shelf / layer takes water out with the 2 side holes on the sides; and in my situation i believe they are both fairly clean. However according to your tutorial the top “shelf / layer” also takes water out. Then; where does it send water to? I couldn’t find the path. Thanks in advance
Hey man is this my problem in my 2000 coupe? I park where the front is faced downhill a bit and front floor gets soaked anytime it rains. If I park the opposite way the water will be sitting in the backseat floor. I can’t tell where it’s coming from. I was thinking the top of the car where the gutters are but have no idea.
Well done thank you. While you are there you may want to renew the caulk at the seams and by the hood hinge. You can google service bulletin Reference Number: 92-050 for a diagram of the area. The service bulletin is for this similar type of leak for 92-97 civic. “SYMPTOM A water leak into the footwell from under the left or right comer of the dash. PROBABLE CAUSE Not enough sealer on the cowl side of the panel -to-bulkhead seam. CORRECTIVE ACTION Apply sealer to the seams where the side panel joins the bulkhead.”
Hi dan, tried using screw driver @:52 those round clips, but broken them instead and I tried forcing the plastic dash to come off against the glass using a screw driver also, but ended up cracking the plastic, so now I have 4 broken round clips and my plastic external dashboard has a c r ack, can I buy those plastic clips somewhere, and how to remove the old ones without damaging further the dashboard? Thanks