Thread: chasing leaks in defender!!

the windscreen hinges?

mine were the windscreen hinges and the gutters. the bog had split letting the water to get between the 2 skins then travell down the inside of the roof and down the front pillars. a bit of sikaflex fixed that.

cheers phil

I reckon the main culprit on mine is the gutters, I just haven't got around to doing something about it yet.

On the Series vehicles the gutters continued around the entire roof, but on the Defenders they stop at the edge of the windscreen. The water creeps it's way back up there and into the cab...

Someone posted a PDF which I downloaded and have at home (but not with me at work unfortunately) showcasing where Land Rover themselves check for leaks.

I'll do a search and see if I can find it, it's on the forum somewhere

Give up ,its a holy grail you will never find, water also comes in from the gap between body and roof- and dont say there isnt one as i have seen it and the way LR tried to fix it on my mates brand new 2002 Extreme was pure bodge.

I wear boots in wet weather. Always have.

Passenger can lift feet.

Its character.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Give up ,its a holy grail you will never find, water also comes in from the gap between body and roof- and dont say there isnt one as i have seen it and the way LR tried to fix it on my mates brand new 2002 Extreme was pure bodge.

i found it then!
mine dont leak one bit, oh i lie! it dose when there is a 3000psi pressure cleaner involved
but normally no it dont leak no more.
was only the wife that was getting wet! (my 90 has that effect on the ladies)

cheers phil

Here you go. The official Water Ingress manual from Land Rover.

Good luck!

Thanks Grizzly. That will be printed and taken to the Dealer - just in case they don't know what they are doing - for a complete fix-it on my 12 month old Defender.

After two new Discoveries, one County and two new Defenders this is the first vehicle I have had with a leak - which I suppose could be considered fair enough - but with a little persistence I reckon I can persuade the Dealer to fix-it - along with the sissy little rear diff that needs replacing .............again ...... after only 40K's.