Water in my rear van door

[trevorbayliss]

I changed my reg plate bulbs today and inside the door I had a load of rusty water.

For years when I open this door I have gotten a water swilling noise and I thought it was a store of water for the van (screen wash, etc). So didn't think anything about it.

But it is water that has tracked in some how. I\ve removed it using a simple cloth and wringing it out.

Any idea how water gets into this space ?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Any idea how water gets into this space ?

Seal leaks, and/or condensation. There should be drains along the lower edge, check they aren't blocked.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

If you look on the forums or facebook groups for your make/model of van it will probably be a common and known cause/fix.

Mk7 Golfs leak into the spare wheel well, via the rear air-vents, light clusters and/or bootlid drain pipe. Then when the wheel well gets an inch or so of water it starts sloshing up out of the wheel well under braking and soaks the rear seats and carpets. The joy of cars!

 

[trevorbayliss]

Ok thanks for info

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

If you look on the forums or facebook groups for your make/model of van it will probably be a common and known cause/fix.

Mk7 Golfs leak into the spare wheel well, via the rear air-vents, light clusters and/or bootlid drain pipe. Then when the wheel well gets an inch or so of water it starts sloshing up out of the wheel well under braking and soaks the rear seats and carpets. The joy of cars!

My car has a similar reputation for leaks, which in addition suffers from the electric sunroof drains becoming blocked, side trim mounting holes, and rear light gaskets leaking. In the wheel well, aside from the spare wheel, it had a mass of ICE equipment - NAV system, TV, radio, amp, and CD unit - plus a few inches of water, which had got in.

I baled it out, dried all the ICE out, and traced the leak to the rear light lens gaskets. They had been cut from two pieces of material, stuck side by side, and the joint had parted. Once stuck together, and reversed, they sealed perfectly, and the ICE continued to work just fine.