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Old 07-25-2020, 02:30 PM
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Bought an 08 estate . . . today 25/07/20 . . . The spare wheel well is full of H20 . . 2"inches . . . anyone have any ideas where it could be getting in ?



 
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I have/had the same problem. Check the seal around the gas tank fill pipe located inside the fuel door and the radio antenna on the roof. The seal on the bottom where the antenna meets the roof gets old and cracks and, sometimes in my case, affects AM radio reception.
 
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Thank you for your reply. . I'll have a look at the tank door seal and antenna seal . . I'' see how they are.

Got a massive tyre wear problem . . rears are ripping off on the inside. . just looking into that.

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