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nebc100 Member Since: 14 May 2017 Location: Altlinster Posts: 76 |
I am new here, but I thought that I read about a technical bulletin regarding this issue.
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14th Jun 2017 3:42pm |
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horse86 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 860 |
interesting. This just seemed to start happening this year....or at least I started noticing it this year...I rarely have a passenger so it could have been earlier 2014 FF Autobiography 5.0 SC
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14th Jun 2017 5:19pm |
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horse86 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 860 |
anyone? 2014 FF Autobiography 5.0 SC
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15th Jun 2017 3:37pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35286 |
sunroof drain blocked?
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15th Jun 2017 3:39pm |
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horse86 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 860 |
I didn't know there was such a thing. Where would I look for that/a blockage? Would that lead to the water filtering down and pooling in the door somehow? 2014 FF Autobiography 5.0 SC
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15th Jun 2017 3:55pm |
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nicedayforit Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Beside the Solway Posts: 3972 |
Does this help?
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15th Jun 2017 5:06pm |
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horse86 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 860 |
No that talks about the rear door. My issues is the front passenger side (the U.S. passenger side). My whole door speaker gets soaked and the door panel and the scuff plate right where the carpet ends. It's quite a bit of Water that spills out once the door is opened after a rain. 2014 FF Autobiography 5.0 SC
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15th Jun 2017 7:35pm |
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PaulTyrer Member Since: 22 Jul 2013 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 1247 |
As Stan said, Check the sunroof drains, you'll find them in the front corner of the sunroof channel. Ou rs was running down the a pillar. Get underneath the car and you'll find the bungs where the drain tube exits. |
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15th Jun 2017 7:42pm |
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horse86 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 860 |
the sunroof drains can only be seen when the roof is open? I've never crawled up there to look. How would these drains catch that much water that it literally splashes down on to the door panel when I open the door after a rain? Would that mean the seal around the sunroof is bad?
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16th Jun 2017 5:25pm |
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PaulTyrer Member Since: 22 Jul 2013 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 1247 |
Yes you have to have the sunroof open to see the drain holes, there are two at the front and two at the back. If you read the threads above it will explain the location of the holes under the car, they are at the front of the door underneath and behind the sill. The one above the air suspension tank is awkward to see |
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17th Jun 2017 1:36pm |
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horse86 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 860 |
Well I opened the rear passenger (US passenger side) and it did the same thing...so must be the sunroof drain holes.....now how the heck to unclog them haha. 2014 FF Autobiography 5.0 SC
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19th Jun 2017 7:49pm |
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PaulTyrer Member Since: 22 Jul 2013 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 1247 |
You can use strimmer (weed whacker) nylon cord as its stiff but flexible, I used wd40 with an extension nozzle to blow the tube through, it did work! I guess if you have a low pressure airbrush you could try that, but I think the nylon garden cord would work, but not too much pressure |
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19th Jun 2017 8:16pm |
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horse86 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 860 |
so you start on the sun roof end and push it through gingerly? 2014 FF Autobiography 5.0 SC
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21st Jun 2017 12:31pm |
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PaulTyrer Member Since: 22 Jul 2013 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 1247 |
Have a read through these threads
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21st Jun 2017 3:58pm |
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