Water Leak into rear passenger seat area
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I have a 2006 530i and facing the same problem. It is soaking wet under the back seats. The rear and front floor mats are wet also. How is it possible for the this to happen? Share what you have discovered and how you fixed the problem, please?
Here are a couple links I found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJzB...g&index=2&t=6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnUZ...p7xjTg&index=1
Here are a couple links I found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJzB...g&index=2&t=6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnUZ...p7xjTg&index=1
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Got this exact issue in my e60 520d, scuttle drains are clear. So I'm guessing the culprit is the sun roof. Anyone got any pics of where the rear drains start? And they run out the rear wheel wells, is there an easy way to get to them or is it wheel and all out job?
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Just to updated from my earlier post. After popping the covers off the pillars behind the driver's seat. I removed the roof handle and dropped the headlining. The drain is pretty much level with the back of the rear door.
I was able to get the headlining down enough to pull the pipe of the drain, there was water dripping from the sunroof already. I pulled the pipe of and At this point a good half pint of water came out..... (Seats where already out in the house drying so no bother)
With the pipe detached I got some pvc pipe (spare from fish take stuff) and pused it In to the rubber drain pipe. Then gave it a good blow! It was deff clogged load of resistance to start then blew clear.
Next I then attached me pipe to the white drain attachment on the sunroof and did the same.
Once reattached I pores some water in the drains and it now seems to be coming right out the rear arch.
Will do the other side in the week!
Hope this helps someone!
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I was able to get the headlining down enough to pull the pipe of the drain, there was water dripping from the sunroof already. I pulled the pipe of and At this point a good half pint of water came out..... (Seats where already out in the house drying so no bother)
With the pipe detached I got some pvc pipe (spare from fish take stuff) and pused it In to the rubber drain pipe. Then gave it a good blow! It was deff clogged load of resistance to start then blew clear.
Next I then attached me pipe to the white drain attachment on the sunroof and did the same.
Once reattached I pores some water in the drains and it now seems to be coming right out the rear arch.
Will do the other side in the week!
Hope this helps someone!
Cheers
Dazzler
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My Ride: I have a 2007 Black Sapphire BMW 530i with SMG. It has the auburn interior, has PDC, Sports Package, Premium Package, rear automatic sunshades with manual side sunshades, 35% black tint, Upgraded angeleyes from Angelibrights, and Logic 7 Sound System
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Water in the areas you indicated come from an area you might not think of. Raise the hood, remove the covers for the cabin air filters. on the fender side of the filter areas is a drain.
They usually get stuffed for leaves and crap. That causes the filter area to fill with water which then runs into the car through the vents into the car.
I don't know what model the car is but it is critical to get the sub mats out of the car and rescue some very expensive electronics under the floor covering on the front passenger side.
GOOD LUCK
They usually get stuffed for leaves and crap. That causes the filter area to fill with water which then runs into the car through the vents into the car.
I don't know what model the car is but it is critical to get the sub mats out of the car and rescue some very expensive electronics under the floor covering on the front passenger side.
GOOD LUCK
Summary: I had no standing water or evidence of previous water being anywhere near the rear trunk. The shop started by cleaning the sunroof drains, then replaced the sunroof seal, then replaced then rear passenger vapor barrier, then finally removed the interior to trace the leak to behind the windshield cowl. I ended up probably spending $3000 total to get all of this resolved over a period of 8 months. The shop took out my carpet and pads to dry them and get the cleaned. While trying the figure out the source of the water leak, I had mold accumulate on the seats since the car had to be stored during the hurricane in 2017 September in Florida.
Sucks but no more water leaks for now.
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Pictures would really be great about the exact source of the water leak... I'm about to take down my headliner this weekend....Any more information you have or pictures would be greatly appreciated.
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mine leaks on the rear floor from the sunroof to see if it’s your sunroof leaking just put some duct tape around it wait for the rain and see if it’s dry the drains run down the back
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