A lot of water in my spare tyre well

[Welsh Ash]

What is causing this? Everything is sealed tight. The amount of water there, i could of put a carp in it. There is mold on top of the wood you lift to get to the tyre well. Weird thing is, that is is only where the spare tyre is, the boot is dry. The rear windows fog up extremely easy too.

EDIT: It hasnt been raining for the past 3 days either. I smelt the water, to make sure it isnt the windscreen wash

[Welsh Ash]

jamoor said:

Dry it out. Sit in the boot and get someone to hose the car down.

Good answer. Might do that tomorrow.

[Welsh Ash]

s p a c e m a n said:

Give us a clue on the car and we might be able to narrow it down for you

Most wheel wells will have a couple of removable bungs in there that you can knock out and stick back in again, they've normally been painted over. If you think that its not screen wash then I am going for sunroof or tail lights.

2004 VW polo.

The queerest thing in the boot is that i noticed a while back, someone had done a st job a wielding the back of the car. someone must of bumped into the previous owner.

[Welsh Ash]

Jimmyarm said:

Strip out as much of the trim/carpet as you can and do as suggested above getting someone to run a hose all over the boot area whilst you/helper sit inside with a torch.

Light cluster seals perishing are quite common on those, the main boot lid seal can also leak. If its been rear ended potentially the boot doesn't seal evenly all the way around. (which is why one checks for a damp boot when buying a car, although this could mean several things).

Thanks for the great answer. I did have some problems int he past, the rear light had the rubber seal taken away and that lead to some dampness. I purchased a new light and it stopped it getting somewhat damp and f**king with my electronics.

lbc said:

Some money, and lots of wishes.

Probably wishing the car not to leak water!

Yeah, i wish this was the case