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Guy's the wagons in for the MOT tomorrow so I was checking everythings ok this morning and when I lifted the boot floor cover to check the spare it was sat in 3-4 inches of water. The cars a UK 98 Wagon Turbo anyone else had this problem and sorted it or can give me advice on what and where to check for the leak. The boot seal is in very good condition. Need to sort this as I can't swim. Thanks Steve.
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I don't think a flooded spare wheel well will cause an MOT failure, but IIRC there are grommets in the well, so you can always pop one of them out to drain it.
The leaks is either going to be via the spoiler where it bolts to the boot lid (as its a wagon it'll be both the one across teh top of the glass and teh one underneath).
Or more likely through the seal around the rear lights. So best check the rear lights work ok, before MOT'ing to save on retest fees.
Theres also a remote possibility it could leak around the rear wiper too. But more often than not its the rear lights seals that are causing the trouble
The leaks is either going to be via the spoiler where it bolts to the boot lid (as its a wagon it'll be both the one across teh top of the glass and teh one underneath).
Or more likely through the seal around the rear lights. So best check the rear lights work ok, before MOT'ing to save on retest fees.
Theres also a remote possibility it could leak around the rear wiper too. But more often than not its the rear lights seals that are causing the trouble
Last edited by ALi-B; 01 March 2012 at 12:01 PM.
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I don't think a flooded spare wheel well will cause an MOT failure, but IIRC there are grommets in the well, so you can always pop one of them out to drain it.
The leaks is either going to be via the spoiler where it bolts to the boot lid (as its a wagon it'll be both the one across teh top of the glass and teh one underneath).
Or more likely through the seal around the rear lights. So best check the rear lights work ok, before MOT'ing to save on retest fees.
Theres also a remote possibility it could leak around the rear wiper too. But more often than not its the rear lights seals that are causing the trouble
The leaks is either going to be via the spoiler where it bolts to the boot lid (as its a wagon it'll be both the one across teh top of the glass and teh one underneath).
Or more likely through the seal around the rear lights. So best check the rear lights work ok, before MOT'ing to save on retest fees.
Theres also a remote possibility it could leak around the rear wiper too. But more often than not its the rear lights seals that are causing the trouble
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Right guy's I'm scratching my head a little. Friday I mopped all the water out of the spare wheel well, then did what Ali said, I removed the lower spoiler, upper spoiler and wash wipe motor, cleaned them all up and sealed them with uni bond around the holes on the outside and also fitted rubber washers to the studs where the flange bolts fit on the inside for the spoilers. Tightend everthing up nice and secure, checked the vents in the wheel wells behind the plastic trim, bone dry each side. The boot seal is good, very good. I was happy until it rained heavy on Saturday. Saturday teatime went out to the car as the rain had stopped lifted the boot carpet and hey the paddling pool had refilled.
Now the drive is level and the car hadn't been out on the road from the previous day so the water has literally run in and it's getting in in quite large quantities. Both rear footwells are bone dry. It did leave me a clue though. I can see droplets of water running from the driverside rear boot side plastic trim along the very bottom where cables run that are fastened to the boot floor. So I'm now thinking it must be coming from the driverside rear quarter window.
Does anyone know if the window is bonded in or how I can get it out?
How hard is it to get all the trim off, I think I may need to remove the rear bench, strut top trim, and the rear quarter driverside plastic trim in the boot,
Any input is more than welcome before I have a look in a few days time. Cheers Steve.
Now the drive is level and the car hadn't been out on the road from the previous day so the water has literally run in and it's getting in in quite large quantities. Both rear footwells are bone dry. It did leave me a clue though. I can see droplets of water running from the driverside rear boot side plastic trim along the very bottom where cables run that are fastened to the boot floor. So I'm now thinking it must be coming from the driverside rear quarter window.
Does anyone know if the window is bonded in or how I can get it out?
How hard is it to get all the trim off, I think I may need to remove the rear bench, strut top trim, and the rear quarter driverside plastic trim in the boot,
Any input is more than welcome before I have a look in a few days time. Cheers Steve.
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Don't quote me on this, but I think the rear quater glass maybe bonded in place. Worth checking first to see if it is bolted.
Having it removed and rebonded shouldn't cost too much though, I've had the glass quarter on my Golf cut out and rebonded by a local glass specialist for £30.
Also do you have a sunroof? As IIRC there are four drain tubes, I think the front ones go down the A-pillar, but I haven't a clue where the rear ones go...on other cars I've worked on they usually run down the C-pillar and out of a vent in the rear quater panel behind the rear quarter trim and hidden behind the rear bumper.
Having it removed and rebonded shouldn't cost too much though, I've had the glass quarter on my Golf cut out and rebonded by a local glass specialist for £30.
Also do you have a sunroof? As IIRC there are four drain tubes, I think the front ones go down the A-pillar, but I haven't a clue where the rear ones go...on other cars I've worked on they usually run down the C-pillar and out of a vent in the rear quater panel behind the rear quarter trim and hidden behind the rear bumper.
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Don't quote me on this, but I think the rear quater glass maybe bonded in place. Worth checking first to see if it is bolted.
Having it removed and rebonded shouldn't cost too much though, I've had the glass quarter on my Golf cut out and rebonded by a local glass specialist for £30.
Also do you have a sunroof? As IIRC there are four drain tubes, I think the front ones go down the A-pillar, but I haven't a clue where the rear ones go...on other cars I've worked on they usually run down the C-pillar and out of a vent in the rear quater panel behind the rear quarter trim and hidden behind the rear bumper.
Having it removed and rebonded shouldn't cost too much though, I've had the glass quarter on my Golf cut out and rebonded by a local glass specialist for £30.
Also do you have a sunroof? As IIRC there are four drain tubes, I think the front ones go down the A-pillar, but I haven't a clue where the rear ones go...on other cars I've worked on they usually run down the C-pillar and out of a vent in the rear quater panel behind the rear quarter trim and hidden behind the rear bumper.
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Oh and then the gearbox as it's crunching and a new clutch and the rear crank seal whilst I'm in there and then whatever I find next week and the week after so on and so on.
I finished my original **** list last week and now I have a new one which is growing by the day Lol.
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Hi fella! it's not the lights(famous last words) they are well sealed up. The water is coming in from the driverside rear side of the car, It must be the rear quarter window and no further towards the front as the carpets and underlay are bone dry in the rear foot wells. There are no stains on the headliner either. Plan in a few weeks to get the window removed and refitted by the pro's but first I need to get all the trim off anyway because I want to undo the rear top mount bolts and replace them.
Oh and then the gearbox as it's crunching and a new clutch and the rear crank seal whilst I'm in there and then whatever I find next week and the week after so on and so on.
I finished my original **** list last week and now I have a new one which is growing by the day Lol.
Oh and then the gearbox as it's crunching and a new clutch and the rear crank seal whilst I'm in there and then whatever I find next week and the week after so on and so on.
I finished my original **** list last week and now I have a new one which is growing by the day Lol.
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Ps She flew through the MOT with no advisories either. The guys said for a 15 year old car it's in excellent condition.
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Cheers fella after drying it out again today and going to it on and off in between the heavy showers water droplets are running down from behind the rear boot plastic trim the one under the lowest part of the tailgate seal. So I'll investigate further Saturday.
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just had exacltly the same problem over the wkend although mine isnt a wagon,was running pouring in behind the light and filled the tyre well up,couldnt get the light out so had to use clear sealent between the top of the light and body,not ideal but boot is bone dry
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Cheers Bruce, I'll be having a good look Saturday now. I'm going to pop the seals trim and lights off. I know the lights sould be still sealed well as last year I popped them off to wax behind them and reasealed them well with caraflex but you never know.
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I did some leak repair work on a classic wagon a few weeks ago for someone.. I stripped out a fair bit and rained a hose down, it was coming in all over the shop! One of the worst places was from the roof rail bar mounting points in the roof gutter. The same car also had a break in the rear windscreen washer hose, where the rubber cover is in the n/s corner (as you open the boot) the pipe was split from the years of opening and closing the boot. The washer still worked (albeit poorly) and the water would make it's way along the back of the headlining.
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I did some leak repair work on a classic wagon a few weeks ago for someone.. I stripped out a fair bit and rained a hose down, it was coming in all over the shop! One of the worst places was from the roof rail bar mounting points in the roof gutter. The same car also had a break in the rear windscreen washer hose, where the rubber cover is in the n/s corner (as you open the boot) the pipe was split from the years of opening and closing the boot. The washer still worked (albeit poorly) and the water would make it's way along the back of the headlining.
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Right guy's removed the drivers side plastic trim on Satruday and was horrified by the amount of water filling the wheel well. Got my girt to hose the side of the car and it was pissing in through the rear quarter window along the bottom. So dried it all off and removed the water from the rear wheel well. Left it all to dry in the sunshine then tiger sealed around the window on the inside. Left that all to dry over night then tested it on sunday with the hose and NO MORE LEAK!!!!!! Yippee!!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who helped out with the pointers and post's.
Thanks to everyone who helped out with the pointers and post's.
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