A lot of water in my spare tyre well
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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
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 said:
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
Dry it out. Sit in the boot and get someone to hose the car down.EDIT: It hasnt been raining for the past 3 days either. I smelt the water, to make sure it isnt the windscreen wash
Jordan Rich said:
drill a couple of small holes in the lowest point of the spare wheel well (make sure theres no fuel tank underneath) then check for leaks.
exactly what a previous owner had done to my car. might have been nice if they removed the drill bit before refitting the spare wheel!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.
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.
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.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.
The queerest thing in the boot is that i noticed a while back, someone had done a s
t job a wielding the back of the car. someone must of bumped into the previous owner. Welsh Ash said:
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.
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.The queerest thing in the boot is that i noticed a while back, someone had done a s
t job a wielding the back of the car. someone must of bumped into the previous owner. 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).
Welsh Ash said:
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.
Ah a 2004 poloThe queerest thing in the boot is that i noticed a while back, someone had done a s
t job a wielding the back of the car. someone must of bumped into the previous owner. Just drill some holes in the bottom and ignore it
Think of it as a spare wheel washing system
water will be coming in via tailgate rubber seal or through the rear lamp clusters not being sealed properly (they have a rubber/foam seal from new).
remove rubber bung from boot leave it open so it can dry out.
If no rubber bung drill a hole, even use a nail and hammer if need be to make the hole just check there is nothing underneath that bit of floor.
Rare for a VW to leak unless its been repaired.
Does it have a sunroof it could be blocked drain channels dont know if a Polo is like that, my 944 leaks water in the boot when the sunroof drain gets blocked.
remove rubber bung from boot leave it open so it can dry out.
If no rubber bung drill a hole, even use a nail and hammer if need be to make the hole just check there is nothing underneath that bit of floor.
Rare for a VW to leak unless its been repaired.
Does it have a sunroof it could be blocked drain channels dont know if a Polo is like that, my 944 leaks water in the boot when the sunroof drain gets blocked.
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.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).
lbc said:
Some money, and lots of wishes.
Probably wishing the car not to leak water!
Yeah, i wish this was the case Probably wishing the car not to leak water!
Thread ressurection alert:
I've just been tracing a leak into my boot, Toyota Celica Gen7.
Took out some of the trim in the boot and was able to find water marks where it had dribbled down the rear wall, coming from the boot catch. So this was coming from the tailgat boot catch into the body boot catch area, took the trim off the tailgate interior and found more watermarks leading from the spoiler retaining studs and a couple had gone rusty and were in fact still wet.
The spoiler retaining studs have all different nuts so it looks to me like somebody has added the spoiler aftermarket and not sealed it properly.
Anyway....as you were.
I've just been tracing a leak into my boot, Toyota Celica Gen7.
Took out some of the trim in the boot and was able to find water marks where it had dribbled down the rear wall, coming from the boot catch. So this was coming from the tailgat boot catch into the body boot catch area, took the trim off the tailgate interior and found more watermarks leading from the spoiler retaining studs and a couple had gone rusty and were in fact still wet.
The spoiler retaining studs have all different nuts so it looks to me like somebody has added the spoiler aftermarket and not sealed it properly.
Anyway....as you were.
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