Water leak in cargo area of '00 Avant...
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Water leak in cargo area of '00 Avant...
Greetings all!
Yesterday (after a decent rain in the morning and before everything froze again) I noticed a small puddle of water on the cargo cover. I tried to track down the source but the headliner felt dry and I couldn't see any obvious problems with the gasket around the rear hatch. I'm guessing that it's either something with the hatch that I can't see or it's coming from the roof antenna somehow. Any suggestions/concurrence on my diagnosis? Any ideas on how to narrow it down further?
Greg
Yesterday (after a decent rain in the morning and before everything froze again) I noticed a small puddle of water on the cargo cover. I tried to track down the source but the headliner felt dry and I couldn't see any obvious problems with the gasket around the rear hatch. I'm guessing that it's either something with the hatch that I can't see or it's coming from the roof antenna somehow. Any suggestions/concurrence on my diagnosis? Any ideas on how to narrow it down further?
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Re: Water leak in cargo area of '00 Avant...
My experience with two avants, both earlier models, is that the tailgate and roof have never leaked at all, but the tube to the rear windscreen washer jet has failed on both. It could just be a joint pushed apart as a result of freezing or the tube could have split where it goes into the tailgate. Have fun, you have to remove loads of trim to replace it but is all quite easy stuff, just fiddly.
If it is a leak, the best way is always get someone to sit inside while you doose the outside with a hose and then try and trace it that way.
If you have a sunroof it could simplt be that one of the drainage channels was frozen and allowed too much water to build up in the catch tray, this then made onto the headlinning, running down through the rear cargo area light fitting?
If it is a leak, the best way is always get someone to sit inside while you doose the outside with a hose and then try and trace it that way.
If you have a sunroof it could simplt be that one of the drainage channels was frozen and allowed too much water to build up in the catch tray, this then made onto the headlinning, running down through the rear cargo area light fitting?
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