Water Leaks

[Free Drink Spotter]

Before I drill a hole in the rear floor would someone be kind enough to
let me know where the usual leaks are ? Suddenly have about an inch in
the back after last nights rain. Sunroof and roof windows seem fine and it
seems to get in while it is parked.
Model is 1994 300 Tdi ES.
Have gone through all the old postings where there is some advice but few recent postings.

Cheers,
FDS

[BrumLee]

Apline lights are notourious leakers. Also lift the gutter trim (black plastic outside) as there are sometimes holes under them. Lastly the rear door seal could be worn (squashed)

HTH

[Free Drink Spotter]

Thanks Lee - I will look at the roof lights again  and the gutter.
Anyone else any ideas?
Just looked under the rear mat in brother in laws 1995 - no leaks he thought.
Quite a nasty rusty damp mess was revealed.
I will report success or otherwise in due course.
Cheers,
FDS

[BrumLee]

Mind you mine leaks like a sieve n/s/f and n/s/r but only if I park facing up-hill, so you guessed right..... I park facing down-hill  :lol:  :lol:

[Bill jones]

Had a leak on mine on the off side just under the gutter. The water was getting in from the pannel joint just behind the rear side window. There was a tiny hole in the sealer between the two pannels just below the gutter, and I only found it after removing the trim pannels from inside and spending some time blasting a hose pipe on the outside to find it.

[TUFFTEE]

Back Door is another Culprit? I found this on TUFFTEE and sorted it by re-aligning the door! :lol:

[K9Jim]

the rear window seals on mine had cracked which allowed water to run in and down into the boot floor, replaced them both and now nice and dry :D

[denviks]

mine was the back door the same as tufftee's.....  

[petergalileo]

After I spent 2 days fitting a new rear flor in mine, I got a build up of water very quickly in the channel just inside the rear door seal.  I looked at the alpine lights, rear windows, I even went over the welds on the new floor with silicone.  In the end it turned out to be the actual rear door seal itself.  

I suffered this problem for weeks, giving my freshly welded rear interior a nice rusty coloured measles effect.  I took the rear door seal off for some reason, cant remember why, and after refitting it, the leak cured itself.

Peter

[Free Drink Spotter]

Thanks to you all for the help .

Reckon I will be busy next weekend sorting this.

The speedo just clicked over one hundred and fifty thousand miles on the
way back tonight. All original mechanically even clutch.


FDS