Saab 9-3 2012 | Car Leak Detection | Part 1 |

[@alexandredionisio9280]

I can help. So... for the leak on the front floor, there's a white box (12785474) that holds the air cabin filter, it has a foam gasket which with time and heat it shrinks and lets water coming from the windshield, which again with time and heat the windshield cowl (12780681) doesn't completely contact the windshield and thus water gets under it and drips on the white box. To fix this leak. - remove the white box (12785474) that holds the air cabin filter. - remove the foam gasket, clean surface where the gasket was. - apply a medium temperature silicon gasket maker on the same surface the foam gasket was. If I remember correctly the foam gasket sits on a kind of a channel you can fill that channel with silicon gasket maker. Since the box for air cabin filter is just clipped in to the car, I put a fairly thick bead of silicon. And... for a leak on left side or right side of the trunk, on the left side it normally screws up the back amplifier/GPS/"whatever you have there". The culprit is the tail lights. They have the same problem as the windshield cowl... they don't hug car very well. To fix this leak. - remove the tail light. - with patience check which part of the tail light contacts or almost contacts the car. - clean the surfaces on the car and tail light - place a thick bead of the same silicon gasket maker of your choice on the tail light. IMPORTANT especially on the rubber FLAP (that touches the car near the trunk seal). When that flap doesn't stick to the car, water that comes from the roof sides and rear window goes down the water channel of the trunk and under that flap, then it soaks the foam gasket of the tail light and drips inside the trunk killing your precious OEM trunk amplifier. I used Mannol gasket maker 9916. It can be anything other kind of silicon gasket, as long it can remain flexible under, perhaps, 100ºC... for hot days.

[@CarWaterLeaksFound]

That's about right. We would replace the gaskets if possible, as generally, they only get worse with age.

[@craiganderson-jones4916]

So how do you fix these leaks? I have the se car with a leak in the rear passenger footwell. Roof is dry and sealed, plus the drainage below the pollen filter is clear and the front passenger footwell is dry

[@newagainautoreconditioning]

You have to find the leaks before you can fix them. That's why we show these videos.

[@Evocati-Augusti]

I have the same car same color, and im getting water in the passenger-side and back seat when it rains, its not the top, it always dry, but its has to be coming down right into the floor, because even when its a little rain it gets soaked...now its Demember and getting close to freezing out so I have no clue what to do

[@aljazx8529]

Great video, thx