My car is punishing me for leaving it in my friends damp garden while I was moving house.
Today’s irritation is a good pint of water that pissed out of the *inside* of the tailgate when I opened it and into the load space. It’s a bit baffling where it came from.
I washed it this morning and the only time it gets wet is when being washed. Maybe I pointed the pressure washer at just the wrong angle. Seems unlikely though. Sigh.
Anyone had a tailgate leak recently? If so, where was it coming from?
Tailgate leak
Tailgate leak
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steve2003rs6
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Re: Tailgate leak
Sorry Ben I am not a expert.
As you know mine is half a car (saloon)
If it was me I would have someone sat in the rear then close the tailgate. Someone on the outside with a hosepipe. You should then be able to identify where the leak is.
Alternative would be a smoke test to the interior.
You would see the smoke escaping to the outside from the leak.
As you know mine is half a car (saloon)
If it was me I would have someone sat in the rear then close the tailgate. Someone on the outside with a hosepipe. You should then be able to identify where the leak is.
Alternative would be a smoke test to the interior.
You would see the smoke escaping to the outside from the leak.
Re: Tailgate leak
Fog light surround is only place I can think of it getting in.
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Re: Tailgate leak
Yeah. I’ll lock my wife in the boot tomorrow until she spots where it’s coming in.
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"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Tailgate leak
Wiper arm rubber seal perished..?
Re: Tailgate leak
That would make sense given where the water accumulated
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///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Tailgate leak
I'd check around the top brake light unit as well, think it's only a bit of foam that seals that from memory.
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Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Re: Tailgate leak
Cool. Thanks for the tips. About to go and remove the tailgate trim to see if I can spot the leak. I also made the mistake of pulling the sun blind out (didn’t know I had one) and now it won’t reel back in.
F125 and brake light switch playing up too. Definitely being punished.
F125 and brake light switch playing up too. Definitely being punished.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
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"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Tailgate leak
While you have the trim off, check your boot lock mechanism. From memory the plastic bit used to snap easily and the boot wouldn't lock, only found out by chance.
Car definitely didn't enjoy sitting in the garden did it. Have you managed to get the mould situation under control?
Car definitely didn't enjoy sitting in the garden did it. Have you managed to get the mould situation under control?
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Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Re: Tailgate leak
I had this on a b7 a4 avant, it turned out to be the rear screen washer hose. There is a joint in the hose near the hinge and this had come apart allowing all of the washer fluid to pour straight into the bottom of the tailgate.
Re: Tailgate leak
Why is every single job on this car an absolute c*nt?
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///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Tailgate leak
Right, it looks like it's coming in through the aluminium trim strip at the bottom of the tailgate:
Wonderfully, Elsawin says that the trim can't be removed without destroying it.
I don't fancy attempting to get these nuts off anyway:
I'm going to have to have a think about the best way to sort this leak. In the meantime, it's going back in the garage to think about what it's done.
For anyone trying to remove the tailgate trim, *don't* rely on Total Technik video. It's for a boggo A6 and doesn't talk about the sun blind. Plus the one he's using is basically hanging off anyway. Not only that but I was pulling my hair out waiting for him to get to the point. Anyway, this video explains it better and also talks about what I suspect is my problem: failed adhesive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b27Kt-54vV0
Wonderfully, Elsawin says that the trim can't be removed without destroying it.
I don't fancy attempting to get these nuts off anyway:For anyone trying to remove the tailgate trim, *don't* rely on Total Technik video. It's for a boggo A6 and doesn't talk about the sun blind. Plus the one he's using is basically hanging off anyway. Not only that but I was pulling my hair out waiting for him to get to the point. Anyway, this video explains it better and also talks about what I suspect is my problem: failed adhesive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b27Kt-54vV0
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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steve2003rs6
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Re: Tailgate leak
Hi Ben. At least you found the leak. With your skills I am sure you will find a remedy !
Translucent silicon ?????
A big pain that the trim is so hard to remove with rusted bolts and double sided tape.
Really good how to video. Hope when you get it off you don’t have the same rust problem. That is if you are taking it off. Probably less of a headache if you can devise a in situ remedy.
Translucent silicon ?????
A big pain that the trim is so hard to remove with rusted bolts and double sided tape.
Really good how to video. Hope when you get it off you don’t have the same rust problem. That is if you are taking it off. Probably less of a headache if you can devise a in situ remedy.
Re: Tailgate leak
I'll put a bit of silicone on the inside for now. Haven't got time for a proper fix. It can wait until I do. It would be a different story if the car didn't sleep inside.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Tailgate leak
Yeah, the mechanism looks OK. Mould is gone, but I've not quite got that new car smell back yet. I'm going to use a bactericide bomb in a minute to see if that helps.chunky79 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:18 amWhile you have the trim off, check your boot lock mechanism. From memory the plastic bit used to snap easily and the boot wouldn't lock, only found out by chance.
Car definitely didn't enjoy sitting in the garden did it. Have you managed to get the mould situation under control?
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."