Ford Focus estate 2015 boot leak help

[gibbo1471]

hi all 

after hopefully fixing my air bin leak I have found another issue water leaking in to my boot see photos as you can see the water please it’s bing through the light area and down on to the compartment flap then under the boot liner 

anyone aware of this only thing I can think of is the second photo of the strut bracket is where it’s getting in from 

any ideas thank you in advance 

[RAIDER32]

1 hour ago, gibbo1471 said:

any ideas thank you in advance 

 

I was hoping this wouldn't be an issue on the Mk3 Estate as it was on most of the hatches,
I had the famous leaky boot on my old Mk2.5 Focus hatch, it was solved by removing the light cluster and cleaning everything (very dirty underneath)

My first move would be remove and clean the light clusters (as you would changing a bulb), when enough dirt gets underneath it creates gaps.
If it's the strut you could easily check if they are tight enough and run some clear silicone sealant around it.

I'll soon be giving my Mk3 Estate it's spring clean, I think I'll be adding cleaning the light clusters to the job list.

[gibbo1471]

Ok i have had a look and I believe the water is coming through higher than the light cluster I think it’s annoying I only just got itv able from an air con leak at least it’s under warranty  

[MDG950]

And here was me being all smug thinking the estates wouldn't suffer the water in the boot problem... The boot lids do collect a lot of water in the wet, I'd check the rubber seals around the top of the boot haven't started to detach. Mine have started to come away on the drivers door.

[RAIDER32]

1 hour ago, gibbo1471 said:

I believe the water is coming through higher than the light cluster

Only thing else I can suggest is checking and cleaning the washer and electrical grommets on the top.

My first car was a 1996 Escort that had a high leak, I never sorted that out.

[gibbo1471]

It is coming from Inside the compartment area on the righy down the plastic where the light is on the right and down the compartment flap next to the cigarttte light there is a gap in the trim

[gibbo1471]

[RAIDER32]

Water is a funny thing, it finds it's way around,
I had a leak in my kitchen ceiling once, that was from a blocked gutter 2 floors up,
Water overflowed and ran down the side of the house and in any hole it could get in to.

[gibbo1471]

I have just had another look with a helper lol i poured water over the light assembly it’s to low from the leak but was not leaking got my head up and my helper poured water over the strut bracket and seemed to leak I could see drips 

my question the second  photo down from the top the strut brackets holded on by 2 bolts can I just unscrew the bolts lift the bracket away put silicone behind or will the strut open more thank you