water in battery stage... how do i stop this...

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kangman
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Post Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:08 pm

hey everyone great news my sunroof doesn't let water in :D BUT after a bit of rainfall i pop the bonnet and KA-POW!! theres water on top of the battery tray...

Ohhh but now your thinking 'hey i know the problem, just replace or unblock the elephant trunk'

So after unblocking my elephant trunk, i decide to head to the front garden to unblock the e30's one too. Yes lads it really is the size of an elephant trunk winkeye .....

An e30 elephant trunk that is :o:


Anyways back on topic, i cleaned and put the trunk back on. the thing was blocked good and proper with black sh*t. It rained that evening, so i popped the bonnet the next morning and POW!! there was still water there. So took the battery out but couldnt get that rubbery thing behind it off so gave up.

Any suggestions of what the problem could be?
is there any point of taking that rubbery thing off?