Water in trunk
#1
Racer
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Water in trunk
Started raining in CA lol its a 99 with no antenna
Noticed a wet paper in the trunk. Seems to be water on the hinge elbow. Checked the weather strip...don't see anything wrong. But did notice moisture behind the strip. Any tips?
Noticed a wet paper in the trunk. Seems to be water on the hinge elbow. Checked the weather strip...don't see anything wrong. But did notice moisture behind the strip. Any tips?
Last edited by Sin1UZFE; 12-11-18 at 04:39 PM.
#3
Pole Position
Replace trunk seal and white plastic sealing clips depicted in this post;
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-1st-and-2nd-gen-1990-2000/727233-water-in-the-trunk-4.html
#4
Racer
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Yeah it's on the driveway a mild incline. Thanks!
#6
Hello, The moisture in the photograph is likely coming from condensation caused by water sitting below the visible floor area. Remove trunk floor panel and the side floor panels and get a good look at the wells between the rear wheel wells and bumper. Do you have small lakes in the wells?
Once you have established that your ................:
a) antenna drain tube is routed correctly
b) sunroof drains actually go to their destinations
c) trunk seal is functional
d) *important* - tail lamp assemblies have sealant on their nuts/bolts (water happily trickles in here during long sits and rainy days)
................................ remove the black rubber plugs at the bottoms of the wells and cut small (about 1/2 mm past the inner diameter of the groove) v-notches to allow water to drain out. Upon reinstallation of the rubber plugs, orient the v-notches to face the rear of the car. I mean, duh.
Colin
Once you have established that your ................:
a) antenna drain tube is routed correctly
b) sunroof drains actually go to their destinations
c) trunk seal is functional
d) *important* - tail lamp assemblies have sealant on their nuts/bolts (water happily trickles in here during long sits and rainy days)
................................ remove the black rubber plugs at the bottoms of the wells and cut small (about 1/2 mm past the inner diameter of the groove) v-notches to allow water to drain out. Upon reinstallation of the rubber plugs, orient the v-notches to face the rear of the car. I mean, duh.
Colin
#7
Racer
Thread Starter
Hello, The moisture in the photograph is likely coming from condensation caused by water sitting below the visible floor area. Remove trunk floor panel and the side floor panels and get a good look at the wells between the rear wheel wells and bumper. Do you have small lakes in the wells?
Once you have established that your ................:
a) antenna drain tube is routed correctly
b) sunroof drains actually go to their destinations
c) trunk seal is functional
d) *important* - tail lamp assemblies have sealant on their nuts/bolts (water happily trickles in here during long sits and rainy days)
................................ remove the black rubber plugs at the bottoms of the wells and cut small (about 1/2 mm past the inner diameter of the groove) v-notches to allow water to drain out. Upon reinstallation of the rubber plugs, orient the v-notches to face the rear of the car. I mean, duh.
Colin
Once you have established that your ................:
a) antenna drain tube is routed correctly
b) sunroof drains actually go to their destinations
c) trunk seal is functional
d) *important* - tail lamp assemblies have sealant on their nuts/bolts (water happily trickles in here during long sits and rainy days)
................................ remove the black rubber plugs at the bottoms of the wells and cut small (about 1/2 mm past the inner diameter of the groove) v-notches to allow water to drain out. Upon reinstallation of the rubber plugs, orient the v-notches to face the rear of the car. I mean, duh.
Colin
a) dont have an antenna
b) I dont know where to check that
c) trunk seal doesnt seem to be compressed nor ripped. But gonna replace regardless. Only $20
d) ill check that tonight
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I've had several different vehicles with leaky trunks. When this starts happening the padding underneath all that pretty trunk carpeting soaks all the water up and starts to stink, condensate, mold, etc. I did what Amskeptic's post suggested with the plugs. I don't usually throw OEM stuff away, but I pulled the insulation away from the back of the carpeting and tossed it out too. It was ruined anyway. You can also get Damp Rid packs to hang in the trunk to remove excess moisture. They're available at Walmart or Ace Hardware.
#9
Racer
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There was a small puddle in the spare area.
On inspection there was some water come out of the left rear tailight area.
On inspection there was some water come out of the left rear tailight area.
Last edited by Sin1UZFE; 12-11-18 at 05:47 PM.
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Yup, my recently acquired 99 has a trunk leak. I plan on ripping everything out of the trunk spraying water with a hose and see if I can find where or all of the leaks
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Colin
(I wish the service manual had a discussion on sunroof drain routing ... )