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bl52krz · 14th October 2020, 18:41

I doubt it is capillary action that is taking place. What I suggest is take the seal off and have a look at the way it fits on the lip round the boot. There are a couple of ways of trying to fit this seal and one is correct and the other isn’t.When I got my KV6 I noted that the boot seal was not fitted properly down the right hand side of the lower boot. When I took it off, I noted that there are two channels in the seal. The rubber that separated them had broken open and there was a metal spine that had come through the rubber and had been bent by trying to force it onto the lip of the side boot. I got a pair of pliers and straightened it out and refitted it in the correct channel on the boot lid. No more leaks.

14th October 2020, 18:41	#7
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,394 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	I doubt it is capillary action that is taking place. What I suggest is take the seal off and have a look at the way it fits on the lip round the boot. There are a couple of ways of trying to fit this seal and one is correct and the other isn’t.When I got my KV6 I noted that the boot seal was not fitted properly down the right hand side of the lower boot. When I took it off, I noted that there are two channels in the seal. The rubber that separated them had broken open and there was a metal spine that had come through the rubber and had been bent by trying to force it onto the lip of the side boot. I got a pair of pliers and straightened it out and refitted it in the correct channel on the boot lid. No more leaks. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.