1thomson Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Morning all, I am looking for for some assistance please. I have a continuous water leak to the left side of my boot. It gathers at the lowest point just below the sponge in the attached image. It's causing real problems with the electrical system and trim. Any guidance or tips would be greatly appreciated. The var does have a sunroof but drain appear to be clear. Many happy Raymond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Hello Raymond, Many thanks for joining. Possible sources of ingress include rear lights, and around the tailgate rear wiper etc. I think the most direct method of finding the source is to remove as much of the inside-boot trim from sides etc. and get an unsuspecting smallest-available pal to get into the boot - armed with a battery operated inspection lamp. You run a hose pipe over the car, starting at the lowest points and working upwards, while ‘poor unsuspecting’ looks for when and where the water appears from. Correction will be dependent on source of ingress. Perhaps you can let us know how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1thomson Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 Many thanks, Will let you know how I get on. Regards Raymond 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1thomson Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Still not got to the bottom of this but believe water is getting underneath the plastic trim between rear window and rubber seal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Might be worth getting it booked in at Audi. Is it worth replacing the seal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1thomson Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Hi Steve, got a new seal, it's not that. Waiting for a decent day to look at it but I think the water is getting beneath the plastic drain between the window and the seal. There is a plastic cover and metal screw beneath it holding the drain in place. I think this is the area, thanks Raymond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Please keep us posted on how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet2work Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Ray.... i had same issue on mine i thought iit was the sunroof.... it turned out to be the sealant around the rear screen. i took it to autoglass who removed and resealed the screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1thomson Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 13 hours ago, Jet2work said: Ray.... i had same issue on mine i thought iit was the sunroof.... it turned out to be the sealant around the rear screen. i took it to autoglass who removed and resealed the screen Morning, Funnily enough and after several months of trying to get someone to look at it, this seems to be the same problem I have with mine. By all accounts it's a fairly common thing with Audis in general. I'm collecting my car tomorrow and will phone Autoglass. Many thanks Raymond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet2work Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 best hour i spent... took 3 days to get boot dry tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet2work Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 its odd as mine is an 8L too...i was shocked to see how badly the screen was bonded. i would say 30% was not properly glued in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1thomson Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 9:34 AM, Jet2work said: its odd as mine is an 8L too...i was shocked to see how badly the screen was bonded. i would say 30% was not properly glued in Car is 10 years old but you would think it would be done properly, given the original price of the car. Will let you know how I get on 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet2work Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Ray, did you get the leak fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution 1thomson Posted April 1, 2023 Author Solution Share Posted April 1, 2023 Hi all, Sorry this has taken a good bit of time to sort out. There were two issues, firstly a badly sealed rear window. I had it removed, cleaned re-sealed by a local bodyshop. I still had water in the boot and then secondly, found that there are two air vents, under the level of the rear lights and hidden by the bumper, which were not fitted correctly. Hope this helps. Thanks, Raymond Hope this helps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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