10 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHWater behind the driver's seat.. Weird case - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Leading reported evidence
Use "goop" and a piece of clear plastic
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
I used "Goop" and a piece of clear plastic for a patch.
Water behind the driver's seat.. Weird case - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Read full discussion summary
Leading evidence: 'Use "goop" and a piece of clear plastic' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Use "goop" and a piece of clear plastic' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
I used the brush on version of black Flex Seal to coat the entire foam areas.
Water behind the driver's seat.. Weird case - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Coverage and how to read this overview
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
10 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
986Forum: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261026T105141Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
Hi Everyone,
I'm new here. Just bought 1998 2.5 986.
Before you all slap me in head and send out to read existing threads. Just FYI I did my homework.. All 6 drain holes checked.
Door bottoms checked. And the best part is water gets there even now on dry days.. Was thinking maybe coolant. But I'm not loosing it in the reservoir level indicator.. Level of coolant remain the same.. I can feel water gathering in the very corners of each side behind the seats.. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Marcin
Behind the seats could be from the a rip in the foam liner that drains water into the rear drain holes. Also could be around the window. When I patched my rear window it was not properly sealed so water dripped onto the carpet near the roll-bar then worked its way down to the floor.
One trick to use is put some dry food coloring of different colors in a couple likely spots -- and hose down the car -- you can then look to see what color the water is.
Are you sure it is getting wet on dry days? There is a lot of foam under the carpet. It takes a long time to dry out, like a long time. I've heard of guys taking the whole carpet out of the car and laying it in the sun for days before it actually totally dries.
If the drains are clear the next thing I would look at is the foam trays leading to the drains.
Have you checked to see if the small plastic gutter that clips along the back (used to drain water either left or right into the foam drains) hasn't unclipped? If it has, any water will seep behind the seats.
Thank you for the reminder. I've had "black caulk" on my list for weeks. SoCal weather has been favorable with the exception of snow and rain recently. Anyhow...
If the rips are too large, consider a replacement. If it is a slight perforation or tear... you might consider caulking it. I believe there is/are thread(s) upon this forum that may describe the process.
I'll be doing some reading myself, so that I purchase the proper product. Cheers.
I used "Goop" and a piece of clear plastic for a patch. Seems to be working a few years later. There may be a better adhesive, those trays are really fragile and as I remember they are expensive for what they are.
