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Fiat Multipla Factory Service Manual (1998-2010)22 · Fault diagnosis
22 · Diagnostics

Front door water penetration

Make
Fiat
Model
Multipla Factory Service Manual
Year
1998–2010
Section
Water penetration › Front door water penetration
Fault diagnosisFront door water penetration

FRONT DOOR WATER PENETRATION

After rain or washing, water enters the car in the region of one of the front doors

Results of the tests
1CHECK DOOR COMPARTMENT SEALAll OKProblems metOperation

Check the door seal In particular, check:

  • absence of wrinkles in the seal
  • condition of seal
Continue to Step 2Faulty fitting of sealFit the sealing strip correctly Op. 7005A34
2CHECK DOOR ALIGNMENTAll OKProblems metOperation

Check the door is properly fitted. In particular, ascertain:

  • door - compartment correctly aligned
  • seal correctly bonded to the door
Continue to Step 3door incorrectly fittedRefit the door properly Op. 7005A14
3CHECK MOVING WINDOW GLASSAll OKProblems metOperation

Check the moving window glass seal In particular, ascertain:

  • the window glass is properly sealed
  • the window glass channel is correctlly positioned
  • the glass scraper is correctly positioned
Continue to Step 4Channel incorrectly positionedRefit the channel properly Op. 7005D18
Window glass incorrectly fittedRefit the moving window glass guide correctly Op. 7005D23
Glass scraper incorrectly fittedRefit the glass scraper correctly Op. 7005D26
4CHECK FIXED WINDOW GLASSAll OKProblems metOperation
Check fixed window sealContinue to Step 5Window glass incorrectly fittedRefit the mobile window glass correctly Op. 7005D44
5CHECK DOOR DRAINAGEAll OKProblems metOperation
Check the drainage on the lower part of the doors. In particular, check for dirt, leaves etc.Continue to Step 6Dirt in drainsClean the drains. If necessary, refit the lower seal correctly Op. 7005A46
6CHECKING CORRECT OPERATIONAll OKProblems metOperation
Check that the fault is no longer presentEnd of diagnosisFault persistsSearch for the fault starting from another symptom'

Parts & tools for this job For 1998 Fiat Multipla

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