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PostPosted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 19:56    Post subject: Water in the boat :( Reply with quote

Hello again guys!
I own a 1998, 3.0 TDI trooper and now it has a new problem.
The body is filling with water, in the trunk, where the jack is kept.
As I took the jack out I smelled something fishy so I took a look with a flashlight.
The body is filled with stale water, almost halfway to the jack itsels.
Now on the outside of the car, just behind the side of the bumper, there is a white plastic plug(about the size of a pack of smokes) and behind it there is some sort of sponge.
I pulled on the plastic plug(it did not come out, I only managed to bend the corner of it) and some of the water started to pour out but some of it is still left in the body of the car.
How do I get it out and where is it coming from?
Thank you!
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 20:01    Post subject: Reply with quote

The plug I was talking about it behind the side of the bumper, where the red square is in the picture:

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 18:49    Post subject: Reply with quote

think thats a vent to allow air flow, i would guess the light cluster is the cause of the leak and i think theres a rubber grommet on the inside of the body up by the exhaust which would be easier to get out
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:03    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you, I will go and check.
Should I let the rubber grommet open? Since the car is filling with water, I guess it would be a smart thing to do.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 18:26    Post subject: Reply with quote

i would but then i'd also look to find why it's filling up as well
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:28    Post subject: Reply with quote

I checked for holes, cracks, etc. Nothing. Car is solid.
Only way the water could get in is via the the lights cluster, like you said.
The seal is pretty bad but I can't find a new one, anywhere.
I might use some silicone but it's kinda... well kinda tacky.
The car is at a local garage, at the car painters or whatever you call them Smile
They will fix the drainage but unsure if they will fix the actual problem, water going in.
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