Leaking
Leaking
12-02-2019, 09:20 AM
Jaminglish
12-02-2019, 09:20 AM #1Has anyone got problems with their boot/trunk leaking? Mine is leaking on the R/H side, and high uo ( not around the lights) This is puzzling me though, as I have not washed the car for a few weeks, yet its wet and there was no rain fall... Help
12-02-2019, 09:27 AM
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12-02-2019, 09:27 AM #2I did have a leak on the passenger side in the same area, I took the seal off and siliconed it then pump the seal back on
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12-02-2019, 01:32 PM
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12-02-2019, 01:32 PM #4They go down to below the boot floor though in the side of it
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12-02-2019, 01:45 PM
I'm just wondering if they could get damaged on sharp edges or rust through.
As I said, This idea could be wildly off the mark, but it's still an idea.
Scotty B.
Do you know if they're metal or plastic and do they have any joins between the sunroofs drip tray and where they exit ?
I'm just wondering if they could get damaged on sharp edges or rust through.
As I said, This idea could be wildly off the mark, but it's still an idea.
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12-02-2019, 02:36 PM
jomo I think the sunroof drain pipes are all in one long plastic tube with out joints.OK, Can you think of anywhere in the c-post area where they could chafe on an edge (I haven't had enough of my IS200 apart yet to know this myself)?
I could be barking up the wrong tree (In completely the wrong forest.
), but I can't think of many places where water passes through inside the boot area of a car. Maybe if it's had a new rear window fitted at some point and the sealing goop failed somewhere along the right edge it could run into the boot, But without rust coming into play, Bonded windows tend to leak from when they're (Badly) fitted or never leak at all.
The boot seal explanation doesn't taste right to me though (Again, I'm happy to be proved wrong). On a stationery car the rain would run along the channel around the edge before running away at the bottom edge without even coming into contact with the seal. In a very strong wind it could possibly backtrack and build up enough to go over a faulty seal in the front corners, or when the cars moving it could be dragged through a gap in the seal due to pressure differences, But I feel that these ideas are unlikely. If you want to double check if your boot lid seals all the way around you can put a thin layer of KY jelly along the seal and gently close the boot. Pop it back open and you can check that you have it smudged all around the mating face of the boot lid. Don't use Vaseline though as that's petroleum based and over time it'll rot the rubber seal.
Something I learnt from my MX5 days is that if you get any damp in the boot (Ie, Chucking shopping in while it's raining or damp coming in somewhere lower down), as soon as the air temperature rises next morning you get thick condensation all over any exposed metal surfaces in there..... Could this be a possible explanation for why the leak's "High up"?
Scotty B.
jomo I think the sunroof drain pipes are all in one long plastic tube with out joints.OK, Can you think of anywhere in the c-post area where they could chafe on an edge (I haven't had enough of my IS200 apart yet to know this myself)?
I could be barking up the wrong tree (In completely the wrong forest.
), but I can't think of many places where water passes through inside the boot area of a car. Maybe if it's had a new rear window fitted at some point and the sealing goop failed somewhere along the right edge it could run into the boot, But without rust coming into play, Bonded windows tend to leak from when they're (Badly) fitted or never leak at all.
The boot seal explanation doesn't taste right to me though (Again, I'm happy to be proved wrong). On a stationery car the rain would run along the channel around the edge before running away at the bottom edge without even coming into contact with the seal. In a very strong wind it could possibly backtrack and build up enough to go over a faulty seal in the front corners, or when the cars moving it could be dragged through a gap in the seal due to pressure differences, But I feel that these ideas are unlikely. If you want to double check if your boot lid seals all the way around you can put a thin layer of KY jelly along the seal and gently close the boot. Pop it back open and you can check that you have it smudged all around the mating face of the boot lid. Don't use Vaseline though as that's petroleum based and over time it'll rot the rubber seal.
Something I learnt from my MX5 days is that if you get any damp in the boot (Ie, Chucking shopping in while it's raining or damp coming in somewhere lower down), as soon as the air temperature rises next morning you get thick condensation all over any exposed metal surfaces in there..... Could this be a possible explanation for why the leak's "High up"?
Scotty B.
14-02-2019, 11:07 PM
Jaminglish
14-02-2019, 11:07 PM #8Thanks for all the responses guys. I think I've have found the problem. The car was repaired on the drivers side, (I think a new rear wing was fitted) and it was not sealed properly.
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