[farmerfloyd]

Hi,

I read some posts about the yellow glue oozing from the hinges but does anyone have any issues with the grease oozing from the latch on the rear hatch?

We just bought our X5 in May and once them temp climbed to 100 degrees we noticed a streak of grease on the lower hatch. Then we saw another X5 with the same exact problem, so just wondering how big of a problem this is.

Thanks

Lauren

[Auricom]

It's hard to tell if that is cosmoline seeping. If this is your first X5, water and dirt builds up over time on the top of the lower split tailgate and will drip after a wash. It's a good idea to take a towel or soft rag to the lower split tailgate to clean and dry.

Cosmoline (rust preventative) applied during manufacturing. Most of it gets washed off at VPC and ends up inside the door where it seeps out - more so during summer months when it gets hot.

You can use a mild detergent or solvent to clean it off. Just don't let it sit for too long as it'll harden and becomes a pain in the arse to clean it off later.

[Charlie-echo]

Ours is doing that too. It's quite annoying!

[gpitts]

Originally Posted by Auricom

It's hard to tell if that is cosmoline seeping. If this is your first X5, water and dirt builds up over time on the top of the lower split tailgate and will drip after a wash. It's a good idea to take a towel or soft rag to the lower split tailgate to clean and dry.

Cosmoline (rust preventative) applied during manufacturing. Most of it gets washed off at VPC and ends up inside the door where it seeps out - more so during summer months when it gets hot.

You can use a mild detergent or solvent to clean it off. Just don't let it sit for too long as it'll harden and becomes a pain in the arse to clean it off later.

^ This

One thing that can help aid in removing cosmoline is a hair dryer on low to just warm it up before attempting removal. You definitely want to avoid applying a lot of pressure so as to minimize the chances of scratching your paint.

[Aimster82]

Mine is doing that! Both sides of the car where the door latch is and the trunk. I burned probably 1000 calories scrubbing for hours getting it off. So annoying

[farmerfloyd]

Originally Posted by Aimster82

Mine is doing that! Both sides of the car where the door latch is and the trunk. I burned probably 1000 calories scrubbing for hours getting it off. So annoying

I only have it on my rear hatch, but it doesn't ooze after a wash. Only when it gets hot. It does dry hard and is a pain to remove. Do they use cosmoline on the latch of the rear hatch or does anyone know if they use another type of grease in that area.

Thanks

Lauren

[farmerfloyd]

Originally Posted by farmerfloyd

I only have it on my rear hatch, but it doesn't ooze after a wash. Only when it gets hot. It does dry hard and is a pain to remove. Do they use cosmoline on the latch of the rear hatch or does anyone know if they use another type of grease in that area.

Thanks

Lauren

Here's an X5 I saw in a parking lot with my same problem. I saw another one at our kids school with the same issue too. All have been black (as is mine).

[maczrool]

The “New” Touaregs had this annoying design flaw that resulted in washer fluid dripping in hot weather from the washer nozzle on the rear hatch. The route they chose to run the line coupled with the heat, caused a siphon of around 4 psi to form. The solution was to install a check valve but unfortunately, VW only made a 1 psi valves so it didn’t do much. The only thing that would work was to obtain a BMW 4 psi valve which of course VW would not pay for. It looked similar to this grease leak but was more damaging and they refused to fix it.

[lechuck]

The oil comes from the little hole in the upper tailgate



Will ask my BMW dealer this morning if they know this issue and if there is a solution

[SpeedyBeamer]

Originally Posted by lechuck

The oil comes from the little hole in the upper tailgate



Will ask my BMW dealer this morning if they know this issue and if there is a solution

Any update from the dealership!

[chefwong]

Not that this adds any value, but in the pic my CA sent me - from the factory delivered, there is literally white transport film about 2-3 inches wide in this same spot on the lower hatch.

[chefwong]

Just picked up car. Built in weep holes ....
Haven't done a deep dive but noticed on the doors, bottom corner - weep holes with 2 doors having cosmoline drip

[SpeedyBeamer]

Originally Posted by chefwong

Just picked up car. Built in weep holes ....
Haven't done a deep dive but noticed on the doors, bottom corner - weep holes with 2 doors having cosmoline drip

What did the dealer say?