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leak in boot

Post by Jayx5 » Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:48 pm

ive got water in the well under the sat nav (lhs compartment) of the boot. Any ideas where its coming from?
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Re: leak in boot

Post by Don Coffey » Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:53 pm

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ive got water in the well under the sat nav (lhs compartment) of the boot. Any ideas where its coming from?
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I've never come across this before with an X. Is there a lot of water?  Could it have come from on over zellest clean from previous owner, dealer?

I would dry it up and keep an eye on it to see if more water appears.

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Re: leak in boot

Post by Raj » Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:10 pm

Possibly the seal around the tail light, rear quarter window seal or there is a vent in the side of the cubby also. Dry it all out and gently hose down around tail light, etc to see if you can spot where it is coming from.
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Re: leak in boot

Post by Jayx5 » Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:19 pm

i,ll have a look when it stops raining. thanks for the quick replies :)
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Re: leak in boot

Post by Raj » Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:40 pm

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i,ll have a look when it stops raining. thanks for the quick replies :)
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No problem. Hope you get it sorted soon with all the rain we are currently experiencing.
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Re: leak in boot

Post by Sanj » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:27 am

I'd go with Raj on this too. Check the tailgate seal, the vent that in the bumper and the seal around the light too.

If you want to be super careful - get the electronics out first. You may have any of the following down there; CD changer, SatNav unit, bluetooth module, HK amp.

Also, get into the battery area and make sure there's no water there. The RCM, TV module, PDC module are all there. Very pricey if they get wet.
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Re: leak in boot

Post by Jayx5 » Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:39 am

:( will check when I get in.
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Re: leak in boot

Post by X5 ALN » Sat Jan 12, 2013 5:56 pm

I had a damp area in the bottom right corner of the boot. Dried it out - suspect the rubber bung in the bottom is duff, as it is very supple compared to the one on the other side. Everywhere above it was bone dry.

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Re: leak in boot

Post by Dan1502 » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:43 pm

It's an old thread so was probably sorted.  Just to add that when I had this problem it was eventually found to be caused by a manufacturing defect in the Panoramic roof frame.  Thankfully it was covered by warranty as apparently it would have been around £3K+ otherwise (IIRC).
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Re: leak in boot

Post by Jayx5 » Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:57 pm

I replaced the light seal and seems to have worked :)
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Re: leak in boot

Post by Jayx5 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:14 pm

>:( still leaking! Will need to take a better look.
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