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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: annihilator on 07 February 2014, 12:26:05

Title: hidden water leak
Post by: annihilator on 07 February 2014, 12:26:05
just been poking around the boot of my new omega (see Hi post) when i noticed a bit of rust in an odd place behind the tool cover trim.

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/196/tbr2.jpg)

on closer inspection it was getting water through this seam in the boot lid channel

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/196/z6h3.jpg)

so i flushed it with wd40 then sprayed waxoyl in the crevices top and bottom

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/690/dyfx.jpg)

other side was fine because factory seam sealer had been applied unlike the drivers side.

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/196/yhfs.jpg)

   John.
Title: Re: hidden water leak
Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 February 2014, 17:24:12
Previous accident repair :-\
Title: Re: hidden water leak
Post by: Toledodude1973 on 07 February 2014, 18:21:09
Certainly worth checking , thanks John
Title: Re: hidden water leak
Post by: annihilator on 08 February 2014, 14:07:24
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Previous accident repair

possibly, but no evidence of such and has the right stuff further up,just not applied far down enough.

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/841/smli.jpg)

John.
Title: Re: hidden water leak
Post by: Keith ABS on 08 February 2014, 17:29:14
  That has had a repair of some sort in the past
Keith B
Title: Re: hidden water leak
Post by: 05omegav6 on 08 February 2014, 17:39:28
It would be interesting to see exactly what lies under the paint about a couple of inches in from the left of that picture...  :-\

Anything noteworthy evident under the boot carpet, assuming it hasn't been glued down...
Title: Re: hidden water leak
Post by: tigers_gonads on 08 February 2014, 17:39:51
Quote from: Taxi Al on 07 February 2014, 17:24:12
Previous accident repair :-\


Makes sense.
A decent bang will make the seam sealant part with the metal and let water seep in   :(
Title: Re: hidden water leak
Post by: 05omegav6 on 08 February 2014, 17:42:06
Quote from: tigers_gonads on 08 February 2014, 17:39:51
Quote from: Taxi Al on 07 February 2014, 17:24:12
Previous accident repair :-\


Makes sense.
A decent bang will make the seam sealant part with the metal and let water seep in   :(
That the seam sealer is missing/different compared to the opposite side is quite telling imho :-\
Title: Re: hidden water leak
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 08 February 2014, 20:20:26
Shall have to have a check of mine in due course, being explod I doubt it has a single original panel on it...  ;D
Title: Re: hidden water leak
Post by: dbug on 08 February 2014, 22:42:55
Agreed - that looks like the consequence of accident damage :)