ah it must b thread revival day today!!!!!

 

im having the same issue water only on the passenger floor and not all the time ill have to check drain plugs

 

so where is the drain plug located exactly im having the same issue

 

Another reason that water could get inside is if you replaces the stock speakers in the door, and you didn't replace the foam/plastic "drain" piece. It directs water around the speaker and into the drain on the door.

 

It could be a blocked drain for the a/c.....

The water is supposed to drain thru a little rubber tube above the flywheel. It's a bitch to get to, but just inboard and above the oil filter. Gets plugged with a/c slime......

S

 

Didn't rotaryressurection make a thread pointing out where the water came from and how to fix it?

 

Found it:
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/peksy-floorboard-water-leak-fixed-167285/

 

What's with all the necro'ing recently..? O.o

 

ohh okay thanks guys i'll have a look and see what i find

well i searched and this is what came up
i'd rather resurrect then start a new thread and get told to search...

 

Car sitting in driveway so AC not used. Also its winter so not using the AC.
Rained
I go and open the drivers door. Water starts coming out, ie draining somewhere on bottom front of the drivers door
No aftermarket speakers. Have the Mazda Bose system.
Will try to make sure drain plug is clean.
06 Shinka

This is the first time I have noticed this.
Maybe its normal?
At least the water is draining
and no water inside the car, no water on floorboard
Just wonder if the water will somehow cause rust inside the door
will have to double check the ac drain plug and read that linky from
RotaryResurrection
Thanks for the write up!

 

Thanks for the info. Just noticed water draining from uner the passenger side dash. I was using the AC for the first time this season. Alan

 

As much as I hate to revive old threads, this will help anyone else having the same problem as I did (water leaking onto the floors).

It's been mentioned that the door speakers have a foam baffle that directs water around the speaker and into the bottom of the door where it drains out. In some cases whoever removes the speaker will reinstall it with the Bose symbol facing down so you can read it and this is not always the orientation where the baffle is facing upwards and the water ends up pooling and getting into the car.

I've made that mistake and so has the dealer when they replaced my door latch, so if you ever remove your door speakers make sure to note the position of the baffle and don't just reinstall it with the Bose symbol facing down or your door will leak water!

 

dont ever worry about bumping old threads with useful info. good bump. thanks.