Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 05:47:38 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: '92 9000 CS Wet Floor...
Nasty Bob wrote: > Hi Guys - > Ever since I bought my J reg 9000 CS 2l (non turbo :( a couple of years > ago, the driver's floor carpet has been damp. I've tried lifting up the > carpet as best I can, but can't see any reason for it. There are no visible > holes in the bodywork / floor, and it's wet even if the weather is dry > (pretty rare for Scotland)... I never saw the carpets when they were new, > but they might be stained a light blue colour, similar to the windscreen > wash? My rear windscreen wash stopped working a couple of months ago.. d'you > think the feeder tube is routed under the carpet and is leaking?? My car > doesn't have air conditioning fitted which I believe can also cause this > sort of problem. > > Hope you can help - I've queried this at my last 2 MOT tests and services > (non Saab garage) but nobody seems to have a clue or can't be bothered to > find out what's going on. I think the carpet is starting to rot and smell a > bit... If you wash the carpets and change to Halford's screen wash and they end up tinted green instead you'll know for sure ! ;-) Incidentally my rear wash ( also 9k ) doesn't work although I can hear a pump motor run and there isn't a blockage at the wash nozel end but I haven't had this problem. Graham