This Mini was leaking rain water into the boot, and from there the water can get elsewhere.
We found the cause of the problem to be that water splashing up from the road up under the back bumper is running down the rear valance, and getting past the seals on the rear air vents and finding its way into the box-section which is inside the car.
Very many cars have these hidden rear air vents which are designed as a one-way outlet so that if the heater is blowing in air from the front of the cabin, or you drive along with your windows open, the air has somewhere to escape out of the back. So there are quite large air vents which are usually hidden behind the back bumper. It is not unusual to find that these are the cause of leaks on many makes and models of cars because they are not only hit with water splashing up from the road, but all the dirt and pollutants to which can either gunk up the gate or perish the silicone seal.
Solution: Remove the vent, clean up the area. Replace the vent.
We have been finding and fixing car water leaks for over 30 years. We offer a complete service from tracing to repair and drying your car.
Question: "So you just stick the vent in and seal around it to stop the leak?"
Answer: You could do that, and many of the garages do this... but it's not what we do. We prefer to restore cars to factory standards, so we replace the vent with a new part. Usually these parts are not expensive, on some models the fault is so common we actually keep them in stock. Because the manufacturers are aware of the leaking vents, some have even improved the design to prevent future leaks.
You had a rain water leak in your car, and you got it fixed. What next? It will dry out on its own right? Maybe you can just vacuum the carpets, and it will dry?
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This car came to us with a suspected rain water leak, there were wet carpets and water on some of the door shuts. We performed our water leak detection inspection and found the source of the leaks.
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This Mini Countryman had a leak in the back which caused a wet headliner. Our inspection found that the rear drains for the sunroof cassette were blocked.
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This Mini Convertible had water leaking in and both front foot wells had wet carpets. We found the door and boot rubbers were loose and not sealed in properly.
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This Mini Countryman came in after the owner experienced damp carpets and water leakage in the front of the Mini.The windscreen had been replaced making the passenger side a-pillars that had been taken off loose, and the rubbers on the passenger side ...
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This Mini came in to us for drying, but the leak hadn't been found. We didn't do a full inspection on this vehicle but know the places where they leak, especially when they have had replacement windscreens.
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Minis are known to have particular problems, namely with some fixing points under the trim around the windscreen.
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We offer a specialist car water leak find and fix service, as well as a professional car carpet drying service.
If you would like to have your car water leak investigated by the professionals, you can find out more on our car water leaks page.
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