Tourer water in boot and carpets AGAIN !

chrishumphries · 9th July 2014, 17:05

As the title, I have water in my boot and under the carpets. I have rodded and modded the front sunroof drains, so the rears are next, but any ideas where th water in the boot is coming from chaps?

nujazz2210 · 9th July 2014, 18:00

Check your rear light seals. Water leaks in through them if they are broken.

chrishumphries · 9th July 2014, 18:28

Thanks for the reply. It's a tourer though, they don't have any actual seals around the light clusters (I just double checked !)

RovingNorm · 9th July 2014, 18:34

We had a huge storm yesterday evening , thunder and lighting with really heavy rain ,when I opened the tail gate on my tourer this morning I found that water had got in. Appeared to be coming from the high up brake light. Only had it a couple of weeks so not sure if this happens normally or just because of the exceedingly heavy rain due to storm. Had the parcel shelf thingy on so it had absorbed the water.

Norman

shaunscully75 · 9th July 2014, 18:48

I get the odd few drips on the load cover, it's only when it's hammering it down so nothing to worry about. Seems to be from the glass around the brake light.
If you've got it under the carpets I'd check the plenum, the drain below the pollen filter, make sure there's actually a drain tube there, and there isn't just a hole where some muppet has pulled out the drain tube with pliers..

chrishumphries · 9th July 2014, 20:36

Thanks gents, I will investigate aroung the high brake light and the seal around the hatch, Ive got an inkling water might be coming there as it does'nt feel as firm as my 75 tourer.

Kenton · 9th July 2014, 21:36

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Originally Posted by chrishumphries

Thanks gents, I will investigate aroung the high brake light and the seal around the hatch, Ive got an inkling water might be coming there as it does'nt feel as firm as my 75 tourer.

May seem silly, but if you put some talc around the areas you suspect, you may see the origin, like following a snail round the garden, takes me back about 40 years. i have done this with the saloon, ans it is not always the seals in the lights!!

road toad · 9th July 2014, 22:27

Yup. Same problem around the high level brake light. Been out with silicon gun today. You can see slight gaps where the rubber seal sits so fingers x.

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chrishumphries Gets stuck in Rover 75 connoisseur CDTI TOUR & ZTT+ CDTi Tourer - both in rare starlight silver Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Gloucester Posts: 666 Thanks: 48 Thanked 42 Times in 39 Posts	Tourer water in boot and carpets AGAIN ! As the title, I have water in my boot and under the carpets. I have rodded and modded the front sunroof drains, so the rears are next, but any ideas where th water in the boot is coming from chaps?

9th July 2014, 18:00	#2
nujazz2210 Regular poster mgzt190 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Woolston Posts: 52 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Check your rear light seals. Water leaks in through them if they are broken.

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chrishumphries Gets stuck in Rover 75 connoisseur CDTI TOUR & ZTT+ CDTi Tourer - both in rare starlight silver Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Gloucester Posts: 666 Thanks: 48 Thanked 42 Times in 39 Posts	Thanks for the reply. It's a tourer though, they don't have any actual seals around the light clusters (I just double checked !)

9th July 2014, 18:34	#4
RovingNorm Newbie Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur SE Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Crawley close to the edge down by a river Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	We had a huge storm yesterday evening , thunder and lighting with really heavy rain ,when I opened the tail gate on my tourer this morning I found that water had got in. Appeared to be coming from the high up brake light. Only had it a couple of weeks so not sure if this happens normally or just because of the exceedingly heavy rain due to storm. Had the parcel shelf thingy on so it had absorbed the water. Norman

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shaunscully75 Avid contributor none at the moment Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Blackpool, UK Posts: 122 Thanks: 3 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts	I get the odd few drips on the load cover, it's only when it's hammering it down so nothing to worry about. Seems to be from the glass around the brake light. If you've got it under the carpets I'd check the plenum, the drain below the pollen filter, make sure there's actually a drain tube there, and there isn't just a hole where some muppet has pulled out the drain tube with pliers..

9th July 2014, 20:36	#6
chrishumphries Gets stuck in Rover 75 connoisseur CDTI TOUR & ZTT+ CDTi Tourer - both in rare starlight silver Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Gloucester Posts: 666 Thanks: 48 Thanked 42 Times in 39 Posts	Thanks gents, I will investigate aroung the high brake light and the seal around the hatch, Ive got an inkling water might be coming there as it does'nt feel as firm as my 75 tourer.

9th July 2014, 22:27	#8
road toad Newbie rover 75 tourer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: York Posts: 13 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yup. Same problem around the high level brake light. Been out with silicon gun today. You can see slight gaps where the rubber seal sits so fingers x.