Super_Scort Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 as topic title. the boot carpet in my escort is very damp/wetany ideas on cause? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchkev Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 check the seals around the lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt86 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Most likely what Kev says... had this on 5/6 of my hatches, bloody annoying. Although one of them it seemed to be condensation or something... the spare tyre always seemed damp but there was no leak from there Worth checking the drain away pipes are in their correct places too... theyre behind the carpet on the sides of the boot and should lead down and out of the car via a hole in the wing behind the bumper... if you get what I mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 cover the edges of the lights in silicone sealant, thats what i did and the problem went away :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCCORNY11 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 best thing to do is take the carpets out the boot, sit inside and get someone spraying the car from the outside check the following rear light seals sunroof drain away tubesair vents behind the bumper where the tubes go boot rubber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchkev Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Also worth checking the rubber gromits in the spare wheel well, make sure they're all there and in tact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Scort Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 thanks for all the responses guys.. will check all the above and see whats happening.. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demented Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Also check the seal in and around the fuel filler pipe. Thats where mine was leaking from. I use this:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARAFAX-CARASEAL-NON...=item414cdfaaaa Its a white bedding sealant that remains sticky, it kind of never dries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddycool Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 rear lights i have this problem lol,I could silicone the lights but i wana change them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddycool Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 2day has been a bad day for me, starting with the lights then to find a hose pipe in the bk of boot on passenger side that goes somewhere to top of car in the body that ovsly some1 has put it there for the rain!!! and the hose is faceing the boot where spare wheel goes so this is why my boot gets wet, does any1 no why the hose is there and if there is anything i can do as i dnt wana take hose out if makes it worse ?? has this something to do with front of car in footwells being wet 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Stab in the dark... Drill a small hole in the footwell to drain the water, but make sure you treat it so it doesn't start rusting ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddycool Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Stab in the dark... Drill a small hole in the footwell to drain the water, but make sure you treat it so it doesn't start rusting ? what about the bk?i have a hose pipe that the water runs straight into boot lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 You asking me? Redirect the hose down the water channels on the roof? lol I seriously have no idea like I said it was just a stab in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCCORNY11 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Stab in the dark... Drill a small hole in the footwell to drain the water, but make sure you treat it so it doesn't start rusting ? what about the bk?i have a hose pipe that the water runs straight into boot lol?is the hose pipe black and white? if so it should run into the plastic vents at the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddycool Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Stab in the dark... Drill a small hole in the footwell to drain the water, but make sure you treat it so it doesn't start rusting ? what about the bk?i have a hose pipe that the water runs straight into boot lol?is the hose pipe black and white? if so it should run into the plastic vents at the back yes! i never seen that be4 is that supposed to be there?,it goes into this vent that behind the bumper i think but i think its slipping threw the vent and down the spare wheel goes "well vent attached to side of car that leads to the bk bumper" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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