Help I have water leaking into my car
09-29-2012, 04:33 PM
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One day I found out my am radio did not work I noticed that the diversity antenna is not working. I didn't know why. Then it was raining cats and dogs all night and in the morning my car had a wired smell. Later on that day it was a storm raining like crazy I was driving and when I got home I noticed that the rear top of the interior was soaked near the rear windshield that was why the antenna went out and the smell was coming from. The whole back top ceiling by the rear doors and rear window has water stains. So I changed the rear windshield seal but water still comes in. I need help where can the water be coming from has this happened to somebody else. Thanks. And I don't think it's the sun roof because the sun roof has no signs of water leaks
09-29-2012, 05:00 PM
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My Ride: E60 530d
It IS most likely the sunroof! Have you checked its drains? Open the sunroof, and you will see pipes (drains) that run from there to under the wheel arches. These are prone to getting blocked, so find some thin long wire and poke it all the way down the pipes.
Someone have a better suggestion for poking down the pipes? ( I remember someone came up with a genius idea and suggested a very common item that you'd find lying around the house- could it have been garden strimmer wire?).
Someone have a better suggestion for poking down the pipes? ( I remember someone came up with a genius idea and suggested a very common item that you'd find lying around the house- could it have been garden strimmer wire?).
09-30-2012, 06:33 PM
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Right now i am pulling my 550 apart for the same thing. Trying to track the leaks down. All over. Had no idea. Trunk, under back seat and passenger floor front to back. Except i can get the passenger seat out still. Wont go far enough forward. Ticking me off.
10-06-2012, 12:23 PM
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10-07-2012, 07:37 AM
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no 90-100+ psi
to the OP --- if you're thinking of using compressed air to help clear, make sure the flow is fairly low thru the drain tubes as some have experienced more problems with. all i remember is a past thread on this either here or another forum. hope this helps in solving the problem.