Water in boot/trunk (Peugeot 307; 2007)

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2 жыл бұрын

If you boot is full of water, the air vent seals might be the reason. I drained ~6L of water in the boot/trunk of my car.
The car is a Peugeot 307 (2007; 1.6L 16v petrol; 110bhp; ~50,000miles; TU5JP4 engine). This should be the same in Citroen with the same 1.6 petrol engines.
First check if the rubber seal around the boot is intact, second the rubber seal inside the rear lights and then the glass at the rear hatch. If water is not coming from any of these, it could well be the rear air vents. There are two air vents in my Peugeot 307. Both seals were disintegrating. I replaced them with a new EPDM seal: amzn.to/3Ht5T4x (amazon UK) and ebay.us/MyO4Pa (ebay).
My trim removal tool, although one can remove the air vent just with fingers: amzn.to/48QCahd (amazon UK) or ebay.us/vRjR3H (ebay).
The seal is a bit on the thin side, but I will report here if this has not stopped the water coming in. In the video I will show you where these seals are, how to remove them, how to apply the seal and put them back on. Of course, one can just drill a hole in the boot, but that does not address the root problem and eventually everything will be rusty from the flowing water, let alone that this water will flow around wires as well.
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@hrvojehorvat4411 2 жыл бұрын

Dude... Thank you so so much for this video. I went crazy trying to find the leak. And the water made my car really moldy. The mechanics didn't have any idea why. Thank you again! Greetings from Croatia 😊

@moremolecules 2 жыл бұрын

It probably needs a bit thicker seal than what I used, but the same principle applies.

@lezannekruger9086 Жыл бұрын

I've got exactly the same problem with my Peugeot 308... I've been going crazy trying to keep the car dry and figure out where the water in the boot is coming from...

@majstorvuksan Жыл бұрын

Can i put silicone or some type of glue,instead self adhesive rubber? I will try to remove moulding trim plastic,i have fat hands,i cant reach it from inside bumper like you😊

@majstorvuksan Жыл бұрын

Jesi li skidao branik ili si isto uradio kao sa ovog klipa?

@haruhi20080222 Жыл бұрын

My Peugeot 307 has the exact same leak and the tire house is a pool. I was having trouble finding the cause, but thanks to you I have found the cause. Thank you.

@lezannekruger9086 Жыл бұрын

You're an absolute star!!! I've been trying to figure out the reason why my Peugeot 308 (2009 model) is always full of water in the boot when it rains. The car has gotten very mouldy and I nearly gave up on the car until I found your video! I'm going to try fix it myself now that I know what is wrong. Thank you so much!!!

@moremolecules Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the good words. I would also check the rear hatch handle as water could be coming from there as well.

@Terrible_fate 10 ай бұрын

Same issue here. I also have a 308 (2008 model though) and it always gets full of water after a while. Gonna check tomorrow if I need a new seal as well.

@thurxavier92 Жыл бұрын

I had exactly the same problem in Brazil, thanks a lot mate!

@penchotaraba580 2 жыл бұрын

Още едно много хубаво и полезно видео. Имам същото пежо и с интерес гледам всички клипове в канала. Благодаря и продължавайте все така:)

@Arwing1979 2 ай бұрын

Had the exact same problem on my Citroen C4. It drove me crazy trying to source leak. Tried everytging including wire loom. Ot end3d up being this. Thanks.

@06SjorsNL06 8 ай бұрын

I just removed these vents as well because they leaked. The original rubber is 3mm, so I suggest replacing it with 3mm rubber strip

@franmanley1635 5 ай бұрын

F.cking genius. 3mm strip...suggestion... replace with 3mm strip....amazing

@06SjorsNL06 5 ай бұрын

@@franmanley1635 don't be an asshole

@valentinilie1560 7 ай бұрын

Hi. Thank you very much . I replace them and no more water in the boot. 😊 I also found moisture at the boot release button on the inside (peugeot 307 2006 hatchback ) after l replace the boot locking removing the plastic cover and the wires. I will replace that boot switch and clean the area.

@moremolecules 7 ай бұрын

Yes, it has been pointed out by other people that the boot latch/release button could also leak through there as well. Well done!

@____tyrael_______3437 Жыл бұрын

Thanks m8. :) This is what i needed gr8 job

@negarariana9724 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your Video! 👍

@kjell1448 Күн бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial, i have combi model with the same issue, but the vents are easier to reach on mine. Got some water between the pedals and drivers seat too, that cant really locate..

@moremolecules 4 сағат бұрын

Difficult to say, but for water in the pedal area I would check the scuttle panel leaves and debris. It coul dbe that it is blocked and overflowing during rain.

@zekarium6102 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, I've got the same problem on my peugeot

@moremolecules 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you get it fixed, it is rather annoying and the bottom of my boot had already started to rust a bit from this water.

@brucecoppard Жыл бұрын

Thank you great help

@marcinnowakowski997 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ruimotta72 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, thanks so much for the video. I have EXACTLY the same problem and you really helped me out. I shared your video on my twitter account. I hope that's ok. If it's not, I'll take it down.

@moremolecules Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, no problem at all, hope you put a link to the youtube video ;-). I missed another way that water can come through that a person from the youtube forum mentioned. It is the boot door handle, if I were you I would check that one as well.

@Jinntsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks for my C4 from Taiwan!

@Blurredman 3 ай бұрын

Interesting that I should find your channel now. I have a 2012 Peugeot 308 and i'm tracing a water leak into the boot. With inner trim removed I could confirm that the metal overlap each side of the car (roughly in-line with the hinges) under the boot seal seemed to be letting in water. But a quick try tonight in the rain and my fix didn't work. I can confirm the light units are not letting in water so my next thought is these vents. But not entirely sure.

@moremolecules 3 ай бұрын

Haha, probably coincidence or the algorithms in action. I'm not saying that this is the only way water can go in the boot. It could also be the boot opening mechanism as well. Nevertheless, the two vent fixed my problem and I have not seen any water in the boot now. I might eventually re-do it with a proper thicker seal, rather than the current one that was a bit on the thin side. Nothing is stopping you from taking them out and seeing for yourself if they have perished. Or simply put your hand in the vents and feel them for moisture/water. That would certainly tell you if they are leaking. I suspect that if you can leave the car pointing up (engine up) on a hill overnight and you have emptyed the boot of water before that, there will be no water again. If you put the car boot up and engine down on a hill, I bet there will be quite a bit of water in there. That is how the vents will let water in if the seals have persihed. Good luck!

@Johnwenn1 2 ай бұрын

Well Done I've been wondering why my boot has been filling with water.

@panchodavilla 2 жыл бұрын

I had bunch of leafs/dust clogging irrigation lines behind rear lights, so gaskets there were soaked and leaking as well... Took care of that, but it kept filling through these vents, but I thought I had to remove bumper to reseal them. Might try your way. Thanks!

@moremolecules 2 жыл бұрын

I also thought I had to remove the bumper as well, but it is relatively straight forward to take the vents out from underneath. Unfortunetely, it was a bit difficult to film under the car. It is doable, just needs perseverance. I drained ~6L of water from the boot and it has started to get a bit of rust in there. I just noticed this very recently. There was rain last night and nothing has come through as yet. So it seems that it has worked, but I will re-post if a thicker seal is needed.

@panchodavilla 2 жыл бұрын

@@moremolecules Yeah, I got some rust specks in trunk and on spare wheel as well... I noticed problem last summer by unusually high humidity in car. I was hoping to seal vents with silicone, but I prefer not removing the bumper so I might try this when it gets a little warmer as I don't have garage.

@moremolecules 2 жыл бұрын

@@panchodavilla I also did not want to remove the bumper, too many plastic clips that always break in my hands. They always become brittle with time and then it is a nightmare to put back together. I also thought about silicone, but it is a bit too permanent for my liking.

@MZANSICELEBS 2 жыл бұрын

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@nesmio7378 Жыл бұрын

Also common for the gasket around the trunk handle / opening button to leak.

@moremolecules Жыл бұрын

Good advice, will have to check the handle as well.

@nesmio7378 Жыл бұрын

@@moremolecules You will have to remove the inner boot liner and then you can spray with water on the outside and see if it is leaking on the inside, if it is leaking just remove the two 10mm nuts holding it and place some butyl rubber tape or something similar around it and reinstall.

@moremolecules Жыл бұрын

@@nesmio7378 Thankyou! Really good stuff. I will test this next time 🙂

@Ben-yn7bk Жыл бұрын

Prima video, 308 heeft het zelfde probleem ga nieuwe pakkingen monteren.

@moremolecules Жыл бұрын

Somebody also mentioned that it could also come from the boot handle, so check that one as well.

@steveskipper1283 22 күн бұрын

Great video, thanks - is that flat grey circle on the boot floor a drainage plug? If it is, there would be no need to drill holes in the boot floor

@moremolecules 22 күн бұрын

No it is not a drain hole and actually I do not know what it is for. From above, there is no hole. Nevertheless even if it was, just draining it from time to time will leave mold everywhere.

@steveskipper1283 21 күн бұрын

@@moremolecules thanks - I have a Citroen C4 coupe and I'm having the same issue. Is there an easy way to eliminate certain potential places for the leak to be coming from? For example, my boot floor carpet is dry, my headlining is dry. So does that mean that its something lower down that's the source of the leak - like these air flow vents that you've fixed?

@moremolecules 17 күн бұрын

@@steveskipper1283 It is most likely the flow vents, but could well be something else, like the stop lights cluster or the boot opening/closing latch. You would need to investigate further where it might be coming from. Check all of these, finger touching to see wet parts.

@steveskipper1283 16 күн бұрын

@@moremolecules thanks for your help

@Dave_at_Southport Жыл бұрын

The Air vent is to release stale air from the cabin, fresh air is drawn into the Car from the front intake/heater when the car is in motion. I had the water problem in my Citroen C3 trunk as you described, I cured it. Open the trunk and in both top corners are rubber sealing covers, one is for wiring and the other is the rear window wash hose, this I found, was the culprit it's very soft and easily lifted with the fingers, I applied Silicone sealant at the top edge of the inside, of the covers taking care to keep it as neat as I could, let it harden before lid is closed . . .

@urbanskargren9310 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much... I explained the leakage problem to a car mechanic and he suggested I could just drill a hole through the bottom of the trunk straight down to the street so the water just drains away. What do you think about that?

@moremolecules Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is another option, but there will always be water in the boot depending on how you stop, uphill or downhill. You will have muck and water there, unless you drill several holes. I am on the opinion that better to see where it is coming from and fix it. It could be the boot door handle as well.

@jimmydutts5311 4 ай бұрын

Surely there is a better solution than using rubber strip that perishes

@76pkmachine 4 ай бұрын

Alors plus d’eau après avoir remplacé les joints

@valentinilie1560 7 ай бұрын

When I unlocking my peugeot 307 from 2006 with the key , the boot opens and when I'm coming out from the car ( opening the front doors ) the boot opens when I pushing the door button trying to get out. Do you know how I can fix it ?

@moremolecules 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, that happens to me as well, but I do not know how to fix it. Try closing the boot several times and it should do it.

@valentinilie1560 6 ай бұрын

@@moremolecules Hi, I replaced the boot lock , I cleaned the boot handle and inside around the car tail gate release switch I found mould, I also replaced that one. Sometimes it opens , but most of the time is fixed ( 8/10 times ). New I want to replace the rubber around that switch. I paid £1 for the rubber sheet from Ebay. Try first too clean that area around that switch and to tide the screws from the boot latch lock . Mine were weak.

@moremolecules 6 ай бұрын

@@valentinilie1560 Many thanks indeed, sounds good advice. I will try to see what I can do, probably replace all the components in there. It is a stupid design with this automated locking/unlocking. Why could it not have been just a simple non-electronic handle?

@valentinilie1560 6 ай бұрын

@@moremolecules At the boot handle I also found a lot of dirt , it was full of dirt. Now it works.