Water collecting in front battery tray....

[Low_E30]

hi, I have investigated water leaking onto the battery tray in my Chrome bumper 325i Cabriolet down to 3 little holes in the bulkhead on the driver side directly behind the battery tray...

When water comes through scuttle vent at a faster rate than which its exiting out the drain (which is clear), it mounts up and starts exiting through these three redundant holes and onto the battery tray on the other side of the bulkhead....

W hat are they for?? I cant think why they are there? but will block them unless someone tells me that something is missing from my car ?...

Which leads me on to my next question... Iv heard about this elephant trunk, but cannot locate this plastic bit of trim in my car.... Any pics or pointers of it would be much appreciated...

cheers

[Low_E30]

UPDATE: Elephant trunk located, looked pretty knackered and ordered an new one on back order.....

Can any one tell me if it comes in two parts, or is it just the one piece??

My one just doesnt seem long enough to channal the water correctly down and away from the downpipe and steering rack/column.........

[Low_E30]

Old one was pretty clogged up, but not split or anything, it look perished so for the sake of £13 + VAT its worth getting a new one.....

[Low_E30]

Still dont know what those 3 little holes in the bulkhead could be??......

[nickso]

Theres holes that are there to be used for the rear battery cable fittings. They are usually covered up though.

You need to check theres not a load of shite in the bulkhead space that is stopping the water draining away. It's a shit design.

[Low_E30]

Thats probably what they are, they were not covered so will do so tomorrow...

Shall I run hose down the drains and the bulkhead space that you mention to clean it all up??

[nickso]

Hmm, I wouldn't, I like to get as little water down there as possible. The rust that is probably in there won't like it.

I would open it up and scrape it out.

[Low_E30]

OK, will try clean it up by hand.....

[nickso]

Try looking down the drivers scuttle vent first or even remove it to see if there is owt in there.

[Low_E30]

Removed it, thats how i found the holes in the bulkhead.... They are defo factory....

Just cant get a peak down the drain, but water flows down pretty freely...