hey guys.... was just wondering if anyone has the problem of having water inside there trunk or boot... i dont know how it got there.. theres a big puddle inside.. and its rusting some of the metal parts.... does anyone know the cause of this? i have a 2000 s type... thanks.

 

Search. It's often asked and has been answered

Forget the metal - panic about the electrics & electronics!!

 

heres some good reading on the subject:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=21680


Get it resealed, alot of electronics/modules in the trunk.

 

thanks guys,,,,, i've read the other posts... everyone seems to be having a lot of electronic problems.. thankfully i dont have none of those yet... i wanna know how to go about sealing the source of the leakes.... has anyone tried it themselves without going to the dealership? thanks again...

 

Read up on "shutting yourself in the trunk"....No, honestly, I'm not kidding....

Most of the time the leak(s) are coming from the tail lamp housing.

 

hahahah awww ok.... i'll do that now... ahahha

 

but tail light? hmmm the carpet there is not wet at all though... just 1cm of water where the wheel is.....

 

hi josworth... thanks for ur help mate... but where do i search for that article "shutting yourself in the trunk"?? sorry i'm new in the forum.. so dont know my bearings yet... thanks again.

 

Below forum logo of every page: menu bar has Search. Click it. Easy

 

Get in the trunk with a flashlight, shut it, have one of your boys spray the crap out of the trunk mostly in all of the seals and light housings. You will find where it is coming from. From there, determine the next plan of attack.

in the meantime, unplug the drain on the bottom of the trunk under the spare to GET THAT WATER OUT! Jags kryptonite=WATER!.

Seriously though, my Jag dealer did the "lock thyself in the trunk" method to figure out what was up with mine.

 

awww ok.... trip to the dealer for me then hey......

 

Not yet, trip to your trunk....

 

yeah mate..... will try it on the weekend...... thanks again.

 

I have never had a water issue on our car and all the rubber seals around doors and trunk and everything else gets special treatment. We all have to lubricate our skin once in a while and I lubricate all the rubber seals around everything. I use a product at the Zone called Black magic and make sure I coat once a year. If you saw the seals around doors, lights, trunk of the car, anything rubber, you would swear they are brand new. They are all original.

 

I use just a dab of Sil-Glyde on our vehicles' rubber seals, probably once a year or so. I've had this tube of Sil-Glyde for at least 15 years. A little goes a long way. Great product....

 

I'm hearing people using silicone products on rubber...I was always told that was a bad thing...That it actually dries out rubber and plastic over time..Hence why I search out silicone free products..Have I been wasting my time and money all these years???

 

It depends on the product as well as the application. Research the product before you decide to buy it. Sil-Glyde comes highly recommended for automotive seals. At least it did back in the mid-90s when I purchased my tube of it. Always worked well for me so I've never thought to research it again....

 

Just recently acquired a 2000 S-Type and I did notice a damp trunk. After reading your post I am not sure what I should be looking for. A leak in the lid seal, lights or ? or all the above. What is it that you all found to be the problem? And what about under the hood?

 

The trunk seals tend to pull away from the metal as the glue that holds them ages. Sometimes the original rubber seals can be re-seated and re-glued and become water-tight again, but other times the rubber seals must be replaced. The older the car, the more likely the rubber must be replaced....

I've also read that in the older S-Types, the taillight assemblies tend to develop leaks as well. This doesn't seem to be as much of a problem from 2005 up (when the shape of the assembly was revised for the final time)....

 

I checked AllData today and they showed the seals and the tail light seal that is under the trunk lid. Thanks for the reply and I will be checking for leaks.