i had an ocean in my boot =|

[tg318is]

i have a '90 318is and i was away for 5 days and it rained all days i was away i put my bag in my boot this morning and there was water where my jack is, atleast 15cm deep . anyone know how the water could get there?
cheers

[Cloggy Saint]

Rear light seals is the usual suspect for water in the boot space.

[E30Mark]

Sunroof drain tubes, aerial, boot seal , light seals etc etc

Make sure the drain hole is cleared, look underneath and you should be able to see a half moon shaped bulge, clear it!

[tg318is]

ahh where do the sunroof drain tubes come out? and i think there is bog or something covering the drain hole.. cant find 1 on the inside or under.. heres a pic of where it flooded..



thanks

[Chris-W]

The sunroof drain is the hose on the left of your pic, leading to the boot vent.

[tg318is]

o.k thanks! and where ive circled, is that where the drain hole is meant to be?

[tg318is]

or is that bit not ment to have water? (sorry hadn't finished last post)

[stevotheevo]

had the same problem mate, i just drilled a hole in it

[toby]

I had this problem and tightened up the rear light cluster and the ingress was solved.

[HairyScreech]

normaly the light cluster seals, i need to sort mine, join the club.

[Kedge]

Had the same mate, changed the light seals but turned out to be the boot seal, may as well do the lot at once as all the rubber will be breaking down by now.

[jcjdavis1]

Hi. If your ariel is on that wing check for water coming in there.

[tg318is]

Hey.. im pretty sure its the sunroof drain tubes.. i poured water all over the other parts you guys suggested and no water collected in the boot.. anyone know how to get to the sunroof drain tubes? would i need to take out the headliner?

[Chris-W]

Check where the sunroof drain hose joins the plastic vent panel - it's hard to make out for sure in the photo, but it almost looks likes someone's splashed some mastic on the end already.