Madhatter Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Hi all Started to strip the boot a bit to fit my reverse camera and noticed some water in the boot - thought it was just the old condensation problem so cleaned it up and all sorted..l. Or so I thought! Checked again 4 days ago to find a swimming pool in there - quite deep right at the rear edge of the bumper - the rest of the bumper seemed dry which made me question condensation - especially the amount! Just wondering if anyone had any advice, ideas or anything that coud be causing this? Gutted especially as Santa brought Me lots of goodies for Xmas but I want to sort this hopefully first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Have you checked all the rubbers and seals? Have you tried clearing it all up and running the hose pipe over the car ti see where it may be coming in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 It sounds like a seal has gone and opening the boot has made it considerably worse. DoogRev's advice is the way to proceed, you may be lucky and find that one of the seals has simply moved a bit and can be pushed back into place. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hi both Thanks for the replies. Seals all look good but I've stripped the boot completely and noticed some water in the left corners- exactly where the reverse sensors were fitted bu Nissan for previous owner. Dried and cleaned up - will test and see if that's the culprit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Could be just a re-seal if they are the culprit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhoop Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Did you ever find the cause of this? Was it the boot seal? Did you check the seal around the tail lights? My old car (not a Nissan) used to leak water into the boot due to a dodgy tail light seal... a new foam seal fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Window rubber? They definitely perish with age. Seem it on a lot of 350's over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Hi All Great news I did indeed sort it! It was the top right (i.e. driver's side) bolt/clip for the boot that was causing the leak! Water was running down underneath the light and then through this hole! So I took it apart, bit of gaffa tape to cover hole (then small slit in tape), applied a tiny bit of silicone sealant and viola all resolved! I've even finding the car isn't missing up anywhere near what it was now which is even better! Thanks for all your help Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rayhoop Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Good result! I have a minor leak in the Z I picked up... but I have only driven it on dry days so far and it lives in the garage so I'm not too worried... but something i might tackle this or next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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