Hi all, just tried a search for water ingress in the boot, and I've lost the will to read, there isn't any definitive answers, all I can find is it happens and it kills the radio and sat nav. So far I've been lucky, but water is getting in and I'm looking for causes and fixes, before every thing goes pop in the boot!
After the downpour we've just had I'm now wondering if I left the radio switched on and if this is the last time it will work, I'm feeling a wee bit nervous about turning the key.
I have been considering taping up the sun roof, just to get me through the winter, but I can't see Land Rover running the drains in the rear pillars when there are closer routes to the outside world, B or C pillars.
Can someone how has found the cause and cured the problem, as to the wheel well becoming a real well, please put me out of my misery, before I start to , and make things a lot worse  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

From what I have read about this on here and other forums, it can be from the boot seal ( more than likely )too how the FF has been welded in the back where the sat nav compartment is, too if you have a tow bar fitted !

I think there where some pictures on here about that compartment getting rusty, Joe90 im sure took some. If it dont work.......burn it!

If the IId tool cant fix it.......burn the FF.

If the FF cant be fixed......buy a Land Cruiser!

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You need a water shedder!

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic8710.h...er+shedder 2007 Zermatt Silver TDV8 Vogue SE - now sold but was a great car!

You need a new upper tailgate seal.
If you look at it with the tailgate open you will find that one or both of the top corners have come away from the metal flange it is supposed to sit on.
Rainwater then runs down between the body panels and usually exists just in time to dump on the DSP and the satnav.
It then carries on into the wheel well. You can drain the wheel well by removing a rubber grommet.
A water shredder helps "a bit" but doesn't solve the water ingress problem.
Imo the tailgate door seal is badly designed and not fit for purpose.
A new seal solved the problems you describe for me.

Thanks chaps, just got to find a seal now before it all goes Pete Tong  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Will be the rear seal. Ours was wet in the boot and looked like it was coming in from the rear bumper area. Dried it all out, fitted a new seal and had a dry boot, radio area ever since.
Got mine from Dan.

Steve. 1968 Series IIA Pastel Green, nearly there project

It's prob seal as others have posted. If not, it's prob inside the spare wheel well behind where the bumper fits on, ie near your knees if you are stood at the back reaching in, if you see what I mean.

That's the 2 places that are discussed in the various threads.

I have the Land Rover official plastic bag fitted around the infotainment units, just in case......

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Paul

It get's in when you sit up to your door handles in a Welsh river  Pete
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All Hail Poseidon Pete

I'm really to hear that water gets in when your up to your handles in water, what would happen if the water got half way up the screen You'd have thought that they'd have gone to Lotus and had it specked up to Rodger Moore's Esprit standards, they just don't build them like they used to  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

I've just had a thought Ouch!
Pete, sorry, Poseidon Pete , Do you think that there is any mileage in a FFRR bilge pump system?  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

A V8 jet ski could result......  2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

I was thinking more along the lines of an under water viewing platform  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

vaz wrote:

Will be the rear seal. Ours was wet in the boot and looked like it was coming in from the rear bumper area. Dried it all out, fitted a new seal and had a dry boot, radio area ever since.
Got mine from Dan.

Steve.

Same here, tailgate seal all day long....

I chased a similar leak for ages, turns out it was coming in through the armature gaskets..... Stolen / Gone: 2006MY Supercharged LPG Autobiography - Zambezi Silver with Sand/Jet/Jet Oxford Leather.....

Miggit,

Top left corner of the seal... If you feel both sides of the seal (the part that fits the bodywork, not the water seal itself) you should find the "clamping springs" aspect of the seal has failed. They get wet and rust, then expand forcing the seal clamping springs apart, opening up the "c" sectional part of the seal... This then almost certainly opens the white sealant inner bead up to the elements drying it out. This then compounds the issue!

Hope that helps explain in more detail