On this Mini, we have found two water leaks, (so far), one in the window between door and rear window, and another in the boot.
The window leeks are fairly typical of what we find on convertible cars, as windows are often not held in a frame but are instead waterproofed by being pressed against rubbers. This all depends on the rubbers holding their shape and being plump, flexible and clean. As we can see from what we found in the boot, the rubbers are not good. Over time, the solvents and plasticizers in the rubber evaporate. They can shrink, lose their shape, become stiff and inflexible and of course they can get dirty.
Solution: Usually the rubbers can be brought back with a rubber reviver after they have had a good clean. Rubber reviver can be quite expensive stuff (for a good one that works) but it does actually work and is cheaper than replacing all the rubbers with new ones which is the other option.
Up to a third of the cost of your car was computers, processors and sensors. Delicate electrical systems hidden under your carpets, which might now be sitting in water.
Question: "I think I have the same leak on my mini, can I do it myself?
Answer: We won't pretend this is rocket surgery, but like most things, we make it look easy. Once you start to dig down into what's involved, you might find there's a lot more to it than you think, and of course we are well practised. But if you do want to go at it yourself, we have made a video offering advice on everything to do with car water 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 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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Despite previous attempts to fix the water leaks on this Mini Clubman, it was still very damp and the customer wanted us to check it for water ingress.
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This Mini has a leak through the A-pillar. We think at this stage that this is because the clips, fixtures and fittings which go through the pillar from the inside are leaking.
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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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