Hi Anyone 🤣

 

I have a 62 Plate skoda fabia estate.

 

A few weeks ago I noticed the interior smelt damp, i checked the back seats and they were wet through, checked the wheel well, about 4-5 inch of water 🥲

 

Took the seats out, took spare wheel out, took boot floor out, basically stripped it out besides the plastic trims in the boot.

 

I've had the bumper off and seal the vent. 

 

Dried it out and it seems to fill with water when driving on wet road and in the rain, when it all flicks up tje boot just fills with water, no idea how it fills or how to fix it 

Water should not come in the vent, but you need the vent to "equalise" the pressure in the vehicle.....if the vent "is" allowing water in, it needs replacing "Imo".

 

You would be better off sitting in the car whilst someone with a hose or better still a pressure washer soaks the car and especially around all the boot shut lines (where it seals) ...... then hopefully you will see where its coming in.

 

You def need to find it first to fix it.

Edited 1 February, 20215 yr by UrbanPanzer

I’d guess seal around tailgate, as stated above vent are required so I wouldn’t seal them up, I’ve a hatchback but traced my leak to damaged seal and tail lamp gasket 

Had water come in my estate MK2 through the rear tail gate lights sponge padding had rotted and was allowing water into the boot area, bought 2 replacements and sorted the issue out for me

Another way of checking if you have access to one, is a smoke machine... You could put it IN the car and look for smoke coming out or try pumping the smoke into the car, whatever helps.

 

(I use one to "Fog" The car with anti bacterial fumes, every now and then, like those A/C bombs).