Range Rover Evoque 2016 | Water Leak on Windscreen

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0:00 Range Rover Evoque 2016 water leak found video. So let's just show you where the water leak is. Right, James has put a foam around it, he's going to put a compressed air on the inside and the foam is around the outside. So just going to force the air in the gap there gently.

0:18 You can see it going up there across the top. So it seals down, it's comfortable with that. And then he's going to quickly run around the other side. So there's the air coming out, showing that the water can get in. So the screen needs to come out and it needs to be re-sealed and put back in. And then James will show you the water under there, that it's absolutely sodden. The carpet needs to be come up, and then the seat will need to come out because it will be wet all the way back.

1:11 Obviously this car's slightly tipped forward while it's parked on the flat, so the majority of the water will be there if the car's parked on the flat, but if it's not then it will be the full length. On this one it's likely it'll be the full length because it's being used, so of course it will be driving up and down as the water's going up and down.

Dec
07
2020

This can happen on pretty much any car. The screen begins to leak, it doesn't have to be a poorly fitted replacement screen.

Even windscreens which are factory fitted leak and are something of a regular problem on Volvo and Range Rover. The boding sealer shrinks and dries out over time and as the car body is flexing and moving about, gaps can occur letting in rain water.

Solution: There is nothing wrong with the screen, so it doesn't need to be replaced with a new one, but it will need to be professionally refitted. Once that is done, the car can be dried out.

Question: "If my windscreen is leaking, who is responsible?"

Answer: If you have a windscreen refitted recently, and it's leaking, you should contact your windscreen company. Our service provides a report, photos/videos showing our findings, so you can take this to them as evidence.

If you haven't recently had a screen refitted but bought the car from a dealership, you could also appeal to them to do something. 

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