P38A Water Leak!!!

RangeRoller dt · Jan 6, 2021

You newbs

She likes rolling in mud. If anything I’m just as dull but now I feel safe knowing what these vehicles can take.

Mark Piercy · Jan 10, 2021

Try lifting the upper screen trim at the end and check the body seem there, @RisforRacingnotReverse had cracked sealer there and it was wetting the headliner. It was damaged when the screen was fitted.

Henry_b · Jan 12, 2021

Maybe!?

J L Carr · Jan 13, 2021

I've got the exact same problem with mine just noticed it today, so had a look through the RAVE I have to see if there is any drain pipes like the rear but no, the only ones are from the sun roof. So it looks like a tape up job to find it and as been said it may give me an idea where it's coming from, either that or a strip out job.

J L Carr · Jan 13, 2021

Has anybody got an idea as to how to release the roof rack tracks so I can see if there is a hole in that area, because I was thinking of blasting so underseal in that area.

Grrrrrr · Jan 13, 2021

J L Carr said:
Has anybody got an idea as to how to release the roof rack tracks so I can see if there is a hole in that area, because I was thinking of blasting so underseal in that area.

The black plastic ones? They just prise up but be ever so careful you don't crack them.

J L Carr · Jan 13, 2021

Grrrrrr said:
The black plastic ones? They just prise up but be ever so careful you don't crack them.

Yep that's the ones, just want to lift them enough just to get a knozle under to put some underseal or waxyol in there, then that's 1 off the list to find the leak.

Henry_b · Jan 13, 2021

J L Carr said:
Yep that's the ones, just want to lift them enough just to get a knozle under to put some underseal or waxyol in there, then that's 1 off the list to find the leak.

No need.

J L Carr · Jan 13, 2021

Henry_b said:
No need.

Why ??.

Henry_b · Jan 13, 2021

J L Carr said:
Why ??.

it isn't a cavity, and when water gets under there you'll get oily snale trails going down the windscreen and side glass.

J L Carr · Jan 13, 2021

Oh, ok then so by the looks of things it's coming in via the front screen ?, so take off both side trims and the head trim and mastic all around then. Hopefully that should stop it coming into the car at the top of my A posts.

J L Carr · Jan 14, 2021

Well just been out to the car and now it's both sides that's leaking,as it's at the top of the A frame do you think it may be coming in from he door seal area as the curve of the frame is on line with the top of the A frame and headlining. Just wondering if it could be that, the problem I've got at the minute is it's ****ing down at the moment so cannot get at it.

J L Carr · Jan 15, 2021

Henry b, took all the trim of the top of the front window and looked along the top of the joint between the car and the glass bonding, did not look to good so as it's a nice dry dry took the front door trims off as well and cleaned it all up with methylated spirits and them hit the whole lot with a good mastic of Sikaflex mastic. So we are supposed to have rain tonight so I'll see what it's like tomorrow. Hopefully nice and dry,then it's just the problem of putting the top window trim back.

J L Carr · Jan 16, 2021

Well went out to the car once the snow had melted and noticed that the passenger side was dry but the drivers side was still wet and the headlining even wetter and now a new puddle now by the bonet release handle and that area was wet,so it looks like it's running down the lower dashboard. This is now getting annoying as to where it's coming in,waiting for some waterproofing tape to turn up then going to seal the sun roof off. Has anyone replaced a sunroof seal before and where would you get it from.

Henry_b · Jan 16, 2021

J L Carr said:
Well went out to the car once the snow had melted and noticed that the passenger side was dry but the drivers side was still wet and the headlining even wetter and now a new puddle now by the bonet release handle and that area was wet,so it looks like it's running down the lower dashboard. This is now getting annoying as to where it's coming in,waiting for some waterproofing tape to turn up then going to seal the sun roof off. Has anyone replaced a sunroof seal before and where would you get it from.

The seal around the glass doesn't keep the water out it is there for wind noise reduction more than anything.

The sunroof drains are there for when water comes through/

kermit_rr · Jan 16, 2021

The sunroof was never designed to be a perfect seal, hence the drip tray and drains

J L Carr · Jan 16, 2021

Well I checked both the front drains on the sun roof just in case they were blocked,both were clear and no leaks,so it's either the rubber seal around the door or the rubber seal/trim that runs up the side of the front window as the whole of the front window sides and top had a full Sikaflex mastic done. So still puzzled as to where it's coming in.

kermit_rr · Jan 16, 2021

Check that any water coming through the sunroof is caught by the drip tray and doesn't drip down behind it

J L Carr · Jan 19, 2021

Well as you know, I re-sealed around the front window but where the top door seal that's fixed to the side windows trims there was a gap so sealed both sides of that and also put a small thin draft excluder around the sun roof this is only about 3mm in thickness so it would not get snagged by the sunroof closing. So we had heavy rain last night and low and behold the inside was dry,looked at a new seal for the sunroof only to find it costs £82 so that's a miss,well as we are having a storm running through we'll see what happens.

RangeRoller dt · Jan 19, 2021

Sometimes the door needs bending back slightly at the top

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