PRHT deck seal leak

Technical Area Body, Interior & Styling
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Hi all

I have a 2013 PRHT mx5

I have a leak in the boot, coming from the back of the boot (toward the cabin) near the strut towers

It’s originating from the PRHT deck seal , I’ve had a look online and noticed the PRHT seal is bonded on

How do I remove it - is it a pull and hope job or has anyone done it that can guide ? :joy:

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Thanks!!

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I wouldn’t remove the deck seal unless it was visibly damaged. Looks like the aerial is visible in that picture, have you investigated any leakage around there, more likely?
Give all the seals a clean and treat with a rubber solution, it has worked for me on an MX-5 but that was on soft top rubber seals.

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It’s not the aerial, as it leaks both sides (both where the strut towers are) water pools around the strut tower and leaks down from there into the boot. The aerials at the front of the boot this is at the very rear and again- both sides

Further to that, I’ve got water trail evidence coming down from where the coat hanger test was.

Theres a chap in America who’s had exactly the same thing , the deck seal never looks damage on the top because that’s not the issue, the factory bonding that bonds the deck seal on perishes, water leaks under that then slowly down this is why you cannot replicate it with a hose test and it’ll leak maybe a day or 2 after rain.

It’s 100% the deck seal

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This explains it probably better than I have but exactly the same

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Probably try cleaning all the rubber seals then, I spy a mucky seal which could have had some water build up in the past, maybe a leak passing in there.
The only other entry point could be the harness that passes through from inside the boot to the boot lid.

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I cleaned all the seals after the photos :joy:

I need to remove that deck seal for a new one and bond it on with that 3m job - that’s what seems to be the issue I’m just unsure how’s best to remove the seal

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Well if you’re 100% sure it’s the seal bonding, how about warming the seal with a hairdrier and then using dental floss?

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I’ll give that a go, I’m buying a new seal so not overly fussed how it comes off per say