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It's that time of year again and I noticed a dark spot on the carpet in my second Delica, it's leaking. I did the fix below last year and it has stayed water tight.

Here we go
The Japanese have the problem sussed out and here are the pictures to prove it

Remove the indicators & headlights first


Then the corner panel above them



Then you need to do a bit of painting


Then a bit of sealing as this is the leaking seam that lets the footwell fill with water


AND tidy up the sealant before you put it all back together again



AND they did this as group while on a trip...how very Japanese....how very Deli.....


Check your drive side floor and Good Luck.

Kevin

Come on, somebody check your carpets by your pedals!

Has it just been too dry lately?? 8)

I had two Delica's both leaking and needing to be fixed - hasn't anybody else!!

Paul!?

no wet floors yet. i will keep checking and let you know
paul

got wet yesterday. dang...

does it really need to be repainted?

I didn't, it looked great under the panel, just a leaking seam.

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nice posting. Thanks

Yeah well i had the front driver side floor completely soaked after the torrential rain that we had on the coast this fall, and since i didn't have a dry spot to do the repair myself, i had to pop by vi custom in coombs where i got the van.. they try to fix the leak with sicaflex and i'm glad i didn't attempt it myself, it took them hours to figure out how to remove the screws that holds the quarter panel in place and they ended up having to drill them out cause they were completely seized! after putting everything back, the damn thing still leaks just as much and now i'm in the snow and freezing temps back in victoria!
my carpets in the foot well won't dry out and i can't remove them cause i can't figure out how to remove the "cool box" which holds the carpet down. so i have been using rags underneith the carpet to try to keep the area from rusting and the carpet from rotting, but being unable to remove the carpet so i can completely dry it out and wash them, it makes it really hard. its just really annoying to constantly find something wrong, the other week, i was without night time running lights, could not figure out what the problem was, checked all fuses, relays etc... the guys in coombs fixed the problem but didn't really know what caused the problem!! its a surprise everytime i get in the van, its like o.k, whats it gonna be today!!

I took on this job back in September before it got too cold, using Markwh's excellent instructions from the MDOCUK site here:

http://www.mdocuk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12646

Took me a bit more than two hours though but then I did the whole wire brush/sand/prime/paint thing too.
Had a few false starts too, after shattering a driver bit and twisting off another screwdriver in it's handle trying to get those #%*@ screws holding on the body panel, I ended up getting a impact driver set to do the job. Pricey, but wow what a great tool, and I'll have it forever.
Had to remove the carpet to clean and sanitize it because the cab smelled of old socks because of the dampness. Much dryer now and no bad smell.
I took a bunch of photos, but the other postings show pretty much the same stuff, so if anyone want to see my pics PM me your email.

Jon

Jon,

I feel your pain. I have used my impact driver only one other time in the last year after doing the same as you there, It does pay for itself doesn't it. Unbelievably I broke two Phillips driver heads trying to take out the top one out, sure have to be careful using the impact driver.

Good instruction in that link! (Screw number #10 caused me the most grief, how about you).

Be careful, you have to swing the hammer down so close to the body panels!

I'm noticing a fair bit of water on driver and passenger side floors but it's always been dry behind the pedals and all around the upper foot areas. Is my problem still a leak in the front quarterpanel seam?

Hey Biozach, that's the way it worked for me, only wet on my bottom (floor).

Biozach - is that 'Biodiesel Zach'?

Me also Biozach, not a big enough leak to notice it coming through, but it collected pretty good on the flat where it had no where to go.

Kevin, even though it was not one of those blasted sheet metal screws painted in, #1 gave me the most trouble, because the heads were rusted to mush and the recess it sits in is so deep, but #7 is the one that killed my screwdrivers and convinced me I needed a better tool. Definately have to be careful with that impact driver, I was advised to use a lightweight hammer and tap lightly a few times, then check to see that you aren't damaging anything, then give it another go. When the screws broke loose, they did with an audible 'snap'.

Hey Bio-Zach,

Are you the guy I met with your lady in richmond last sunday? if so welcome aboard! im in Burnaby as well, always looking for more guys to network with.

Mitch

Yup - I got my van and it hasn't seen too many dry days. Both foot-wells are wet - especially the passenger side. I attempted to remove one of my body panels and ran into some siezed self-tapping screws (painted & baked hard), which easily stripped. I just picked up a Canadian Tire stripped screw remover bit, and a flexible drill attachment to get into the tight areas.

This is a great post, outlining step by step how to fix this seam leak:

http://www.mdocuk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12646

Sikaflex is the stuff to use. He doesn't talk about painting the interior, but it looks like a good idea for further rust-proofing.

hey nice lookin' deli, where did you get the trailer hitch?
paul