I thought I’d post this for all the soaking wet LDV owners. I’ve seen a few people on various forums with a ‘mystery water ingress’ problem in their LDV Convoy. Leaks can be really difficult to get to the source of and just when you think you’ve sorted it you wait for the rain to come and your feet are wet again–very frustrating.
The picture above shows a puddle of water next to the central console right under where the water pipe comes in for the heating matrix–one assumption would be that the pipe has a leak and thats exactly what I (wrongly) thought. I reckon the only way to get the bottom (top) of a leak is to get the garden hose out. The water was actually coming in at the top corner of the wing, above the wheel arch. I never would have guessed.
I found this problem was exactly the same on nearly all the LDV Convoys I have seen in the breakers yard and guess what? they all had soaking wet floors. Now I know why no one puts carpets in these things.
Here’s how to fix the LDV Convoy water leak problem
Materials used:
| Quantity | Item | Cost | Supplier |
| 1 | Autotek filler primer spray paint 500ml | £4 | Amazon |
| 1 | HYCOTE Ford white paint 400ml | £7.49 | Amazon |
| 1 | Davids fibreglass resin | £10.08 | Amazon |
EDIT: Two (English Winter) months later and everything is bone dry. If you are a leaky Convoy owner then I hope this is useful for you. It is like a whole different van now it doesn’t leak 🙂
Mike, thanks for this. My Convoy Camper has never been dry since when we bought it last year. Just had a proper look at the guttering and it was like as you said. I’m no mechanic so my fibreglass patchwork looks like a dogs dinner but it’s better than nothing. Just done it today so will see how I get on but I reckon it’s a winner!
Out of interest, do you know what that creamy white stuff is that they seal the panel seams with? What should you replace it with? When I come across rust on mine (which is a lot of the time) this stuff always seems to be perished.
Keep up the good work….and finding problems so I have it easy 😉
Since no one has answered thought i might – the white sealer stuff is normally called sikaflex (is other makes) it’s a bit like a silicone sealer / adhesive grab – but it doesn’t go hard , it stays flexible so wont crack etc (if in uk can get from screwfix or the likes
Just bought our LDV hitop conversion. Ah! The wet floor. Peeled back the flooring, and not at all bad beneath. Water coming in between plastic scuttle and base of windscreen. Silicone gun! Poured for around 12 hours, and then the Sun emerged. Floor? Dry as a bone. Not so just under parcel shelf, butting up to window. Emptied bucket, still raining, and duct taped around guttering and top window frame. Rain stopped. Bucket empty, and fabric drying out. German stuff called ThixFix going over creeping crack above guttering in place of the tape (you can paint over it). Otherwise, I think we have found and remedied all the leaks. Thanks Welsh mountain weather!
Just discovered water in the footwell of my recently bought ldv, thought it might have been windscreen rubber. So I have been trawling web looking for someone to supply and fit one. Then came across your page can’t wait to check if the problem is like the one you mention, as it looks like a much easier and cheaper fix. Once I’ve had a look I will let you know the result, thanks for now, keep up the good work and may your travels be bodacious……
Could be windscreen rubber. Try mastic. Changing rubber is a nightmare. New windscreen rubber is always too stiff. Took well known company two visites and three new windscreens. The smallest stonechip in the old windscreen and it’s gameover when you try and string into new rubber. New windscreen is two man job. Loads of wd40 needed. It’s very physical then crack. Prestretch new rubber for a few days on the old screen helps. Tears tears will my van ever work again. It’s fixed now, but I’m never going there again.
Nice!
Just had to get a new ecu myself due to water damage.
Love the sandwich bag idea! How do I get at the ecu? Passenger side footwell? Had trouble finding good images online for locating the thing…