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wow, wtf kind of design is this?
As far as the source of the water....this is in the rear hatch area? does the rear hatch have channels maybe with drain tubes? Something clogged?
Nah. We had the dealer disconnect that when she bought it. This is to actuate the liftgate.
Pick your poison.
$450 for OEM replacement.
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Probably a clogged sunroof drain, but people on the forums have found all types of places for water to get in. Taillights, third brake light, bunch of random grommets not sealed enough.
Must just be my wife's bad auto choices. Her previous Land Rover is 17 years old and still being driven by my son. I drilled 4 holes throughout the floor to let the water drain out and the entire moonroof is sealed with Gorilla tape. No more wet carpets. My wife's 5 year old BMW might look like that once I get frustrated enough.
It's not the sunroof drains. They are clear. Dried out the control module and everything is working normal again. Reinstalled in a ziplock bag for a little more protection. But I gotta find that leak because there are a bunch of electrical connections and a few other control modules in the same area. There is also a fuse box on the rear passenger side that can take on water too. Thankfully, this one didn't.
Next on the list. I checked with a flashlight thru the front and back of them and everything looks bone dry. I need to get everything out to see for sure. Fun way to spend the day between customers.
Now that everything is dry, hopefully tomorrow's rain will point me in a direction.
this is your answer, open everything up and see where its coming from while its raining.
GTCHAMPION1
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Make sure that the edge guard(rubber seal) of the cargo area is not coming off easy, is the seal that sits where the tailgate door closes. Another possibility may be the sunroof drains(may be clogged or kinked... it all depends on how new the car is, if is too new than the sunroof drains may be kinked or separated from the tray, and it should be covered under warranty, and remember that other things may be possible too, but the most common issues with a newer car may be the couple of things that I mentioned. good luck on your findings.
Anyone have a cheap fix for this or am I shopping for a new exhaust?
i could thing of a kludgy way to do it. sheet metal screw a flange (then weld of course) and short pipe to it, then uclamp the tail pipe to it.
was there a hanger there?
something like this the right size
Amazon product ASIN B001AX86HA
held on by a regular exhaust flange.
or just get the muffler (aftermarket of course.) or a muffler delete pipe!
A good welder may be able to put that back together for ya depending in the condition of the tailpipe
I was driving through the Bronx and half my exhaust dropped off.
At a light, a dude got out of his car and gave me his card- auto shop/welder.
Dropped it off and he made it right by the end of my day.
Gotta support the independents.
So you're saying I would have been luckier if my exhaust fell off?
My mechanic, neighbor thinks it'll probably need to be replaced. Maybe I'll do something loud and obnoxious so everyone will know how big my d**k is.
Yes.
Always go full send.
I have see people put in a smaller O.D. piece of pipe to bridge the two back together than weld it...its hack, but I have seen it work well so long as you can get something that fits reasonably well
JonF
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Dang, its just not your week is it? Water is a real sumbitch...
I got 180k out of this one so i guess i can't complain. Went to start her up the other day and it was turning over reall sluggish. It fired but then was howling like a banshee. Popped the hood only to see the serpentine belt turning and smoking but the alternator pulley was not. Ran around the door to kill the ignition and hear the *POP* as the belt let go with vivacious enthusiasm!
Bearings locked up tighter than a nun's... well.. you know. Housing cracked in several places and falling apart. There goes my core return credit...
I got 180k out of this one so i guess i can't complain. Went to start her up the other day and it was turning over reall sluggish. It fired but then was howling like a banshee. Popped the hood only to see the serpentine belt turning and smoking but the alternator pulley was not. Ran around the door to kill the ignition and hear the *POP* as the belt let go with vivacious enthusiasm!
Bearings locked up tighter than a nun's... well.. you know. Housing cracked in several places and falling apart. There goes my core return credit...
ekuhn
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Gorilla glue that bad boy back on and get your $15 back.