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Andyred90

Member Since: 30 Mar 2013
Location: Wantage
Posts: 482

Water in seat box

I went to sort out an earth fault on a TD5 and when I opened the seat box under the drivers seat it had 1/2 inch of water sloshing around!

I think this possibly got into the seat box from the rear tub as my truck was a pick up until a few mays ago when I fitted a hard top and water collected in the tub against the bulk head as the grommets where the wires enter the seat box all look ok with no sign of water marks.

The seat box was dried out but any views on whether I should make a drain hole as the seat box where the battery sits has a couple of holes in the base?

Andy

20th Dec 2014 11:59pm

NickH

Member Since: 02 Nov 2014
Location: Halifax
Posts: 204

Save yourself hours of frustration trying to seal the box....drill a big drain hole

2003 Td5 90
2013 sport hse
2012 700 raptor quad
2012 siromer 4x4 tractor

21st Dec 2014 12:18am

Andyred90

Member Since: 30 Mar 2013
Location: Wantage
Posts: 482

That's the plan but just wanted to see if there is any reason not to do that before getting the drill out!

21st Dec 2014 9:31am

michaelwl

Member Since: 19 Nov 2014
Location: Durban
Posts: 65

If you drill a drain hole then this is also a water entry point. So if you do any wading then water will enter and I dont think the computer would like to be covered in water too much.
I would try and find an alternate solution to this problem.

2002 110 TD5 White
1981 S3 R6 Matt Green - Now used as game viewer
2013 Discovery 4 XS

21st Dec 2014 9:36am

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

duck tape

21st Dec 2014 9:53am

steventheplumber

Member Since: 29 Apr 2014
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 767

1987 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Keswick Green

Try a yrm double battery tray.
http://www.yrmlandrover.com/epages/BT3575..../037B-0001

21st Dec 2014 10:44am

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