Water in Trunk

[tjm]

1997 - Does anyone know where the water in the trunk comes from? It seems to get in on the driver's side of the trunk and without the plug in the tire well opened, accumulates enough to pipe it into my garden.

I haven't gotten to the point where I remove the carpet, lock myself in the trunk with a flashlight, and have someone spray the car with water but...

Any help would help!

[Riche_guy]

In my 2001 water sipped in between the trunk door panelling. It didn't get into the trunk compartment, but sat in the door itself. So when I would lift the trunk door water would come out gussing on my rear window. didn't know where it entered. I haven't looked in a while if it still does that.

[tjm]

thanks for the reply -

I know other Classics have this issue and I was hoping someone else has camped out in the trunk so I won't have to do it.

My Rora has 188k now and it has been leaking for as long as I can remember. The problem now is the musty smell that has set in.

[Riche_guy]

Originally Posted by tjm

thanks for the reply -

I know other Classics have this issue and I was hoping someone else has camped out in the trunk so I won't have to do it.

My Rora has 188k now and it has been leaking for as long as I can remember. The problem now is the musty smell that has set in.

If you are getting a musky smell, your best bet is to bring it to the dealer to get that taken care of.

[tjm]

Thanks but with 188,000 miles some caulking in the right place and a little Fabreeze will be just fine. 'Just wish i knew where to put the caulking.

[Ridenour]

Your weatherstripping could be worn out / cracked on that side of the trunk - some armorall and silicon spray will prevent any further deterioation and will help to seal it.

[tjm]

Thanks but checked it - all good and sealing (according to the wear marks on paint).

all areas behind tail lights have been sealed too.

Looks like I will have to overcome my claustrophobia

[tjm]

OK - I was determined this weekend to fid the source of the water in the trunk.

A few years ago the brackets that the trunk lid strut are attached to (the ones spot welded next to the tail llights) had become partially disconnected from the body. The repair was simple, provide a back-up plate and use self-drilling screws just on the outskirts of the broken spot welds to refasten the mounts. It worked great and I haven't had a problem since. However, the holes created by the old broken spot welds allowed water to enter at a rate that surprised me (seen while in the closed truck armed with flashlight). Remove mounts, apply plumbers epoxy (its what I had on hand) and reinstall.

As an added bonus, this gave me the opportunity to power wash my removed trunk carpeting.

[Riche_guy]

Good for you for finding the problem. Sometimes it is just a question of stop our daily activities for a moment to spend the time to really look what the cause of the problem is.