Thread: Dust in d3

Towed our camper thru the gibb river road and many other dirt roads and never had an issue.


Was the tailgate shut correctly ?


Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Towed our camper thru the gibb river road and many other dirt roads and never had an issue.


Was the tailgate shut correctly ?


Cheers Ean

Yeah I checked all doors when the boss was complaining of smelling dust .

Dust also gets in through the rubber gasket/breathers behind the tail lights, and also through the spare tyre winder.

Just a thought, but maybe the seals have degraded. If they're anything like the door seals on my MY13 D4 they are not very sturdy and wear easily. I had a door seal replaced that wore down in less than 6 months after delivery because of my jeans rubbing it when entering the vehicle. Both sides have gone again and will be replaced before warranty expires in November. The service manager said that it was a known issue as the seals are rubber rather than synthetic. They normally do seal very well though.

Martin

Sorry can't help on that one Lucas as mine doesn't let any dust in.

I am free Monday if you wanted to meet up and compare your seals against mine.

Originally Posted by Narangga

Sorry can't help on that one Lucas as mine doesn't let any dust in.

I am free Monday if you wanted to meet up and compare your seals against mine.

Cheers Dale but I'll have to take you up on that offer another time I'll be on the Reynalds river track on Sunday / Monday . The seals still look like new so not sure what happened the car has done a lot of dirt kms and it hasn't happened before so it will be interesting to see what happens tomorrow.

Lucas, take a look at the "wedges" either side of the tailgate. They might need adjusting a little to allow the tailgate to close properly (or they might be very worn, as mine were, meaning the top tailgate flaps around a little)

Did you have your AC on outside or recirc?
Did you have the fan on?
No windows open?