Leaks but I love it!

Unomatt · 2nd April 2017, 21:29

Hi everyone! I have a 52 plate 1.8T club se tourer bought as a bit of a work hack to be honest but as soon as I drove it I loved it! Cost me £380 with 65k on the clock and tonnes of history, due a cam belt but seemed like a deal! However, after a week or so I started to suspect the carpets were damp, checked the plenum but it was dry, still leaking a lot though! After further inspection the plenum was blocked but definitely no standing water. Where else might it be leaking from?

On a second note, how do I find out the production date of my car? Seen a website but sure I recall there is an easier way.

Great forum by the way!

keithst24 · 2nd April 2017, 21:33

Have you got a sunroof, and is the spare wheel well dry ?

Simondi · 2nd April 2017, 21:37

Does the car have a sunroof?

Also check the seals on the rear lights. They are known to split and slowly fill the car up with water

Unomatt · 2nd April 2017, 21:46

No sunroof thankfully as they sound like a pain to clear! Spare wheel well is dry. Didn't know rear lights on a tourer leaked? Not sure if that's the reason though, I originally thought the rear chrome trim so parked on an incline with the rear facing down and the cabin still filled! Only checked the passenger side so far, drivers side seems a bit squealchy too though

keithst24 · 2nd April 2017, 21:51

Could be waist trims ?

Unomatt · 2nd April 2017, 22:02

That was my first suspicion as they seemed a bit loose but I have removed them-no issues there

Unomatt · 7th May 2017, 11:36

Still leaking

Has been off the road now for months because anytime it rains, it floods. Really want to figure this out! Sure it must be something simple but at a loss, as it is, it's a very expensive, if handsome, garden ornament! It is definitely a leak from the front, tried a smoke bomb inside to see if it escaped anywhere and there was no trace. Plenum scare clear, no sunroof, all seals seem okay, what else could it be?!

Number 6 · 7th May 2017, 11:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simondi

Does the car have a sunroof?

Also check the seals on the rear lights. They are known to split and slowly fill the car up with water

Ref the rear light seals.....This only happens on the saloon Cars.....Not the Tourer

madeupname · 7th May 2017, 11:45

Have you checked the chrome trim round the windscreen? I think this might be the problem with my diesel.
Oh, and make sure all the scuttle panel clips are there too

scottish_don · 7th May 2017, 11:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unomatt

That was my first suspicion as they seemed a bit loose but I have removed them-no issues there

I had the same with my saloon and the waist trim looked ok but I added a spot of silicone sealant to the back of each clip of the rear trims on the inside of the car and the leak stopped...

2nd April 2017, 21:29	#1
Unomatt Regular poster Rover 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Spilsby Posts: 54 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Leaks but I love it! Hi everyone! I have a 52 plate 1.8T club se tourer bought as a bit of a work hack to be honest but as soon as I drove it I loved it! Cost me £380 with 65k on the clock and tonnes of history, due a cam belt but seemed like a deal! However, after a week or so I started to suspect the carpets were damp, checked the plenum but it was dry, still leaking a lot though! After further inspection the plenum was blocked but definitely no standing water. Where else might it be leaking from? On a second note, how do I find out the production date of my car? Seen a website but sure I recall there is an easier way. Great forum by the way!

2nd April 2017, 21:33	#2
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2nd April 2017, 21:37	#3
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2nd April 2017, 21:51	#5
keithst24 This is my second home X Power Grey MGZT 180+ Auto... Bumble & 1.8T Odessey Rover 75 Contemporary SE manual Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Reigate Posts: 5,375 Thanks: 2,254 Thanked 1,801 Times in 1,403 Posts	Could be waist trims ? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bumble Membership Number 35478 Born Monday, 16th June 2003 @ 14:30:35 This vehicle was the 9,196th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 This vehicle was the 576th ZT 180 + to be made out of 828 This vehicle was the 871st ZT in XPower Grey (code: LEF) to be made out of 3,143 XPower Grey ZTs

7th May 2017, 11:45	#9
madeupname Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connie Mk2 1.8 (Mo) Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,531 Thanks: 875 Thanked 335 Times in 289 Posts	Have you checked the chrome trim round the windscreen? I think this might be the problem with my diesel. Oh, and make sure all the scuttle panel clips are there too __________________ Mo was born Tuesday, 22nd June 2004 @ 08:32:41 This vehicle was the 99,307th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 5,377th 75 1.8 Connoisseur to be made out of 6,033 This vehicle was the 783rd 75 in Firefrost Red (code: CEV) to be made out of 2,089 Firefrost Red 75s

2nd April 2017, 21:46	#4
Unomatt Regular poster Rover 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Spilsby Posts: 54 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	No sunroof thankfully as they sound like a pain to clear! Spare wheel well is dry. Didn't know rear lights on a tourer leaked? Not sure if that's the reason though, I originally thought the rear chrome trim so parked on an incline with the rear facing down and the cabin still filled! Only checked the passenger side so far, drivers side seems a bit squealchy too though

2nd April 2017, 22:02	#6
Unomatt Regular poster Rover 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Spilsby Posts: 54 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	That was my first suspicion as they seemed a bit loose but I have removed them-no issues there

7th May 2017, 11:36	#7
Unomatt Regular poster Rover 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Spilsby Posts: 54 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Still leaking Has been off the road now for months because anytime it rains, it floods. Really want to figure this out! Sure it must be something simple but at a loss, as it is, it's a very expensive, if handsome, garden ornament! It is definitely a leak from the front, tried a smoke bomb inside to see if it escaped anywhere and there was no trace. Plenum scare clear, no sunroof, all seals seem okay, what else could it be?!

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