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JPE

Member Since: 19 Nov 2018
Location: South West England
Posts: 315

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Firenze Red

I had water coming in on the passenger side & changing the door seal made no difference, which was frustrating as hell! I sealed around the windscreen & still water was coming in, damn it! It's definitely a love hate relationship with my 110 at times & she never apologises for the trouble she causes me.

Then I replaced the little butyl pads which seal the gaps between the panels (under the seals) & that did the trick. Unbelievable! That was a couple of years ago & not one single drop of water ingress since.

This is the useful article that told me what I needed to do.

https://www.landrovermonthly.co.uk/article...ter-leaks/

11th Aug 2023 8:13pm

the_lincs_landies

Member Since: 29 May 2023
Location: Boston, Lincs
Posts: 230

Thanks for your insight mate. I did do the water test with a watering can and the water is coming in too far back on the door to be the butyl patches. I tried pouring watering cans over the wiper splines incase it was the wiper wheel box. I tried the windscreen seals, the windscreen blocks, the lot, then as a last chance saloon I did the roof, which ran to the drainage channels… they ran off the front and hit the door (I also targeted the top of the door) and then I climbed in the drivers door to find this which, to me, was a bit of a smoking gun.

Click image to enlarge

11th Aug 2023 9:10pm

NickMc

Member Since: 01 Oct 2014
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 1571

There used to be a “Defender water ingress manual” you could download with all the leak points in it

11th Aug 2023 9:45pm

the_lincs_landies

Member Since: 29 May 2023
Location: Boston, Lincs
Posts: 230

Yeah, I’ve got a couple of copies of it thanks. I’m pretty confident that it’s the seal at this point tbh, if it isn’t then I can recommence discovery

11th Aug 2023 9:54pm

Plumbers91

Member Since: 30 Jul 2020
Location: Manchester
Posts: 53

1989 Defender 110 200 Tdi HT Rutland Red

When you replaced the seals did you add any putty to the gaps where the tub joins the sides, and also sides to the roof? always a good idea to use a bit of gum gum putty and a bit of tape over the top of that. Stops it running down the inside of the seals.

12th Aug 2023 9:42pm

the_lincs_landies

Member Since: 29 May 2023
Location: Boston, Lincs
Posts: 230

I haven’t replaced anything yet mate… car is as I bought it but will have to replace seal on passengers door it looks like. Will have a look at the gumgum idea when Indo this seal though 👍🏼

12th Aug 2023 11:54pm

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3616

I think it’s called Dum dum. Autocorrect might have adjusted to gum!

13th Aug 2023 9:32am

Plumbers91

Member Since: 30 Jul 2020
Location: Manchester
Posts: 53

Yes it did, autocorrect ey

This is the product I use atm.

https://www.frost.co.uk/eastwood-flexible-...placement/

13th Aug 2023 8:44pm

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