water leaks into back floors through air vent

glidefar · Post by **glidefar** » 26 Apr 2005, 13:23

My V70 Wagon has a mysterious leak of rain water into the back floor wells after a rain storm and often when the car is parked on a rear end slant. Cant find the source of entry yet. Any suggestions or previous experieince would be helpful.
Thanks

Post by **matthew1** » 27 Apr 2005, 16:19

If it was a sedan I'd say check your drains on the rim of the trunk lid deck, just below the rear windshield.

But it's a wagon and I'm not familiar with their anatomy, so I'd say look for draining routes and try to trace the flow of water. Look for where it could pool. A missing bit of trim around doors and windows or even in the engine bay can bring water into the cabin. My neighbor's Passat's floor got flooded because water was pooling under the hood and trickling onto the floor of the cabin through the firewall.