Water collecting in boot area......wheres the leak?

Post by **Chris_C** » 08 Mar 2007 04:06 pm

If it's leaking its the seal round the rear screen thats gone Jani, Kar's does this, I checked mine over xmas, and I had to open the boot 5 or 6 times to get the water out. Luckily, the way that one has gone means the water stays in the boot lid, then goes out another hole, so non goes in the boot itself!

Post by **jtbo** » 08 Mar 2007 05:54 pm

Chris_C wrote:If it's leaking its the seal round the rear screen thats gone Jani, Kar's does this, I checked mine over xmas, and I had to open the boot 5 or 6 times to get the water out. Luckily, the way that one has gone means the water stays in the boot lid, then goes out another hole, so non goes in the boot itself!

There is at least two places where it leaks into boot and then perhaps inside to lid, then windscreen seem to be leaking from top to passenger seat/floor. also door seals leak snow in and door window seals let loads of water into doors.

I'm bit afraid that there are going to be few too many surprises in future

Hood, doors and boot lid might then be on my list. Then there could be something that I have not noticed, underneath car corrosion.

Post by **SteveP** » 08 Mar 2007 07:11 pm

An easy solution: buy a saloon

Post by **jarlidge** » 08 Mar 2007 07:16 pm

hi
can i ask the cars with the leaks to you have a rear wind-screen wiper or a spoiler, because i found that the seals around them will let water in and it runs down through the boot lid and into the boot.

Post by **jtbo** » 08 Mar 2007 07:33 pm

No wiper and no spoiler.

Don't know, could be that I need to change car rather soon in future actually, that is to be seen really in week or so I believe.

Post by **jarlidge** » 08 Mar 2007 07:38 pm

only other thing i can say is try changing the rubber seal around the boot, could have a bend in it. letting the water in

Post by **jtbo** » 08 Mar 2007 08:00 pm

jarlidge wrote:only other thing i can say is try changing the rubber seal around the boot, could have a bend in it. letting the water in

Seal is actually completely destroyed in mine, however odd thing is that water is dropping from good 20cm from gap of seal towards rear seat, directly above is rear screen.

Anyway I have to get new seal and lock adjusted and many other things done too.

Post by **germ** » 08 Mar 2007 09:14 pm

i had the same leak i think its the boot seal as its old and also if the hatch moves up and down a bit when shut you must adjust the catch,

i put pipe in all the seal to lift it and since its not leaked.

Cheers
will