impreza_si

Hi. My version 6 seems to have its own on board swimming pool in the boot. Any ideas whether there is a common seal to check as it cnt be good. Thanks for your help in advance

Beastie

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Its either spoiler holes or one of the rear light clusters leaking.

alcazar

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Here you go buddy:https://www.scoobynet.com/search.php?searchid=6688119

impreza_si

sorry my bad

Hammie82

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Id say its likely the tail lights that are leaking....
If you want to reseal them, just take them out and use any silicone based sealer around them!!!!

alcazar

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Easy done, hence the rolleyes not

Not a difficult fix, once isolated.

DO use this for sealing:http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_tr...at=0&_from=R40 NOT Tiger seal, etc or silicone.

alcazar

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NO, no and NO again!!
Silicone has two problems: first off it's NOT meant for very wet areas, only occasional wet, and secondly and most important, if you ever need the lights out again, and you've used silicone or Tiger Seal etc, you are in deep do-do's

Use this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_tr...at=0&_from=R40

It's a non-setting mastic, made specially for bedding stuff in on caravans, which stand outside in all weathers and must not let in moisture.

impreza_si

Thanks for the help.. sorry again for not using the search function...

alcazar

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No probs dude, I'm sure you will next time

TeH_Jamie

When people say seal the lights, do they mean take them out and seal them back in place in the body? Or do the rear bulbs come out on a cluster or something and they are what need sealing in?

alcazar

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It's the actual light fitting, not the bulb cluster.

Subaru, in their wisdom, designed the car so that all the wwater from the roof, rear screen etc runs down over the rear lights. The result is that it slowly, but surely brings muck etc into the sealant, which eventually causes it to fail.

Removal of a rear light is easy enough: five (iirc) nuts to take off, once the trim is pulled back you can see them, then push hard from inside, and pull from putside if you can. Try to keep it coming out the same at each bolt hole, if you get it too diagonal, the bolts catch and it won't move.

Once it's out, remove as much of the old sealant as you can, I used a large flat screwdriver, paper towel and white spirit.
Then apply a good 10mm bead of Carafax around the light, push back into place and tighten the nuts.

DO NOT use silicone or Tiger-Seal etc, unless you never want the lights out again including if one gets broken.......

TeH_Jamie

Thanks for your help. I'll give this a go at the weekend, smells like a tent in my car! Need to wash the boot liners too and somehow remove all the water.

snake1906

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id double check before you go ripping your lights out for no reason have they been changed? if not the boot rubber is very common if you get any dry weather strip out the paneling in the boot then close it and hose the car down wait a few minutes for most of the water to run off open the boot and check around the lights for water also around the boot seal,failing that and if your nimble enough get yourself in the boot with a torch and get someone else to hose it down ive done it myself a few times and im 6ft 1 good luck

mickywrx

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Or, if you're really unlucky it'll not just be a light cluster leaking. Rear screen is becoming more prevalent.

SubaruJusty

Do subaru have particularly poor seals? My sunroof aint doing to well.

360ste

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Unfortunately seals do degrade with time. As we love our cars so much we keep them going for longer than most.