Anyone silicone floor drain plugs ?

[kolelt]

Has anyone ever put silicone around the floor drain plug and then put the plastic plug back in?

So last week. I was off roading. And I went through 2 pretty serious water crossings. The water was about up to my headlights give or take. I never got stuck. I drove right through it.

Although on the way back, crossing back through the water. I got stuck, but with the front end dipped in. According to my girlfriend. Her passenger, the water was half way up to her door. On my side it was much lower. The reason for getting stuck? I didn't engage the 4lo all the way. It was in 2 wheel still. So I sat there trying to figure out as to why in not moving. Only minute or 2 later realizing that I was still in 2 wheel. When I got out there wasn't water inside. Carpets were dry.

Forward few days, I go to clean and vacuum my truck. Only to feel the passenger side carpet wet. So I peak to driver side. And it was wet to, but only under the carpet. I peak to the back. It feels wet under the carpet. I ended up removing all the seats and removing the carpet so everything dries out. It wasn't SOAKED. But it was wet. I noticed that some floor drain plugs had water on the plug. And some were bone dry. I removed the plugs just check it out. And the ones that were dry on top. Were dry inside. The ones with water on top, were wet inside also. The big plugs are body mount bolts.

Could little bit of water have came in through the floor drain plugs ? Because it's plastic plug? My door seals are good. So that held up good.

What I did is, I removed the plugs, put silicone around it and put the plug back in. Maybe this will not allow water to seep through the body mount plugs and floor drain plugs ?

Because if the door seals were in bad condition. I would assume A LOT more water would have came inside. Maybe... one of the crossing, the water came over my hood. I figured if you keep moving and not get stuck. Water will not go in. So maybe , being stuck because of being stupid for those 2 mintues. Whatever water got in, came through the floor drain plugs/ body mount plugs.?

 

[Mark_BC]

I reckon the woata is going to find its way in regardless mate. I hear if you turn on the ventilation fan full blast and close the windows the positive pressure will keep it out for a while.

 

[GPsevinSixx]

More likely the door seals allowed water in.

Has anyone ever put silicone around the floor drain plug and then put the plastic plug back in?

So last week. I was off roading. And I went through 2 pretty serious water crossings. The water was about up to my headlights give or take. I never got stuck. I drove right through it.

Although on the way back, crossing back through the water. I got stuck, but with the front end dipped in. According to my girlfriend. Her passenger, the water was half way up to her door. On my side it was much lower. The reason for getting stuck? I didn't engage the 4lo all the way. It was in 2 wheel still. So I sat there trying to figure out as to why in not moving. Only minute or 2 later realizing that I was still in 2 wheel. When I got out there wasn't water inside. Carpets were dry.

Forward few days, I go to clean and vacuum my truck. Only to feel the passenger side carpet wet. So I peak to driver side. And it was wet to, but only under the carpet. I peak to the back. It feels wet under the carpet. I ended up removing all the seats and removing the carpet so everything dries out. It wasn't SOAKED. But it was wet. I noticed that some floor drain plugs had water on the plug. And some were bone dry. I removed the plugs just check it out. And the ones that were dry on top. Were dry inside. The ones with water on top, were wet inside also. The big plugs are body mount bolts.

Could little bit of water have came in through the floor drain plugs ? Because it's plastic plug? My door seals are good. So that held up good.

What I did is, I removed the plugs, put silicone around it and put the plug back in. Maybe this will not allow water to seep through the body mount plugs and floor drain plugs ?

Because if the door seals were in bad condition. I would assume A LOT more water would have came inside. Maybe... one of the crossing, the water came over my hood. I figured if you keep moving and not get stuck. Water will not go in. So maybe , being stuck because of being stupid for those 2 mintues. Whatever water got in, came through the floor drain plugs/ body mount plugs.?

 

[kolelt]

There was very very little amount of water considering what I crossed lol. I would of think that if the door seals weren't sealing good, it would have came in when I was stuck a little. But then again..... who knows.

Can water come in if your just moving through water ? Let's say a 30foot cross.

And does anyone recommend against sealing the drain plugs ?

 

[heat]

There was very very little amount of water considering what I crossed lol. I would of think that if the door seals weren't sealing good, it would have came in when I was stuck a little. But then again..... who knows.

Can water come in if your just moving through water ? Let's say a 30foot cross.

And does anyone recommend against sealing the drain plugs ?

I can't think of a downside, though I'd recommend a different sealer. Butyl
tape used for windshields would probably be more durable. Harder to make
it lose its seal vs silicone.

 

[psraff]

I sealed up two of mine on the driver side. One was dry rotted and a inner lip broke off so I did.

What started it, was I was doing some wiring and noticed my insulation was wet. Part of it was my fault due to how I originally ran my wires through the firewall. Other was I'm pretty sure water was coming up through those two plugs. They didn't fit well at all. I had surface rust all over my floor pan. Mostly around those plugs. Took a day to clean it all up and prep the metal to paint.

No harm in doing it. If you ever need to pop them out they can still come out as long as you don't put 5 gallons of silicone on them.

 

[kolelt]

I sealed up two of mine on the driver side. One was dry rotted and a inner lip broke off so I did.

What started it, was I was doing some wiring and noticed my insulation was wet. Part of it was my fault due to how I originally ran my wires through the firewall. Other was I'm pretty sure water was coming up through those two plugs. They didn't fit well at all. I had surface rust all over my floor pan. Mostly around those plugs. Took a day to clean it all up and prep the metal to paint.

No harm in doing it. If you ever need to pop them out they can still come out as long as you don't put 5 gallons of silicone on them.

I hear ya sir. I re-did my wires that are going through the firewall. Ended taping them up into bundle. Kinda like how OEM wires are. And then, I put silicone all around it. Inside and outside. What happened before, I have quite a few wires running through it. And I had them in this wire room that has like pores. When you put that through a grommet. The grommet never properly seals it. There is always a small gap between the loom, wires and grommet. So I removed the wire room. Electrical taped it into one bundle. And siliconed back. Never saw a trace of water from that location.

But, back to my original concern. I understand water crossings are basically asking for shit to happen. And you are right. I can still remove the drain plugs if anything. And people are probably right. The water did find its way through the door seals. I'm just very surprised that, when I was stuck for few mins in 2 wheel drive. That the water didn't like "pour" inside. You actually couldn't tell at all that water got inside. So I assume, because most of the carpet felt wet under it. That, it seeped through the drain plugs and body mount plugs. Thus I'm curious if people who do water crossing and off road. If they experienced this ?