Well today I thought I would clean up all the dust from having my kit fitted etc. and whilst vacuuming the front drivers carpet I noticed it was damp??? This boggled me as the car is kept in a garage for the past year along with it also being started occasionally. What would cause this or is the normal problem associated to this.

 

John.

Check this thread out mate and see if it helps.

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?170290-damp-carpet-on-driver-side-floor&highlight=wet+carpet

Yeah I would say if you haven't taken it out in the rain it won't be the tagar drains and so can only be a couple of things..

 

what side is it?

 

there is a drain plug on the passengers side for the air con condenser and it could be blocked, however since you don't drive it much I would say it was unlikely.

 

so the only possible cause left over is the heater matrix, it could be the hoses to it or worst case the matrix itself.

 

the link Gary posted has links to matrix suppliers as far as the hose goes I think Anthony (SFS) for silicone ones in the traders section does them or Mike (MJP) same section for oem ones.

 

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Could this be historical as it was like this when I purchased the car and drove over 100 miles with no problems !

Ah.... well if the carpet does get wet it takes rather a long time to dry... but you might have to take the carpet up to check..

 

also if the matrix is disconnected it still doesn't mean all the coolant is out and a bit more could have leaked out depending on how bad the leak is.

 

taking the carpet up isn't fun, it's joined under the console and dash and the foot rest also holds it down..

easiest side is the passengers, worth a look to see if its wet there...

Thanks Medallion. The passenger side is dry from what I can make of but will have a real look tomorrow.

 

Appreciate the help thanks.