ffreeezzzing part 2 (water in boot wheel well)

[myelite150]

hi there muckers

this is the second part about frost on inside the windows,what i have found is that there is water in the spare wheel well, about half inch.
so i am really asking everyone if they can help as this is get on me nerves now coz the weather wont let me get to find the leak.

this is wot ive found so far

water in wheel well
water on the inside of the rear compartments behind light clusters.
water on the inside of the rear wings
the carpet is dry though and the rear parcel shelf

the only thing that i have noticed that is faulty is the ariel on the roof the seal has perished would that allow water to run through the body.
the boot seal looks good.
could it be from the rear light clusters
now i am persuming it is coming from above but could be coming from the road but aint had the chance to look yet (fricken weather)
any help would be fantastic
cheers all
mark

[rockh]

Check the gutters on the roof.

[Dan_BlackSRi]

Does the boot shut tight, with it shut, does it have some movement if you lean on it..?

[myelite150]

Check the gutters on the roof.

hmm not tried that but wot wud that do mucka if it was blocked then there wouldnt be any water at all would there???

and if they was clear then the problem lies somewhere else, or am i missing the point
thanks for your advice it is much appreciated

[James24]

Do a seach using the button at the top of the page - there's loads on here about what could cause the boot to leak and how to fix them all.

[myelite150]

Does the boot shut tight, with it shut, does it have some movement if you lean on it..?

that seems fine muck

[li4m]

i had a rover 200 with water in the wheel well once i dried it out it was fine no idea how it got there. check the lights arnt leaking but it seems strange that all the carpet is dry if the wheel well is wet

[frasedeb]

had this with the cav mate. had to dry it out, shut the boot romoving carpet in the boot, lower back seats and have someone spray a hose over the car while your inside seeing where the water is getting in.
mine was a seal around the tailgate.
seems alot of trouble but the only way

[myelite150]

just searched it and suprised how many ppl had same problem i just hope it is the most common one in the thread which is the gutter rails
cheers james24 for the reply

[paul.sessions]

will check my gutter rails and my boot has loads of play in it dan when it is shut.. will have to look into tightening it up cheers my elite