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W111 sedan trunk leak / drain questions...
I'm working on waterproofing the trunk of my 1963 220S. Today I got grumpy but compliant husband to get inside trunk with a flashlight while I sprayed water all around (pretty good deal, no?). Here's what we found:
1. Trunk seal is leaking just about everywhere, no real surprise there 2. C-pillar vents - if I hose water in there it comes pouring in along sides of trunk interior and drains out the currently unplugged hole at the bottom of both of the side wells. (Rubber mats are all removed). 3. Trunk hinge area - if I hose water in there it seems to go into a rubber tube and then still come out along the sides of the trunk as with the C-pillar vents. I assume that the hose is putting out more than an expected amount of water for a rubber drain line to deal with, but I also assume that something is wrong. I don't have any idea how either the trunk hinge areas or the vents are supposed to drain, so I defer to those who know more and ask for some suggestions... thanks Scott |
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I don't think either are supposed to drain since they are not supposed to get wet.
The water may not be entering the trunk through the vents but through small rust holes that have developed where the chrome attaches and/or around the bottom of the rear window seal. The only thing to do is plug with with some silicone sealer or major body work. But first you have to find them. This is just a project, but you will be glad you did it as the 'built-in' cure is for the spare tire wells to rust out. You will have big holes in the bottom of the wells, but your drainage problems will be gone for good! |
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Oddly enough, I don't think this is the case. The seal is old and I know about what happens with rotten windshield seals. This isn't that. |
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All of those tubes are doing exactly what they are supposed to do. Be thankful that they are not rotten and thus not directing the water where it is supposed to go. You probably need a new trunk lid gasket. If you have a sunroof the rear sunroof drains also go into the trunk near the wheel arch. Do not remove or plug the tubes or you will have water going where it should not. Make sure that the rubber drain plugs in the wells are clear.
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Is this a sunroof car?
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1968 230S Automatic, Elfenbein 1975 O309D Executive Westfalia Camper Bus, Blau/ Weiss 1972 280SEL 4,5 Dunkelrot 1966 VW Type 34 "Grosser" Karmann-Ghia 1963 VW 1500 Variant Pearlweiss 1969 VW Variant Automatic, Perugruen 1971 VW Squareback Automatic, Clementine Orange 2001 E320 4Matic Wagon- Our belated welcome to the 21st century! Polar White 1973 280SEL 4,5 Sliding Roof "The Bomb", Dunkelblau. |
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No. Attached are pictures showing the water flow inside the trunk. Is this _really_ "as designed" ????
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Yes. Water that gets past the seals incidentally is directed by the tubes to to wells and out the drains. Of course there isn't supposed to be a lot of water getting in there. It is fail safe. In sunroof cars there is almost always water that gets there. There is also a drain in the upper wheel arch.
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Perhaps that is part of my problem. Can you tell me more about this drain and what is supposed to come out of it and how to find it? Thanks |
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This is also where the water taken in through the c pillar vent should drain. Either you're missing the tubes, the drain to the outside in the fenderwell is plugged, there's a lot of debris down inside the frame area holding moisture, or a previous owner decided that none of that was really needed, anyways, and just did away with it. Those holes that are acting as drains now actually came with rubber blanking plugs from the factory, so no, they were only meant as an emergency measure. Hope this makes sense and kind of helps.
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Meanwhile- do you have the parts book that came with the owners manual? You could try consulting that.
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You mean the "Catalog B" or whatever it is called I think. No, I don't have it, but I might have one from a 110... I will search about. |
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Yup- the 110 one will be the same setup.
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1968 230S Automatic, Elfenbein 1975 O309D Executive Westfalia Camper Bus, Blau/ Weiss 1972 280SEL 4,5 Dunkelrot 1966 VW Type 34 "Grosser" Karmann-Ghia 1963 VW 1500 Variant Pearlweiss 1969 VW Variant Automatic, Perugruen 1971 VW Squareback Automatic, Clementine Orange 2001 E320 4Matic Wagon- Our belated welcome to the 21st century! Polar White 1973 280SEL 4,5 Sliding Roof "The Bomb", Dunkelblau. |
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The holes in the bottom of the spare tire well are there on a lot of older Mercedes. If you ever do get a lot of water in the car you pull them out and drain the water.
But the plugs dry out and fall apart. Then water gets in as you drive on rainy days and the bottom rusts out. This is very bad on 123's but all Mercedes from that era have this problem. The solution is to buy new plugs and replace them when you notice them drying out. These holes are not unique to Mercedes. Porsche also has them and so do VW's from that era. It's a German thing. |
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