i have a 96 dx, and whenever it rains, i always notice a small accumulation of water in the back by the spare tire?

 

Happens to quite a few of them. I think it's a taillight seal or something...

 

Its either a tailight seal or a sunroof leak. Does yours have a sunroof?? I know of some friends with sunroofs in theres and it seems to leak in throught it somehow.

 

If it's got a sunroof the drain is probobally plugged. This happend to my Uncle's Legend and it would drop water in on his head.

 

I'm not sure if it's the result of the same problem but Accords do have the problem as well. The fix is to reseal the taillights with either caulking or new foam tape.

Also, check to make sure your taillights arent loose.

 

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haha!! funny uncle you got there!!

 

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haha!! funny uncle you got there!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah..he did'nt like it too much..I fixed it for him though. He's a great guy...has more money than I can even imagine. He bought the damn Legend because it was his neighbors and he needed to sell it. Handed the guy over 9k in cash on the spot when he told him he was selling it.

 

Yeah I have the same problem with my hatch their is a always literally a puddle of water in my rear where the spare goes. And its drying me crazy because all my stuff is starting to rust. And yeah I have a sunroof, I'm about to seal my rear back tailights with some form of sealant or something.

 

You know what now that I read this I remember my Aunt and Uncle saying something about taking their 96-98 Civic Hatchback to the dealership for a recall on the Rear Hatch seal after they bought it brand new back in the late 90's. I could be wrong but I remember asking them if the car ever broke down on them since they bought it new and they said no but other than normal stuff just that rear hatch seal recall. I am pretty sure that is what they told me. Hope this helps, P.S. Now I am going to start to worry about my rear hatch leaking I will have to check this out.

 

ya mines doin the same **** , i cant see anywher that its leaking from

 

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i've never seen an EK with a sunroof!!!!!!!???????????????

 

i would have to say tails as well try that!!!

 

its the tail light seals. i can gaurentee you of that. my spare tire well would fill up with water all the time too. i traced the leak back to the gaskets on the tail lights. you will need to replace them. you can make your own from this foam sheet material avaliable at wallmart. its in the arts and crafts section.

 

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i've never seen an EK with a sunroof!!!!!!!??????????????? </TD></TR></TABLE>

96-00 EX coupe. doofus

 

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97 EK hatch,..its not OEM though

 

You sure it isn't the trunk? i had a trunk leak on my car well still do it is always covered and in a garage so i don't care, she sleeps in the rain and cold and ice and anything else that isn't good for it

 

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an EK is not a coupe......doofus

 

aftermarket sunroof's are junk...

 

have any pictures of what you did?

 

my car does the same thing, as we speak i have a huge puddle sitting in my trunk. i hope it doesnt get too cold by the time i get out of work and have a ice skating rink.

 

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are you speaking from experience? because its been over 2 years now and my aftermarket sunroof that is suppose to be junk has not leaked or gave me ANY problems whatsoever

 

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technically in the US,..96-00 hatchbacks are not EKs either

 

VTI's are EK's and they have sunroofs.

 

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technically in the US,..96-00 hatchbacks are not EKs either </TD></TR></TABLE>
He's got a point.....

 

I heard there was a recall on the hatches because they leaked in the back.