ive noticed that after heavy rain i have water in the very bottom of the boot on either side (in the little pocket bits) i haven't got a clue where to start and to solve the problem as ive never had to deal with anything like tihs before.
HELP!
Leaking Boot
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smithy318i
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first of all, check the rear light cluster seals. this is the most common fault which causes water in the boot.
just tightening the 8mm bolts up normally fixes the problem.
just tightening the 8mm bolts up normally fixes the problem.
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Motorhole
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Also, if you havn't done already, pull off the boot trim and make sure your inner arches arn't rusted through!
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6inline
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Very common on aging E30s. I had it on all my e30's where the boot rubber seal is usually the cause. ( Not to do - I solved it in the worst possible way though - a small hole on the bottom side on both sides )
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Brianmoooore
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Can also be a hole in the boot lid channel. Pull off the boot lid seal and check carefully.
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lukeb
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it cant be from the arches as it happened when i washed my car and the boot was full of soap suds. ill have a lookat the seal tomorow
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Brianmoooore
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You're not looking at the seal itself, but the rust holes that may be hidden by the seal.lukeb wrote:it cant be from the arches as it happened when i washed my car and the boot was full of soap suds. ill have a lookat the seal tomorow