Leaking in water through sun roof?

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Hello out there help needed. 3 weeks ago i bought a 2004 Disco it subsequently poured water in one morning on moving the car. Took it back to the garage (184mile round trip)they kept it 3 days and said that a piece of metal was missing and the drains were blocked. 1 week later exactly the same(lots of water running internally on moving down the seatbelt cover straight out onto me). I know nothing about sunroofs or how they drain, can you help please.
Regards
Roger
 
Hello out there help needed. 3 weeks ago i bought a 2004 Disco it subsequently poured water in one morning on moving the car. Took it back to the garage (184mile round trip)they kept it 3 days and said that a piece of metal was missing and the drains were blocked. 1 week later exactly the same(lots of water running internally on moving down the seatbelt cover straight out onto me). I know nothing about sunroofs or how they drain, can you help please.
Regards
Roger

Welcome to the loonyzone, Roger! :)

It is usual to Introduce Yourself in the proper section before asking questions ;) Also it might be better to post your query in the Disco section.

Most of the sunroofs seem to leak, I am sure there is a kosher way to fix them, but what most seem to do is close them and mastic them. That is what mine are like.
 
Having said that my D1 was awful. Had them masticked (sp) up in the finish as the kids has enough of getting soaked on every bend :D

I thought it was quite amusing.
 
Hello out there help needed. 3 weeks ago i bought a 2004 Disco it subsequently poured water in one morning on moving the car. Took it back to the garage (184mile round trip)they kept it 3 days and said that a piece of metal was missing and the drains were blocked. 1 week later exactly the same(lots of water running internally on moving down the seatbelt cover straight out onto me). I know nothing about sunroofs or how they drain, can you help please.
Regards
Roger

Hi Roger and welcome.

These leak due to various problems. Blocked drains, broken frame to drain tube and bad glass seal. The most common though is the roof to sunroof flange seal failing. The easiest fix is a good quality sealant applied around the sunroof flange, but this is not very nice to look at. The best fix is the removal of the sunroofs and resealing. When they are out, all other issues as previously mentioned can be dealt with before refitting. However, whilst not a difficult job, it is very time consuming and requires quit a bit of stripping out. Have a look at this link and you will see what is involved. Don't be too downhearted as this is a VERY common problem. Good luck

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f68/discovery-how-repair-leaking-sunroof-guide-171192.html
 
Roger looks like another one post wonder !!!

maybe the talk of horses scared him lame :rolleyes:


my rear disco sunroof leaked for ages, so I carefully took it out one summers day to clean everything, had my head through the hole in the roof only to look down to see my glass sunroof jump up in the back, and slide out, and shatter into 1000`s of pieces....:eek:
so I cut a piece of clear plastic sheet as a for now job....;)
that lasted about 2 or more years :rolleyes:
by then it was pishing in again..
so earlier in the summer, took everything out including the frame, cut a shape out bigger then the hole, cleaned the roof 100%,
put 2 circles (ok long ovals) of good black sealent on the roof to be inside the newly cut shaped replacement of galvo sheet steel, slapped it on the roof, and put about a dozen good sized good quality stainless blind ended pop rivites through after drilling, but done so on equi spacing as not to distort roof nor steel capping....
had a cup of tea & sarnie,
as it was blazing hot, i`d left a new tin of matching black oil based paint plus brush, so then gave it two coats of paint...

I`ve left the inside roof as is, as its galvo, and the roof lining is staying up...
but may give it a squirt of no nails around the ex sunroof fitting, to bond it to the roof insides...


:D
NO more leaks - no smelly boot floor either.....
 
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