My 98 dx hatch is leaking a lot of water into my spare-tire well. I dont think it's my tail lights. Help me!

 

Mine does that sometimes too, although not very often since I don't drve it when it rains out now. I was thinking about putting on the stuff that they sell for truck beds, duraliner. Maybe I will do that today and let you know how it goes. It seems like it should keep the water out.

-Shane

 

Has your car been in any previous accidents? How are your seals?

 

The car has no accidents and everything is in mint condition (reason I bought it) with 101,000kms. The seals are nice and fresh and I can tell that it is not leaking from the actual hatch or seals. The first time I found out I took apart the tail lights right away and ran silicone around them. It almost looks like it could be coming from the black snorkel thing under the left tail light but I'm not sure how. If anyone else has had this problem and knows how to fix it please let me know.

 

Get inside the back of the car and shut the hatch. Have someone else on the outside with a garden hose(or whatever) and completely spray down the back of the car, watch for leaks. Most the time you can spot where the water is coming in. btw... its a lot easyer with all the back interior trim removed, or pulled back so you can see everything.

 

my 97 ek did the same thing ,,it was hands down the tail lights,, i fixed no more problems

any chance someone rolled or worse cut the fenders??I've seen thins done before and water was slung in the cargo area from the tires ,,if i'm not making sence I'l break it down further ,,,,but i think i'm clear

g'luck ...latyer

 

i had two leaks. 1 from the rear window. i used rvt sealeant.
and one form under the rear wheel well. it would thro water up in there when i was driving,

 

buy some silicon spray lube (not grease)

soak your rubbers
let soak in
soak them again
let soak in
....repeat as needed


this will restore the rubber seals
they shrink with age

do not use rtv

 

DRILL A HOLES IN THE WELL

 

Why not just get a water hose and pour water on the top of your car and find out for yourself

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Note to self: Never buy a car from him.

 

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Word.

 

speaking of drilling a-holes.....

 

i drilled 3-4 tiny holes in the spare tire well. then i rubberize my hatch/trunk

 

your a moron

why didn't you just fix the real problem instead of covering it up with another problem?

 

SO many honda's have this issue, most of the time , the gasket or seal for the trunk or window or hatch or tailight's go bad after man years of use/ oxygen drying them out, and became brittle and broken.

 

I used to have that problem in my EJ hatch.
It was my tailights. This was back in the fall of last year. Now I hear water slushing around when i brake abruptly or slow down. But the thing is theres no water in my trunk or anywhere to be found?

Any ideas? Sorry for thread jacking but it seemed to be along the same lines...

 

my sparetire tub fills with water too. I found a fix to it here:


https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=885253

 

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It was my tailights. This was back in the fall of last year. Now I hear water slushing around when i brake abruptly or slow down. But the thing is theres no water in my trunk or anywhere to be found?

Any ideas? Sorry for thread jacking but it seemed to be along the same lines...</TD></TR></TABLE>

KATRINA KAR!

actually i have no clue, but water is heavy...get rid of the water asap and performance might increase from weight savings

i hope i dont have this problem with my coupe, hasnt rained yet but i will be checking when it does

 

water i most likely getting in from ur wing on the hatchback mine is doing the exact same thing and i dont know how to fix it

 

But the thing is there is no visible water?
Its just the noise of water waving about in my car. At first i thought it was my gas tank i was hearing cuz i removed my rear seats and all but that made no sense...