Freelander 1 SUN ROOF LEAK

anubis757 · Oct 21, 2020

2004 HSE TD4 120k
Hello to all hope all are in good health.
I know it must be one of the most popular questions....
I am bringing back to life my LR. I took all the inside panels out seats etc.
Today rain started and of course leaks.....
I don't think my sun roof is that bad, not much rust …but it leaks....
The car is on a slope and the water gets in the back of the sun roof (photos)…any idea what to look for?
One of the photos you will see a straight line ...what is that tube its not connected to anything and it doesn't hold nothing.
Many thanks to all

Arctic2 · Oct 21, 2020

It will most likely be the frame of the sunroof it corrodes in the corners,

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Only solution is to replace the sunroof glass combined frame.

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anubis757 · Oct 21, 2020

Nooooooooooooo I don't have rust on that area.... not even on a nightmare, I will try to take photos...but its got be something really simple and easy.
You can see on the photos the same area, mine is clean ...

Henry_b · Oct 21, 2020

Check the sunroof drains.

anubis757 · Oct 21, 2020

I did the back one drain like a water fall the front one more like a stream. But like
I said the car is on a sloop.
Thats why is so strange, ...

Henry_b · Oct 21, 2020

The sunroof seal itself would be the next culprit or more common "on mine" The frame had corroded and the glass separated from the steel frame causing quite a nice leak..

anubis757 · Oct 27, 2020

This is really crazy.
Yesterday I have removed the glass and there is no rust nothing under the seal is rusted.
On all the frames there is no rust or metal falling apart. All in good shape
I cleaned all the drain pipes they are free of clog.
All the pipes are in the correct position do the drain.

But it still dripping from the back of the sunroof (see photos)
I really don't understand and what else I can do.
My motor gear really needs to be replaced, how do I get the old gear out???

anubis757 · Oct 28, 2020

I just notice that my sunroof doesn't have wind diffuser !!!!
But that no cause for leaks...

freespaña · Nov 1, 2020

¡Hola!
Veamos si tengo razón.
El tubo de goma negro que ve (hay uno a cada lado) es el que sostiene el cable deslizante del techo en su camino.
La fuga de agua: compruebe los 4 desagües. Si alguna vez ha aflojado los tornillos de las guías, deben sellarse con una especie de junta tórica.
Tapa herméticamente los sellos de los desagües y los tubos metálicos que guían los cables de los toboganes (están en las esquinas frontales junto a los desagües.

freespaña · Nov 1, 2020

freespaña said:
¡Hola!
Veamos si tengo razón.
El tubo de goma negro que ve (hay uno a cada lado) es el que sostiene el cable deslizante del techo en su camino.
La fuga de agua: compruebe los 4 desagües. Si alguna vez ha aflojado los tornillos de las guías, deben sellarse con una especie de junta tórica.
Tapa herméticamente los sellos de los desagües y los tubos metálicos que guían los cables de los toboganes (están en las esquinas frontales junto a los desagües.

Hi!
Let's see if I'm right.
The black rubber tube that you see (there is one on each side) is the one that holds the roof slide cable on its way.
The water leak: check the 4 drains. If you have ever loosened the screws on the slides, they must be sealed with a kind of O-ring.
Tightly cover the seals of the drains and the metal tubes that guide the cables of the slides (they are in the front corners next to the drains.

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