Cute water leak into boot

[peejaay]

I need to cute a water leak into the boot area, any ideas?

 

[Little Dog]

No idea; I’d get in here and get somebody to hose it.

 

[Proghound]

Prime suspect would be seals round the vents under the rear bumper. Or OSS drains blocked, if it has one.

 

[Mightyleader]

Confirming @Proghound diagnosis. Had the exact same issue and that was the fix.
Not as hard a job as I feared.

 

[Alan_uk]

See this post re fitting new vents

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And in this post @Kleynie recommended applying Dow Corning 781 in black to the existing vents. Apply the mastic then spray with a water/fairy liquid solution and smooth with your finger dipped in fairy liquid.

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