Had the car for a year, went to retrieve wheel nut key and found the battery compartment full of water ! Emptied it using aqua vac and now four weeks later its filling up again. Everything operates normally. Not disconnected battery yet for thorough search - any suggestions ?

Love the car btw

Run the washer pump while watching it and the pipe. The internal seals in the motor are a common failing.

Was my reply of any help to you Martin?

Hi Cliff, many thanks for the advice. I cannot find or see the mentioned washer pump and tried running it and looking but saw nothing. The problem remains sadly, any other suggestions ?

Thanks

Sorry to mislead. What I meant to say was run the washer pump (which is actually under the bonnet) and watch the rear wiper motor and the pipe that runs through it. It is the seals in the wiper motor that often fail.

Thanks - will run the test tomorrow. so your saying the seal may have gone allowing rain water to get in ? The liquid is definitely not washer fluid for sure.

If the liquid is definitely not washer fluid then forget about the seals I mentioned. The water leak must be elsewhere.

Hi Cliff - discovered the sun roof drains were blocked ! Hopefully sorted

Good.