Please help! I have a water in my rear drivers footwell. Scuttle drain location?

8immer · 02-01-2026, 10:10 AM

I hope someone can help. I’ve searched so many forums but I can’t seem to find where the scuttle drains are. The rear footwell is so wet, I need to try and clear the drain. I don’t think its coming in the door.

The car is a 1 series F20 (2012)

I’ve added a picture of the engine bay.

Thanks so much

XutvJet · 02-02-2026, 11:41 AM

There are drains on each side, just behind each strut tower, fire wall side. The drains sit about 12" down when looking from the top of the engine bay and have plastic grate covers over them. If you've never cleaned them out and the car sits outside a lot, chances are they are blocked by debris sitting on top of them.

My M2 sits outside and I have to clean these out each year due to leaf debris from the fall.

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8immer Registered 2 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW 1 Series 118i F20 Join Date: Feb 2026 Location: South iTrader: (0)	Please help! I have a water in my rear drivers footwell. Scuttle drain location? I hope someone can help. I’ve searched so many forums but I can’t seem to find where the scuttle drains are. The rear footwell is so wet, I need to try and clear the drain. I don’t think its coming in the door. The car is a 1 series F20 (2012) I’ve added a picture of the engine bay. Thanks so much Attached Images
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XutvJet Major General 7331 Rep 6,196 Posts Drives: 2011 Cayman Base, 2018 M2 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: USA iTrader: (-1)	There are drains on each side, just behind each strut tower, fire wall side. The drains sit about 12" down when looking from the top of the engine bay and have plastic grate covers over them. If you've never cleaned them out and the car sits outside a lot, chances are they are blocked by debris sitting on top of them. My M2 sits outside and I have to clean these out each year due to leaf debris from the fall. __________________ They're lying to you.
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