Trying to Fix The Boot Leak in an 8th Gen Honda Civic Pt 1
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- This has got to be the worst fault in any 8th gen civic never mind the FN2 Type R. Join me as I start to finding and stopping all the leaks my car has.
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Before pulling anything apart I'd suggest having a look around and trying to figure out what's going on.
Dry the boot out, put some newspaper down and see where the newspaper gets wet first.
If it's along the rear edge of the boot, chances are that the leak is in the tailgate or lights. If it's the sides it's probably the seams or the sealant at the edges of the roof.
If your rear footwells are also wet it's almost certain that it's the sealant at the edge of the roof that's split.
NOT ONLY THE BEST VIDEO, BUT ALSO THE ONLY VIDEO with all the info, all the details pointed. Damn, you are the best! Thanks!
This is great to hear. Thank you 😊
Just doing my Civic now, good vid, it's been sat for 6 months and I have the fun task of cleaning mould of every surface too, happy days.
Thank you. Oh dear, good luck with it.
WHAT A GUY!!! this is the vid i have been waiting for. no longer having a swamp in the boot. but stripping the boot looks abit daunting like.
wreckon il give it a bash tomorrow.
im half tempted to just silicone the whole back end!
top guy lew keep at it pal
Haha give it a bash mate! Thanks very much pal will do ☺️
@@FNLEW ok so managed to do this. Took it out for a spin to make sure nothing was loose... had to turn in somebodies drive and little did I know that they have a black painted boulder in there driveway entrance and I reversed into it 😢 crumpled my bumper. Now I need to replace my back bumper 😢😭
@@mickgad1 oh mate that's terrible! Hope you get it sorted.
Great stuff 👏, really big thanks for doing the video for us all. As this week the weather is sunny and hot 27°C 🔥 🥵 in Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪 ,it no better of a time to fix the leak I find each winter in the car and water in the spare wheel well. Also I have had to take the rubber drain plug out of the bottom of my rear passenger door and drain about 2 pints of water that gathered in the inside of the door. Dirt and grime had it clogged up and an unreal amount of water was drained out of it. Crazy. But anyway I'm starting my repairs as I follow ur video step by step. Cheers pal 👍
For me it was the welds/seems behind the boot hinges. For some reason Honda thought it would be smart to have them end just below the roof molding so all the water erodes these joints. Some black flexible sealant filled up those cracks nicely.
This is awesome man. Same exact model and same problem. Thanks for the post.
No problem at all mate. Glad I could help 👍🏻
Mines started to leak but keep putting this off as it looks a right pain to do.
I tracked my 2006 civic 1.8 leak down to the spoiler seal. It then came in via the rear lights compartments. Easy fix for me was to use Granville black silicone sealent adhesive and ran a thin layer over the rubber seal that joined the rear window to the spoiler. £3.75 cheap fix.
Plastic trim removal, outside, in the cold. Brave man!
I get apprehensive when its warm and the plastics are a little more forgiving.
Well done buddy
Thank you mate. Unfortunately you tend to forget about this fault in the summer 😂
Thank-you for doing this and showing that stripping your car is not impossible. At least you had a video of how you undid it to put it back together :). Thanks for your effort
No problem, glad you found it helpful 😊
Best video yet, well done bud 😀
Thank you mate!
I've got the same problem.
Started years ago. How on earth have Honda got away with this!
Literally the day after i bought mine i noticed a puddle in the boot.
I litteraly had the same😢 like an inch of water in it😂
,I was grabbing the jack earlier to check if nearside front is sticking. Slightly damp in there, glad I saw this video and knew where to come
Nice one mate. Glad I could help 👍🏻
I did mines a few months ago and the boot lid is the main perpetrator around the number plate clips and few difficult to reach spare hole around the number plate..and the lights if not seal well. The amount of water that were in my boot were unbelievable. When I move off or brake I could hear the moving water.
Top vid as mate. Will be helpful to many of us I'm sure
Cheers mate. I hope so 😁
Seal: The cracked sealer at the end of the roof gutter trims. The boot lid wiring harness boots. The rear lights in the boot lid under that hoooooge plastic cover that was a git to get off.
Also make sure the drain hole next to the fuel filler neck isn't blocked.
My 2.2 is exactly the same as yours, filled the boot right up with water. I spent hours trying to sort it, thought I had fixed it, no leak for months, then all of a sudden, leaking again. I left the lower carpet out where the spare wheel sits so I could spot any more leaks. I'm now tempted to drill a hole in the wheel well to drain the water away as I can't be arsed to pull it all apart again as it's my workhorse.
Wow mate. You'll be surprised how many people have suggested that 😂
@@FNLEW drilling the hole?
If you think about it, how have they stopped your doors from filling up with water? Drain holes at the bottom. It's not like there's water gushing in just the odd drip that's getting in.
Anyway, I hope you fix it proper, if not, drilling a hole is always an option 😉
@@mickl8212 very good point mate. Yeah it will be a last resort definitely 👌🏻
Mine did this a few weeks ago. Chucked a bag of silica cat litter in and sealed the roof joins. Partner's civic did this a few weeks ago...bought another bag of cat litter... we'll try the other suggestions soon.
Great video. Good lad
Thought I would let you know, finally got my boot leak free. Took a few goes sealing up inside and used the hose to see any other places it leaked but tried yesterday and bone dry after 5 minutes of being sprayed with a hose.
Your video was invaluable to remove the boot lining and then just kept it out and filled places till the leak stopped.
Great work mate well done 👍🏻
Great vid lew 👍 mines just damp at min suppose i should tackle it before ive got a pond. I need to sort my moldy rear lights out aswell so look forward to that vid pal good work 👌
Thanks so much mate. Yes I'd stop it whilst it's mild 😅
Will do lad.. Like ur twitch & the screw driver 😁
@@salty1ify cheers mate. It often sets off when I'm concentrating 😂
2:02 the look of a cold, desperate man there lew 😂
My fn2 only leaks when its rain or snow has frozen to to the roof and ive narrowed it down to that seal under the roof strip as i noticed water running down the top of the rear suspension strut into the boot.
Im going to (when the weather's better) take off the roof strip, treat it with Rustkins Rust Converter then use black auto silicone sealer then paint over the silicone with nighthawk black touch up paint then refit the roor strip
Hey man I’m pretty sure I saw you driving around in your fn2 on Sunday around Meadowhall. Lovely car 👍
Won't have been me mate unfortunately as it's on the drive for now. Thank you though 😆
@@FNLEW looked very similar. Was a red fn2 with the same wing as yours. Coming to think about it.. the front plate was square so it was definitely someone else 😂
Cleaned my fn2 today after a week on furlough.Car hadn’t moved so was greeted with a nice puddle in the boot!
My fn2 type r got the same problem gonna try the same ,great tutorial .
Thank you mate good luck! 👍🏻
Leaks in my Civic too, proper common problem it seems, think mines coming from the boot seals at the top as you mentioned, it takes a long long time for water to build up which tells me it's not that big of a leak, but still, a leak needs sealing.
What you doin ere
Great video found it very helpful with having the same issues with mine I also have a leak in the front passenger side footwell
So glad I could help mate. I've heard of that aswell. I think maybe some grime can build up under the scuttle panel above the metal heat shield under the bonnet. Worth having a look.
@@FNLEW thank you il check that 👍
get someone to blow compressed air up the A/C drain tube under the car. They block and it flows into the car
@@tommyzoo thank you il ty this as well
Actually quite a fun video! I have been putting off fixing this insanely annoying issue since I bought my Civic last July. With the cold/damp weather it's really making me want to fix it. My leak isn't as bad as yours but I was in Aus for 6 weeks and when I got back everything in my boot cubby was mouldy, had to throw a lot of it out, so it would be good to get it fixed
Thanks very much! Yes they can get bad very quickly unfortunately 😬
@@FNLEW I just did mine today, only needed to do the ones at the top, the seams on the lights were fine. Hopefully that fixed it, haven't bothered pulling all the liner out to check, I'll just keep my windows open to dry it out for a while. Thank you for showing those spots in the video because that's not actually the place I thought it leaked!
@@aspected awesome, glad you got it sorted in the end 👍🏻
I'm having this problem right now and it's doing my head in
Nice one.❤
Try to check fuel filler rubber neck, my was broken and caused leak.
I'm having to do this now. My car steamed up so bad when driving I couldn't see out if the car. So big help thanks
No worries mate. Hope you sort it.
Just picked one up a couple of days ago. Just the ex. But the same. The underneath compartment is saturated. Top side is fine. No mould. Gonna get my wet vac out and clean up the moisture.
Mine is stripped out with a cage in, so see it leaking but there’s a couple of bungs the help when removed! 👍🏼
Yeah I bet it's so much easier to spot it aswell 👍🏻
Great content 👌 1 question what sealent is best for around the lights 😀 ty
Thank you! Any bathroom silicone sealant will be fine 👍🏻
Watched this years ago when I had an FN2, got an FN1 and ofcourse days after getting it I'm here watching this again 🤣
Glad it could be of use 😂
remember taking the boot trim off my 2.2. knuckles and fingers were shredded trying to pull it off
It's definitely not a pleasant job mate.
Just found the same problem and looks like under the gutter seal near the end, going to dry it off and seal, water was coming down the wires on left side to where the jack is located, tested with hosepipe and could see it coming in.
Wow they are literally like siv's good luck 👍
I'd suggest using heavy duty black gasket sealant
This video is ECACTLY what I needed. Just found a puddle in my boot (2009 CIVIC EX) where spare wheel is and plan to strip it down so your video will be invaluable!!
Cheers!
So glad I could help mate. Good luck with it! 👍🏻
My EP3 has the same problem, coming in through roof gutter seam then runs down rear pillar into the boot been trying for weeks to seal it but still leaking 😞
Good video pal but would have used clear Stixall it’s a seam sealer and is car bonnet skin adhesive it’s for the job, but great effort pal 👌
Ah fair enough mate. Thanks for the tip 👍🏻
Brilliant vid much waited for I need to tackle this once it's a bit dryer. Did you consider using a watering can and dye ? This is what il be doing
I've done the roof seams, il probably do the rear lights and lift the carpet once it's dry
Thank you mate. No I never thought of that. Yeah I've done the roof seams today 👍🏻
@@FNLEW looking forward to part 2, pain in the backside I know but I've had Ice on the inside before hated it !!
@@JA-wy1zv yes mate that's what made me sort it! 😂
@@FNLEW Looking forward to part 2. I've got the same issue in my 07 2.2 Diesel EX. I've got most of the trim out, just need to do the carpet :(. I've seen people put talcum powder in to identify where leaks are coming from too.
@@jonopvfc that's a good idea! 👍🏻
My fn2 was pretty much perfect for the 6 years, miss that car
Got the dreaded wet boot 🙈🙈 this is gonna help me no end bud 👍🏼👌🏼
I hope it does buddy 👍🏻😄
Put sealant where the roof joins the body it’s very common to split there
@@FNLEW I'm sure it will wud 👍🏼😁
@@tushi071 mite just go full send and just put it everywhere. It will be more sealant than boot 🤣
Hey Lew! I have a 2008 fk2 and some time in the future (when I’ve got the budget) I need to change the rear bumpers (current one is a bit damaged). I was wondering if you’ve ever had to take off the your bumpers before and how? Cheers mate!
I've done the front mate. Look for my video on changing the fog light bulbs.
@@FNLEW cool! Thanks Lew!
So lucky my fn2 Don't have this yet lol
Hi FNLEW, have you ever removed the whole boot lid? If so once the electrics are unplugged it it just a matter of un bolting it?
I haven't mate but I suspect it's just a couple of bolts on the hinges and the boot struts.
Remove rear lights - theres a seam weld behind each of them which was the cause of my boot leaks. Sealed up with silicone and now dry for over 6months.
I do exactly that in part 2 😁
Time to strip mine out, I have a little leak coming from the right side, have a feeling it's coming from the light, iv already sealed the roof seams up where they crack at the back but still have a little leakage
Good luck with it!
It isn't the seams behind the boot hinges for me. Theyre sealed. It must be the bloody lights!! Ill have to have a look again! Cheers for the video. I know where all the screws and clips are now 👍🏻 and where the potential leaks could be coming from.
Glad I could help you identify the problem mate 😁👍🏻
Had exact same leak and it was the join on the roof it was split sealant sorted it
I had the same with my 1.8. Exact same place... fixed it with silicon. We had 3 weeks haevy raining in West Sussex and it is still dry. The cracks looked very small, but they caused the leaking.
Same problem, same spot and same solution. Just bought car sealent and filled the crack and never had problem after that.
Mine is pissing in from the petrol but what’s it called the part I need I can’t find it anywhere as don’t know the name of it the black bit next and around the cap
Maybe fuel filler cap housing or surround 🤷🏻♂️
Next time use a polymer sealant, good for automotive applications. Sikaflex or m&s sealant. It's used on motorhomes also, to seal roof lights etc. It will last much much longer and seal better than bathroom sealant. Also bathroom sealant may only be internal use so may not last as well. Black sikaflex 👍
Nice one thanks for the recommendation 👍🏻
@@FNLEW you will struggle to find it in shops - eBay is good. Once you use it you won't go back. Very very tacky, so mask areas you don't want to adhere to, also gives clean lines by masking. Ideal for that roof seam. Sikaflex 221.
@@richardd8352 well I've already got some metal putty that hardens when it's mixed for the top seams as I've seen it done before but I'll definitely keep I in mind for any other places.
@@FNLEW I've never used putty, but I've heard epoxy putty is good for sealing. Good luck 👍
I had a Focus ST MK2 that had a bad leak i ended up stripping the whole car out sealing the whole back end with some marine grade sealant and a full deap clean and replacement used carpet as the old one was rank and mouldy. No more leaks 👍🏼 check everywhere for mould as it can grow behind everything once your car has a leak because of the moisture.
What sealant did you use ?
Just regular bathroom silicone sealant
Do you know anyone who has type R GT FN2 .with a problem with the centre readouts on the rev counter I'm trying to get it out of factory default settings mode as I can only get 6 display screens up your supposed to hold the -i button on info in for about 5 seconds then it should go into the secret settings for VTEC light limiter leds for revs that you can switch on or off language settings and fault displayed on the centre readouts but my car can't get past the speed limit 30 50 mph warnings setup which it keeps going back to I'm totally stumped!!!The only thing that is not working is the handbrake on warning light I was wondering if the OBC thinks that the car isn't stationery and for safety reasons maybe you can't access the settings when driving but someone would need to try and change the settings when driving their car as you have the same car could you please try it and if you can't get past the normal settings then that might be the problem thanks for the leak fix and other videos but as you can probably guess this is doing my head in as I've just bought the car and I want to make sure my VTEC is working correctly as I only have a month warranty can you please help me out with this thanks
I'm really sorry mate I haven't dealt with this issue before and have no experience in fixing it.
Mine has a swimming pool 🤣
I'm from the US 🇺🇸 and want to import one of these!!!
Did you seal Left side rear light other then the bottom bit where jack goes ?
I didn't but if it comes back it'll be the first place I check.
Cheers. I poured water on left brake light and not been able to remove left hand inside trim but can feel left hand bottom where Jack sits, then carpets wet then dripping on to boot floor. I have a gap where the c pillar panel meets the brake light so I wonder if someone's bumped the rear of car to cause brake light not to sit flush with body panels
@@let7794 ah well that might be a good place to start then.
Cheers. Great to talk to a youtuber. Didnt expect a reply late evening. Much appreciated
@@let7794 no problem at all. Whilst I can keep up with comments I'll try to reply when I can. 😊
Link your Sealey light?
I talk about it in the next video bud and I'll link it in the description for everyone aswell 👍🏻
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Nightmare...
Where did you find the leak on the type r
I haven't done it yet but I'm guessing it would be similar places.
@@FNLEW No worries will try and look when its a dryer day ggrr believe its the drivers side possible through grommet where leads go... light or boot hinge welds but will definitely put some sealant where the plastic bits are on the roof first like you did in vid 😁
Leaky boots are the bane of the FN2s existence, on the FB group its pretty much Leaky boot or footwell posts.
Exactly mate. That's why I wanted to do this.
@@FNLEW what year is yours? I have a 61 plate and haven't had any leaks yet so I'm thankful
@@FNLEW subscribed 👍
@@cameronbrown3380 mines the pre facelift so 07 Type R and 08 diesel. Thanks for the sub! ☺️
@@FNLEW ah okay man, it's strange to think how old these cars are sometimes.
Try owning a honda del sol. Those things leak from factory :D
Yeah I bet 🤣
Lol motorised roof
@@abycharles4814 yeah thats the one. Over engineered but you gotta love it. Its a vtec transformer
@@lunarshteve yes I had the manual roof one in red oh I do miss it ..
Wouldn't have been better to use silicone or caulk?
The sealant is silicone basses but yes an automotive silicone would be just as effective.
@@FNLEW could you just run a transparent thin layer of sealant or caulk accross the roof bars on either side and also along the seals near the boot? That would save time stripping out the entire boot area.
@@CarlosWillis it could but there's other areas it can come through. What you have to think is I had to strip it all to identify where the leaks were. After watching this video you now know some common locations to try without stripping the interior. Unfortunately I had to find them first hand. Also, a common place is through the grommets in the boot lid. So that's another reason to strip that area.
@@FNLEW thanks bro! I’m actually buying a civic type a 1.8 tomorrow. I’m pretty nervous as it’s private and I’m taking a bit of a risk. Just hope it works out. One lady owner car and she’s a mechanic herself and it seems well looked after. Pray to the Honda gods for me pal! 🙏🏽
@@CarlosWillis sounds like a little gem to be honest mate. Very reliable cars too. Good luck with it!
bloody horrible removing that lot
You're not wrong mate.
@@FNLEW took all mine off fri to clean the gunk out and replacing H badges.
ended up cracking the centre unit with fricking cleaner in a can.
now i have to buy another and they ain't cheap.
I’ll pay you to come do mine 👎🏻😅
Bugger that I've got two to do 😂