hello,
I have water leak into my driver side for many years, I have try to trace it and repair some rust but the water still come after heavy rain.
I found that my elephants trunk is broken does it is can cause water leak into my boot?
or any input?
thank you
markus
Elephants trunk, if it is broken can it cause water leak?
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no,just make sure it's cleaned out and if you remove it you will need to heat it up a bit to get it back on but before doing so ensure the drain hole in the bulkhead is free from debris .
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i just check it the part that pointing down is missing cause broken and when I check it, I found someone put foam block into the hole may be this is cause the water come into my boot, I will know after rain again, tomorrow I will dry my carpet.
any one here know how effectively method to dry the carpet
any one here know how effectively method to dry the carpet
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if theres rain coming into the boot, its most likely either, your boot seal, rear light seals, or the boot may need ajusting on the hinges, another area to check is the aerial as it can leak around the rubber grommet.
finally if you have a sunroof, check the sunroof drains are clear as these are located in the rear boot wells.
finally if you have a sunroof, check the sunroof drains are clear as these are located in the rear boot wells.
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sorry, I mean driver side at the accelerator pedal that is full wet of water.Rich320I wrote:if theres rain coming into the boot, its most likely either, your boot seal, rear light seals, or the boot may need ajusting on the hinges, another area to check is the aerial as it can leak around the rubber grommet.
finally if you have a sunroof, check the sunroof drains are clear as these are located in the rear boot wells.
i have re seal again the rubber seal at the bottom of the floor
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finally found a lot of leak at fire wall and the bottom of battery, and near the steering bar, can it be fix by welding?
difficult? or easy repair?
difficult? or easy repair?
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Pictures would be good, sounds like a tricky area to repair neatly if its really rotton, is there any holes/ rust around the bottom corner of the windscreen as well?
