Saab 9-3 Water Leak In Boot | How to Stop Water Leak Saab

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00:20 Saab 9-3 shark fin
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02:42 Saab 9-3 boot grommets
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[@scottburrage853]

I do have a lot of experience with cars but this fellow makes it interesting...

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks

[@PennyFilmsLTD]

I'm doing work on my dad's old 9-3. Plenty of problems with it but lovely car to drive. These videos are being very helpful

[@CycloneCyd]

Great to hear, Andy. Welcome aboard

[@stevemort3317]

Straight to the point and no american style waffle, you've definitely got my vote, however I own a 1998 93 hatchback, just turned 35k miles (was a caravan tug I guess), thankfully not a turbo so no oil strainer issues, had cambox off today, clean as a whistle. If you could give some tips on the earlier models that would be most helpful, there are still a few of us old skoolers knocking about. Best wishes.

[@peterhastie1998]

Had water in footwell…screeching fan then nothing…done as shown,sorted…decided to check boot video…shark fin loose and back light glass about to fall off…done everything as shown agin,sorted…cheers cyd,saved me a lot of grief 🤝

[@CycloneCyd]

Brilliant that's just what we want. Even the newest 9-3s are near the end of their "design life" now so we need to attend to these little 'foibles'

[@Cangluoak]

Vert nice and highly appreciated. Thanks

[@leadfootgaming3565]

Very helpful video, thankyou!!

[@CycloneCyd]

You're so welcome!

[@BoltonLadnScouser]

Me again! I found another boot ingress point and it took me nearly 2 years to figure out where this water was coming from!!! The small bodywork panel that runs left to right under the rear window, if you look at the joint whjere it meets the rear quarter, you`ll see it has factory sealant in there (the thick stiff stuff). On my Saab, the paint had worn off it and it was crumbling away. The rain was seeping through this panel gap and into the boot, dripping off the bodywork over the fuse panel on the LH wheel arch. For years i thought it was running in through the shark fin, but fixed that and still leaking. Then i thought maybe the roofrack mounting holes. Fixed those and still leaked. Eventually i was bored enough to lie in the boot while it poured with rain and that's when i found it!

[@HoiDaar]

Hi BoltonLadnScouser, i’m having the same symptoms as you described. I’ve tried many different things but still the car gets wet in the LH wheel arch. I’m reading your message with lots of interest but I’m not exactly sure where to find the leak you described and how to fix it. Can you give me some advice to stop this leak. Thanks in advance!

[@BoltonLadnScouser]

@@HoiDaar Almost feels like this is a perfect time to say the old addage "This thread is useless without pictures!" lol. I`ll try to explain. Open your boot lid and watch in the video at aorund 4:32 where he points to a corner near the hinge part. The flat piece of body panel going across from left to right under the rear window is joined to each rear quarter with some factory sealant. It`s this that failed for me.

[@HoiDaar]

@BoltonLadnScouser thanks a lot for explaining this, really appreciate it. Despite the pictures I managed to find the spot you’re mentioning. At my Saab the paint there is also worn off and crumbling away. I’ve put some strong tape over it to see if it stops leaking now. How did you solve the issue?

[@BoltonLadnScouser]

@@HoiDaar I jammed in some silicone sealant and ran the bead as high as i could under the rear window itself and moved the rubber boot seal to go as high up as i could on that side too. I feel this isnt a great long lasting fix, but it was more about just stopping the rain coming in and ruining my car any more.

[@HoiDaar]

@@BoltonLadnScouserthanks for your reply, I think this is the point where my Saab leaks as well. Although there is still coming in some water coming in, it’s reduced now that I put some tape over it. Did you put sealant under the whole width of the rear window?

[@raygibbs9247]

Thank you for another interesting and informative video.

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks Ray, hope it's useful 👍

[@markwilliamson4834]

Thanks for informing me of a problem(s) I didn't know existed, but could cost me money down the road without addressing it.

[@CycloneCyd]

Glad I could help! I'd recommend you look at this too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJTIn6GlmrN2h80

[@totty582]

Thanks for the videos. Went in my boot for the jack and under the spare was quite wet and so was the carpet toward the back half of the boot. Going to go thru all the list on the vid and check the grommets under the spare and hopefully cure the leak.

[@CycloneCyd]

Hope it works out for you. Please let me know if you find something I've missed. I strongly suspect the lights

[@guitarlover302]

Very useful 👌 thank you as ever

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks GL. Stay safe.

[@shawshankkid]

Good info Cyd, I can add a little to this. I caught one of my rear lights (Red: pre 08) with a golf bag, and it pulled the seal away on a good half of the cover, I carefull pulled the cover off completely and cleaned inside. TOP TIP: only ever use furniture polish on plastics, perspex, acrylic, polycarbonate ( my area of expertise) I then used a bead of Soudal crystal clear adhesive ( available from screwfix and other places) sealed perfectly, invisible and like new.

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks for that tip, really useful. You are quite correct - never use anything abrasive on the internal surfaces of the unit. Those silver surfaces especially. That's aluminium applied by vapour deposition and it is a very very thin layer. Hit it with anything abrasive and you'll take it off.

[@GorgorothBergen-ns7il]

Thank you I've been going trough the same oddly problem.

[@CycloneCyd]

Hi Gorgoroth, have you managed to cure the leaks?

[@cuope75]

Woow!!! Thank you!

[@CycloneCyd]

I assume this means I helped you out somehow? What was your issue?

[@kentb3175]

My rear offside lens let go a few weeks back luckily I caught it before it flew off, I used some clear epoxy which I got on eBay to reattach it. I do have a little water ingress on the nearside so thanks for the tips.

[@CycloneCyd]

I took it as an opportunity to customise my lights and with the black wrap I've applied I didn't mind using black sealer, but it would show through otherwise. There are plenty of options including clear silicon, but most clear adhesives should work ok. I'd suggest you check your other lights make sure the lens isn't coming loose. Nice catch though. 👍👍

[@Windavinci]

Great video. This helped me figure out where my boot leak was coming from although it was not from any of these areas mentioned. The source of my leak, which was dripping right on top of the area around the amplifier, was coming from the section of rubber running down between the rear window and the c-pillar. This had badly rotted. I used the same type of silicon sealant and it cured it immediately.

[@CycloneCyd]

nice work 👍👍

[@colonelsanders4006]

Did you silicone over the rubber seals? How did you do this without making it look messy

[@TheJorgSacul]

while you have the boot seal off, clean the trough thoroughly and apply a coating or three of good wax. This will help water flow to the side channels and carry away small dust and debris that would otherwise stick in the trough. My wife's 2013 Impala has the same issue, that trough is like a dirt magnet. On first viewing of my '08 9-3, I knew it was a problem area. Cheers!

[@guitarlover302]

Have 9.3 convertible 2005 - found source of water leak today on right hand side - aerial that fits onto tonneau cover - took off cleaned everything - treated with silicone 🙏 Fitted new boot seal - old one was easy to pull off as original mastic was very brittle ! Surprisingly not a touch of corrosion on body of boot frame ! put silicone sealant on body frame - then fitted seal - seems to bed easier ? Checked lights whilst at it ! Bone dry since fitting new seals Hopefully fixed it ! Thanks for inspiring me to do it 😊

[@CycloneCyd]

Sounds like you did a great job. You're welcome

[@riccardogalliazzo916]

Great Cyd!!!

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks Riccardo, appreciated. Hopefully this video will save someone's amp by allowing them to spot trouble early. Did you find any aspect useful in particular??

[@riccardogalliazzo916]

Cyclone Cyd at the time I haven’t water problem (I’m a proudly owner of 2009 saab 9-3 convertible 1.9 ttid aero). Next week I will change front disks and pads. Thanks for your helpful videos. Ps: I apologize for my bad english! Ciao!

[@CycloneCyd]

@@riccardogalliazzo916 NEVER apologise for the standard of a second language. Your English is much better than my Italian (or wherever you're from). Make sure you've got a set of E sockets (something like this bit.ly/Torx_E_T_Set ) and a decent length breaker bar. Those caliper carrier bolts are E18 (might be E16) and are seriously tight. I'll be doing a discs and pads video soon - probably next week.

[@cretzubeyou]

Nice video ..like all your videos.....I ve used that foam to seal the cabin air filter box ..never had a leak since then..

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks for the feedback on the foam. You're a step ahead of me there, lol. I'll be doing a video on sealing the filter box and clearing the scuttle drain soon.

[@cretzubeyou]

@@CycloneCyd yeah ...the cabin air filter water problem is a very common one...

[@mmind5882]

Great video - really helped...think my leak on a 2008 9-3 TiD is the around the shark fin aerial which is looking worse for wear. I've noticed wetness around the amp in the boot. I pushed my hand up inside and to the back where amp is and found the foam to be wet (not drenched). I think this has started interfering with the stereo (recently noticed hiss on door speaker and slight popping when changing radio stations but stereo works apart from that). Did you say you had a video or were doing one on how to replace the aerial?

[@CycloneCyd]

If I were you, I'd seal up all possible sources. Never forget when fault finding that there could always be more than one fault. Yes, I am intending to do a shark fin replacement video. Right now I'n doing a headlight rebuild series, which was more urgent due to the state of the light output. I needed to do it before winter. The shark fin is only for GPS and phone antennas, so if you use neither of those you could replace it with a dummy fin bit.ly/dummy_fin. If you still need the GPS aerial, you could replace it with one of these bit.ly/Shark_fin_GPS Check the connections to the amp. Any signs of corrosion, give them a clean and make sure they are thoroughly dry before reconnecting

[@CycloneCyd]

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[@michaeldowney6912]

good video where can i get foam for lights

[@timstevenson7897]

Also, check the seal around the vent. You will need the rear bumper off to access this. Remove the vent and carefully clean it.You will find the seal perished under the dirt. The seal cannot be removed so dry it thoroughly and seal over the rubber with silicone bath sealer. The nearside failed on my Cabriolet possibly due to drying out with heat front the rear silencer. After clipping the vent back in seal around the edge, smoothing with a wet finger. Allow to cure and water test then refit the bumper.

[@CycloneCyd]

Yes, good point and thanks for the tip. I haven't tried it but I suspect it may be possible to seal around the vent from the inside with a good quality duct tape.

[@Deanowelsh]

Once again Great video 😎👍

[@CycloneCyd]

Appreciated Deano 🤘. On the forums I see loads of people suffering burned out connections on the lights, but no discussion on root cause and I think I've found it. If you see similar, share this. In fact, share till it hurts! I need the views since I lost my job with JLR on Thursday 😠

[@Deanowelsh]

@@CycloneCyd sorry to hear you lost your job. I've mentioned you on the saab owners club GB as someone shared a video about vacuum issues so i gave your channel a mention 👍

[@CycloneCyd]

@@Deanowelsh you're a star 🌟🌟

[@Deanowelsh]

@@CycloneCyd no worries m8 😊 you and your family stay safe and keep the videos coming 👍

[@wofy1970]

Thanks mate for the usefull heads up, just one sugestion, i know i am stating the obvious, but as a silicon sealent be sure to get the non corrosive one as in the long run silicon will actually eat away at the metal

[@CycloneCyd]

WOW! i didn't know that, you've learned me summat today. thanks Topo

[@rafanamyso8489]

Hello. I have a water leak into the trunk on the left side. It's a bit strange because I have a wet rear seat opening lever. Where does it come from?

[@volodymyrdzhavala4269]

Hello! I love your videos, great job!! I have an issue with water leaks into my front left footwell. (Im from the US so its the driver side). The carpet flooring under my floormat is always wet and I have no clue where it could be coming from. I was hoping you or someone else could give me some hints on what to check before I have to rip apart the interior.

[@CycloneCyd]

Have a look at 2 things: 1. the aircon drain - underneath your clutch foot, roughly under the car. A rubber lips type thing, easily blocked. 2. the scuttle drain - It's in the bottom of the scuttle cavity like the one on the passenger side kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJTIn6GlmrN2h80 just reach down and feel for it. Again, easily blocked

[@paulwarrington1966]

Basically Saabs are a nightmare re electrics and water ingress. I bought a low mileage saab converible 93 2005. I'm getting a full car cover and am only going to use it when it's dry. Carpets wet (though have checked all the recommended problem area and amp blown when I got it) . Nice as a weekend summer car but that's about it...

[@BoltonLadnScouser]

@Cyclone Cyd - Have you put expanding foam in your boot lid? Is that to stop any condesation etc.?

[@CycloneCyd]

Yes. Noise reduction.

[@steveshadbolt3714]

Regarding the rain channel at the base of the back window. I have found that if I park on a slope, nose up, this channel acts as a trough, and overflows into the boot before it drains away at the side. Probably CC's silicon seal trick on the rubber will help guard against this. Conversely, if I park nose down on a slope, the water accumulates at the two corners. I have not (yet) seen it get into the boot in these circumstances, but it looks like it could. Best to park these cars on the level if you can.

[@CycloneCyd]

Seal carriers are a common source of leakage, hence the mastic when they are new.

[@LDantinhas]

My car is a Saab 93 2007 estate and I think all those problems where addressed in the estate version from factory in someways, cause the backlights seals never had any problem at all. I recently had to change both sides cause I cracked them bumping into angled pillars when reversing, and the water passages where very clean behind around the seal. Also My OCD won’t let me mount new ones without cleaning all the area behind the lamp (you haven’t cleaned in your Saab, Cyd hehehehe) Also the side bumper inside hole appears to be round like the bit that comes in from the bumper fixing part. Strange...

[@CycloneCyd]

A different engineer probably did the panels on the estate and didn't make the same mistake.

[@simonpojasok6633]

How/where did you get those taillights?

[@CycloneCyd]

They are standard 03-07 tail lights with black wrap over the unlit portions. bit.ly/lights_wrap

[@lizmarshall5949]

Hi, Can you help my 9.3 Saab Aero 2008 convertible has water that collects in the spare Tyre well. I took a full 10 litre bucket of water out of it today. the inside boot carpet is completely dry an I have felt along all the sides but still can't see where it comes in. Any suggestions please I am at a loss as to where the water is coming from

[@CycloneCyd]

there aren't any grommets missing from the floor? You have checked all the sources in the video?

[@guitarlover302]

Hi did you fix it ? Got same issue with mine today 😱 going in to reseal rear lights on Friday -common problem on convertibles- tonneau cover seal failed , vent behind back bumper open - mine may even be from blocked drain on petrol Flap? Hope you have managed to get it fixed !

[@sergiobisonte]

is 'foam tape' good for a seal?? wont foam soak water and leak anyway? how about a 'rubberized foam' seal tape? ive used it on other cars with sucess, and now will do the same on the saab.. the tape you are using, looks like pure foam, the one I will use is more like a soft rubber.. update: just poured water on the tail light and looks like water is coming in not by the tail light, but by a small screw under it that ataches the bumper to the body. this screw screws on a plastic clip inside the trunk area and looks like its 'sealed' with a piece of fabric between the bumper and body.. removed tail light and its seal looks perfect. looks like water is going around the light and coming in by the small screw under it

[@pawelbelina8838]

Hi I just notes that water is dripping from (rear seat removal) handle in boot on left-hand side. Anyone any ideas please Thanx

[@CycloneCyd]

I'd suspect the seal or the seal carrier. Any signs of damage?

[@cheapswede]

I would not recommend silicone for anything other than sealing/caulking a bathtub. It fails after a few years. There are far superior sealants out there.

[@CycloneCyd]

Can you suggest some for us all?

[@mehmetpektas8249]

There is a water leak under the driver's seat. Amp1 is pretty wet and doesn't work anymore. Where can the water leak occur? Is there any way I can fix Amp1. Thanks.

[@CycloneCyd]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJTIn6GlmrN2h80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHazeqh6pNJ_j6s If you know an expert who can repair electronics, then I dare say it's possible to repair AMP1. However i't probably easier and cheaper to get a 2ndhand one. There's a couple of specialist 9-3 breakers here in the UK who could probably ship one out to you. Join Saab Nuts! on Facebook and search the group for Anthony Jordan or Ron Saab Leeds. Let us know how you get on.

[@mehmetpektas8249]

@@CycloneCyd Thank you so much for your answer. First of all, I will start by preventing water leakage. After that I will try to fix Amp1 myself. If I can't fix it, I have nothing to lose anyway, I'll just try. I will write to you if I make any progress. Again thank you so much.

[@danggwed5416]

January will be 2 years and my boot is so full of so many kinds of sealants, I am 95% less leaks now...God help me!!!

[@CycloneCyd]

Yeah, it can be frustrating. At Land Rover we put an awful lot of effort into making our vehicles watertight, but of course, we wade them to almost 2 metres deep❗ Even without the extra wade kits the newer vehicles can forge 800mm water. Car manufacturers rarely wade more than 100mm.

[@rezaq1]

Why do you have black gaffer tape on the outsides of your rear lights?