beckmaster
01-13-2016, 10:10 AM
In my 2003 C5 A6 2.7T I noticed the carpeting in the rear passenger footwell was getting soggy. I notice wet carpets seams to happen often enough for various reasons and figured I would put up a post incase someone did a search looking for the answer.
My problem was that the grommet for the cable of the hood release came loose allowing water to come in. See picture below. I rectified it with a small long screwdriver. To give myself a little more room I opted to remove the ECU cover. Just shove that little round grommet back into the hole so that the sheet metal of the car fits in the groove and the grommet is snugly in place. Be careful as the first time I did it, I shoved the whole grommet in the hole by accident and had a bitch of a time pulling it out. Just be patient.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t164/alex420volkov/D45D90B2-6150-461B-B2E9-AA32A19403DB.jpg
Hope this helps someone.
My problem was that the grommet for the cable of the hood release came loose allowing water to come in. See picture below. I rectified it with a small long screwdriver. To give myself a little more room I opted to remove the ECU cover. Just shove that little round grommet back into the hole so that the sheet metal of the car fits in the groove and the grommet is snugly in place. Be careful as the first time I did it, I shoved the whole grommet in the hole by accident and had a bitch of a time pulling it out. Just be patient.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t164/alex420volkov/D45D90B2-6150-461B-B2E9-AA32A19403DB.jpg
Hope this helps someone.