Spoiler water leak...?

crxdriver · Post by **crxdriver** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:22 am

I went off to get the shopping yesterday. I opened the boot and about a cup of water or two came out of the boot itself. I'm assuming this is the spoiler gasket thats leaking. Weird as its a lot of water for not much rain and the leak seems to have happened all of a sudden. Does anyone know of any good gasket stuff to use? I will have to get some on order. It looks to be a similar gasket to whats used in the rear lights currently. I am also interested to see if anyone else has had this problem? Stay safe

Post by **vanzep** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:32 pm

Yes they do leak. You can use tigerseal but you wont be able to remove it once its in place or ive used Indasa car body sealer which is a bit like a thicker version of the Honda Grey sealant used around rocker cover etc.
Normally its quite difficult to trace leaks into the boot - usual to check sunroof drain tubes first and then work back - other things like rear light cluster gaskets are also prone to leak...

crxdriver · Post by **crxdriver** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:16 pm

I was thinking more along the lines of the standard gaskets. Ive been looking and found this 2mm stuff i might give that a go.
https://www.efoam.co.uk/closed-cell-pol ... gKpdvD_BwE

Also the leak is actually into the boot itself, water leaks out of it when i open it. So really can only be the spoiler. There is not water in the spare wheel area until i open the boot and it all leaks out. Hope you know what i mean lol. Maybe after it rains again i will get a video.

Thanks.

crxdriver · Post by **crxdriver** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:55 pm

A video showing what i mean, its like the boot is taking a leak

Post by **Vtecmec** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:20 pm

I replaced all the gaskets on my boot a few years back (cool gen though), used a closed cell foam like you linked and it did the job nicely. Given how the 5th gen boot only has a spoiler and boot lock, I'm sure if you replace those it'll sort you issue out.

Post by **vanzep** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:42 am

wow that is some leak

must be from spoiler mounting points like you said

crxdriver · Post by **crxdriver** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:04 am

That's from only a few hours of rain too

I have some of that gasket stuff on order now. Hopefully does the trick.

Post by **vanzep** » Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:08 am

If it does and you have some spare then your welcome to send it to me

only kidding - but sure you will get it fixed and at least you spotted it straight away- its the mysterious leak into the spare tyre well that you have to beware of

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jun 14, 2020 6:13 pm

Yep, I've always replaced mine with sticky-backed closed cell foam from eBay when I've changed spoilers and no problems with leaks

Hiddle · Post by **Hiddle** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:43 am

I've used plastazote closed cell foam for this before mounted with a spray adhesive. I don't like the sticky-backed stuff anymore. Bought some a while back and the stick was pretty much non-existent. Apparently, they only have about a 2-year shelf life. Adding the glue when you mount it means that the tack will keep for longer.