Water leak

[djchickcrx]

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Honda CRX leak places...

1. Boot seal
2. Rear sunroof drain tubes
3. Rear window washer nozzle needs sealing
4. Rear light cluster seals
5. Roof drain channels (under the black trim, each side of the roof)
6. Someone replacing the rear glass, and not putting sealant all the way around!
7. Leaking through plastic bolts holding spoiler to boot lid.

Here's the solution:

1. New boot seal if perished, or the contact between the hatch and the seal is not sufficient enough to displace the rubber. Maybe try adjusting the boot latch.

2. Not really heard of this one that often. Try all else first!!!

3. The answer appears to be that water is getting in through the rear window washer nozzle (or around it). The solution was to remove it (using 2 credit cards?) and seal up the hole before replacing it.

4. Stopping your boot leak, this is for if you find water in your spare wheel well. This is different to the leak that you get on the back seat.

Firstly you will need to remove the rear light clusters. That's the centre section, and left and right brake lights. There are 6 bolts holding the centre cluster to the chassis, and 4 holding the left and
right brake lights on.

You will need to remove the small flap covers that are on the inside of the boot lining (inside the car). Also remove the main centre piece of the boot lining just unbolt the bottom and give it a firm
tug upwards (careful not to break the trim clips). You will then need a weapon of your choice, Socket set, spanner or adjustable wrench. However the socket is by far the easiest to use.

When you have found all the bolts then start loosening them, but keep them in a safe place. Some bolts are slightly hidden behind interior trim but unless you smoke crack you should be able to find them
easily. If the clusters don't come off with little effort then there is still a bolt holding it on, that you have missed.

Remove the clusters slowly jiggling it away from the chassis. You will notice the culprits for your leaking boot. Slowly peel the black seals away from the back of the lights. Remember which seals
went on which light and which way round they went. You will probably notice that the seals are soaking wet and probably hardened around the edges. What you want to do is take them to a sink and give them
a good wash in some warm water, clearing al the crap off the seals.

Then after drying the seals (padding on a towel works well, then using a hairdryer to get them bone dry) apply copious amounts of grease (silicone, or good old Vaseline) to both side and rub it all
in so the seal is very moist with grease. Wipe off any excess and repeat with all the seals.

Whilst doing this clean the exposed chassis, and drain the rear clusters of all water, the best way to do this is to drain it then run a hairdryer at full heat and full blast into the bulb openings.

Place the seals on the light backs, and place the clusters back on the car, tighten up the bolts nice and tight.

Plug the lights back into the holders and refit the interior trim fittings.

5. The water unbelievably is leaking in underneath the black strips that run the length of the roof!
Then down the vertical support and down the inside of the roof skin...

Let me guess you are getting most leakage from the driver’s side strut?

Remove the black strips that run the length of the exterior roof, but be careful they bend very easily and then are a barsteward to put back.

Purchase some silicon sealant from Halfords and seal any gaps found between the seams... I found my gaps near the rear of the seam (hatch end)

6. Shoot the glass fitter! Then personally I would have it refitted at a Honda dealer…

7. Open the hatch and remove the plastic trim directly behind the little glass piece.

Underneath you should find two retaining nuts that hold the spoiler on and another 4 clips. Undo the bolts and depress the clips (can be fiddly) then remove the spoiler!

Clean the area underneath the spoiler (found mine amazingly dirty) and look for rust appearing around the holes through the hatch. Then dry these out, remove any surface rust and reseal with paint. Smear sealant around these holes.

The rear spoiler itself incorporates a small black rubber seal along the front edge where it meets the rear screen. This will often perish and without buying a new spoiler cannot be replaced. So place a thin bead of sealant along the underside of this rubber.

Then when the spoiler is replaced the holes and rubber should be sealed.

After the leak is sorted…

I would then recommend taking out the rear seat, spare wheel and anything else in the boot! Lift the carpet behind the fronts. Dry all of the rear of the car out and if you find any traces of surface rust, remove then reseal!

Replace and then the job should be a goodun'

[Kev-iVT]

Done a bit of sealin and cleanin today so ill wait and see if its a success or not!

[djchickcrx]

did it work for ya kev?