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pauldobs
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30th Mar 04 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hi ya, i'm new new to this site, first post n all that.
anyway bought a R reg 1.4 sport a couple of months back and i've noticed alot of water in the boot. I've checked all the seals round the window and rear lights but nothing. It seems to coming from under the carpet somwhere.
any ideas?

cheers
bubble
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30th Mar 04 at 21:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

u have got a sunroof havent ya??
LukeGSi
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30th Mar 04 at 21:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

first things first welcome to CS

I would lift up spare wheel and check for a hole or split in the spare wheel well
pauldobs
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30th Mar 04 at 21:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

thanks for the welcome. yeah got a sunroof.
someone said to me a while ago that corsa's have a problem with water building up under the arches or something?
bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by pauldobs
thanks for the welcome. yeah got a sunroof.
someone said to me a while ago that corsa's have a problem with water building up under the arches or something?


ha ha. remove cover where lights go(where you'd go to replace bulb) put hand in and you'll feel a tube. its the sunroof drain. make sure this is in the rubber hole sticking up through the arch. 90% of leaks in a corsa b boot is bcuz of these drains bein out. check both sides!!
AdiSRI
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30th Mar 04 at 22:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah this tube is crap, y is it so easily removable from the bung????
cargraphics4u.com
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31st Mar 04 at 08:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


quote:

ha ha. remove cover where lights go(where you'd go to replace bulb) put hand in and you'll feel a tube. its the sunroof drain. make sure this is in the rubber hole sticking up through the arch. 90% of leaks in a corsa b boot is bcuz of these drains bein out. check both sides!!



Thats what mine did aswell, didn't realise it was such a common problem!
Corsa E-Tec
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31st Mar 04 at 09:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
yeah this tube is crap, y is it so easily removable from the bung????


so you can take out the rear lights with ease, because it is in the way!
brummiesxi
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31st Mar 04 at 12:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

check your rear washer tube hasnt split or come off, did it on mine recently!

 
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