Water leak into rear of Freelander

i've got a mini lake in the rear parcel cover of my 5-door lander and it's also run into the storage box on the floor anyone come across the cause of this before,thanks.

remember to shut the fookin boot lid when its raining then :doh:

could be you have sat on your keys and opened the window at night, it could be the window and its seal not sealing properly, it could be the seal behind the horizontal plastic trim along the top of the window, the latter can be sorted with black silicon sealant, do a search on here, plenty of past comments.

Common fault, lots of threads about it. The seal around the back door/ window is leaking and/or condensation in the storage box.

just drill a few holes in it to let the water out ! simples

cured mine by taking the seal completely off all the way round then refitting it. the position was slightly different and sealed properly again.

good luck

Had this early days:
Dealer replaced door seal - not applicable if water is on top of boot cover.
Dealer replaced seal on plastic cover that the window lips under at the top.
Dealer resealed roof rails - where the leak was all the time, need to drop the roof lining to see this one.

burn it out on their fore court would be a sight for them no doubt.

wonder if you can pay someone to do it on the darkside no doubt use the force said to do

hi can anyone help

water leaks from roof and goes back to luggage compartment when its raining its leakge form top.....plz help.........vil b gud with diagrm.....thanks

Hi

I have the same issue with the van I have.

The water is mainly in the secret security compartment only.

There is nothing on top of the lid or around the floor in general, it's only when I open the lid, theres water residue on the inside of the lid and the carpet is soaking?

The rear window is always shut whenever I leave the van, the roof is on properly and more so the water appears even though it's not been raining!

Jet washng it at the rear would answer that one!

I just can't put my finger on how it's getting in?

There is no water anywhere else, its as though the fluid is getting in from underneath the vehicle?

I came across this web link - can anyone put the instructions into pictures?

Land Rover Repair: water leak Freelander rear door seals, water ingress, luggage compartment

Freelander - Water Ingress Into Luggage Compartment - Taildoor Various - Land Rover

Water in boot storage box - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum


I presume this is what I have to do to stop the water from getting into the rear security compartment?

Thanks

tsam19 said:

Hi

I have the same issue with the van I have.

The water is mainly in the secret security compartment only.

There is nothing on top of the lid or around the floor in general, it's only when I open the lid, theres water residue on the inside of the lid and the carpet is soaking?

The rear window is always shut whenever I leave the van, the roof is on properly and more so the water appears even though it's not been raining!

Jet washng it at the rear would answer that one!

I just can't put my finger on how it's getting in?

There is no water anywhere else, its as though the fluid is getting in from underneath the vehicle?

I came across this web link - can anyone put the instructions into pictures?

Land Rover Repair: water leak Freelander rear door seals, water ingress, luggage compartment

Freelander - Water Ingress Into Luggage Compartment - Taildoor Various - Land Rover

Water in boot storage box - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum


I presume this is what I have to do to stop the water from getting into the rear security compartment?

Thanks

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the fluid is condensation from the warm air created by the position of the exhaust directly below the cubby box in the boot, condensing on the cold plastic lid. I drilled a few holes in the lid and put a caravan dehumidifier thingy to draw the moisture. If you dont plan on driving thgrough fords etc then you could drill some drainage hole through............

That's great thanks.

I wondered how it was getting into just the security compartment?

I thought there may be a hole in the bodywork or something just below the area in question.

Thing is if I drill a hole in the plastic lid to let the moisture vent out as I'm driving I still have the rubber floor covering that fits over the plastic lid, so it still wouldn't vent properly?

I don't fancy drilling the underside bodywork for potential corrosion reasons and like you say, if I ever decide to drive through a stream (pretty unlikely ) it would just flood the rear end ha ha

I may just have to roll the rubber mat up and open / remove the plastic lid to vent on a regular basis?

What about coating the underside with something or applying some cover to the exhaust ?


Thanks for the quick reply :cheer2:

ah, a rubber liner eh!! dunno what to suggest apart from removing the cubby lid, and trying that. or drilling the holes down into the cubby floor and sealing with a little paint to prevent rusting. Although its a widely known freelander problem, maybe others may mention what they have done.

Dont drill it .
Spray the tailgate door seal ,better still all door seals with silicone spray .

When our cubby box carpet was getting wet, I traced the wet carpet 'track' back to a displaced boot floor grommet behind the O/S wheel. When the towbar was fitted, the grommet had slipped after the cable had been passed through. A quick squirt with silicon to seal around the cables etc, and it's been bone dry since.

Although I had to leave the boot open, with the lid up for a few hours until the carpet dried properly. After a good clean with a wet and dry vacuum first.

Mine has the same problem, just noticed that the door weather strip wasn't curled over completely for about 4 inches - just put that right - fingers crossed it keeps dry next time it rains.

I started this thread that may be of some help/ interest

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/boot-locker-190132.html

It's looking hopefull that I cured water ingress into the bootlocker of my 3 door by pulling and resetting the main tailgate seals.

Give that a go if you haven't already

Check the vent isn't covered: http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/tired-condensation-front-windscreen-67379-5.html

Just an update from my point of view.

I drilled into the toolbox compartment lid, about 8 holes - result is the compartment still gets wet through condensation!

All seals are correct and present as they should be!

No grommets / seals missing or out of place anywhere, no holes in the bodywork where there shouldn't be any!

I did however recently see a newer model TD4 that didn't have any carpet in the rear secret toolbox compartment and the owner suggested they didn't suffer from frequent puddles of water and thought about completely removing the carpet from mine.

I removed the hinged lid 1st then completely cut around the lid shape (where the lid would sit when closed) and removed the carpet completely from the compartment.

On inspection the carpet has a plastic rubber underside, with a damping mat attached.

Thinking about it logically when the bodywork / rubber / plastic gets hot because of the heat from the exhaust back box, the rubber/plastic will sweat creating a puddle on the carpet on the inside of the compartment.

And even with the holes drilled into the lid, would not allow the water to clear quick enough.

So having just driven a constant 400 mile journey, with 'no carpet at all' in the toolbox compartment, with the lid re-attached, closed and rubber rear floor matting down and checking the rear secret compartment it's dry as a bone!!

sounds a bit drastic to me! I would have prefered myself to have found the cause of the leak.

However if it fixes it for you then it's all good!