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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 11:12 AM
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Unhappy Water collects inside rear hatchdoor -2003 350Z

Very clean Z, with only 30k at 10 years, previous owner always garaged, no accidents. Water collects, ? inside, rear hatch doors during rain. Pours out very efficiently when hood is raised from both sides near the hinges.- up to 1/4 - 1/2 a cup each side. Cannot see any obvious hole or cracks. Is this a feature? Is my door rotting away from the inside? Please advise. It rains a lot down here in New Zealand
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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 12:07 PM
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i don't quite get where were the water collected? do you have pictures?
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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Osborn Wu
i don't quite get where were the water collected? do you have pictures?
I don't quite know. It must be inside the door, given the volumes. Rainy day, then 2 sunny days - then open hatch - water from both sides of hatch drains out near the hinges - have read since that a gasket for the windshield wash fluid hose can come loose. It's going to require removing the hatch to find out what's up.

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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 05:40 PM
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It's normal on the Z when you do that. It's just where the water sits at whenever the rain falls onto the Z. If you were to let it sit for a day without opening it and then drive halfway down the road or so, it will come out as well
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