Small pond in the back of my 318i

[johnny_boymk1]

evenin all, just been poking around the car and noticed alot of water on the left hand side of my boot in one of the wells, its 4-5 inches high. And most worrngly of all looks like its bee there a while. Anybody come across this? I ve checked all the drain channels and the werid thing is, is that the carpet in the boot is bone dry, any help is appreicated as usual

[Alex]

new boot seal and/or light gaskets should do the trick

[Alex]

try adjusting the boot so it creates a better seal

[shedrool83]

Also chech the aerial if you have one.

[Alex]

and that

[magpie]

it's 98% light seal/rubber,had same prob ...new ones off main dealer/price.not sure, i got some after market's with rubbers off e bay,take out side carpet, see pond & find big sponge,squeeze sponge and repeat till dry,replace pair of seals, ....aftwer check with a bucket of water till done

[stevotheevo]

it's 98% light seal/rubber,had same prob ...new ones off main dealer/price.not sure, i got some after market's with rubbers off e bay,take out side carpet, see pond & find big sponge,squeeze sponge and repeat till dry,replace pair of seals, ....aftwer check with a bucket of water till done

or drill a hole through it and let it drain out

[E30BeemerLad]

your rear inner arches are intact I assume?

[magpie]

wouldn't drill mine m8

[dann-p]

Had same prob with my 320.

Lip around boot where the seal sits had some small holes so sorted those and adjusted the boot for a better seal.

Replaced light seals, cost about a tenner from BMW.

Used some instant gasket around the ariel seal as it had come adrift a bit.

Problem sorted for a while but then came back. Didn't have a clue what to do next so drilled a small drain hole and made sure it was properly sealed around the bare metal.

Problem solved, but was a last resort.