arthurpendragon
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Post by arthurpendragon on Mar 10, 2019 17:45:53 GMT -6
Today I saw water in the floors on the drivers side for the second time. Do these cars leak?
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tigger
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It leaks?
Mar 10, 2019 19:11:36 GMT -6
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Post by tigger on Mar 10, 2019 19:11:36 GMT -6
Haha, oh yeah, like a sieve. Let me guess, it's a sunroof car, right? |
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arthurpendragon
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The closer you get, to the Meaning; The sooner you know, that you're DREAMING.. (Black Sabbath)
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Post by arthurpendragon on Mar 11, 2019 16:43:02 GMT -6
yeah. u figure its the roof?
what's the fix?
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It leaks?
Mar 11, 2019 17:59:35 GMT -6
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Post by Tanner Blackart on Mar 11, 2019 17:59:35 GMT -6
yeah. u figure its the roof? what's the fix? It's usually NOT the roof itself. Its usually the blocked drain lines for the roof. |
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arthurpendragon
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Post by arthurpendragon on Mar 11, 2019 18:18:26 GMT -6
soooo... an air compressor to flush the lines?
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Mar 11, 2019 20:02:56 GMT -6
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Post by tyler01aurora on Mar 11, 2019 20:02:56 GMT -6
I recommend being careful with an air compressor and the front two drains. During some maintenance on my working drains I decided to check for any clogs forming wellll that disconnected the line inside my dash. I decided to rip the old one out and run larger tubing to prevent that from happening again.
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Mar 11, 2019 22:00:18 GMT -6
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Post by tigger on Mar 11, 2019 22:00:18 GMT -6
Yeah, the major culprit is clogged drains. And good advice about not blowing the lines apart...
Good practice to condition the glass panel seal every year (as well as the ones for the doors and deck lid).
Also worth noting, some have had leaks from compromised (or missing) moisture barriers in the doors and poor windshield seals.
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arthurpendragon
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The closer you get, to the Meaning; The sooner you know, that you're DREAMING.. (Black Sabbath)
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Post by arthurpendragon on Mar 15, 2019 1:38:53 GMT -6
Yeah, the major culprit is clogged drains. And good advice about not blowing the lines apart... Good practice to condition the glass panel seal every year (as well as the ones for the doors and deck lid). Also worth noting, some have had leaks from compromised (or missing) moisture barriers in the doors and poor windshield seals.
What do you use to condition them?
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Post by tigger on Mar 15, 2019 22:12:39 GMT -6
I,ve been using the real deal GM stuff lately (free from a friend), but most any silicone or Teflon based rubber protectant will be fine. Just don't use petroleum based stuff.
FWIW, I use lithium grease to lube the sunroof tracks... And the glass panel seal, two birds, lol!
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Post by sam on Mar 19, 2019 16:04:00 GMT -6
A few years ago I found water on the passenger side floor. I heard a sound that was sloshing water. Turned out to be a clogged AC/wiper compartment drain. I crawled up under the car and located the rubber drain...squeezed the junk out-problem solved.
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arthurpendragon
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The closer you get, to the Meaning; The sooner you know, that you're DREAMING.. (Black Sabbath)
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Post by arthurpendragon on Mar 21, 2019 19:46:29 GMT -6
A few years ago I found water on the passenger side floor. I heard a sound that was sloshing water. Turned out to be a clogged AC/wiper compartment drain. I crawled up under the car and located the rubber drain...squeezed the junk out-problem solved.
Mine is on the drivers side floor in the rear. And a little in front. Do you know what the source is, please?
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Post by AuroraGirlFromMars on Mar 31, 2019 18:51:09 GMT -6
Its your sunroof, man... I have a long thread about this issue. I tore my entire interior apart just to fix those lines and re-route them. But you shouldnt have to do that much work.
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arthurpendragon
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The closer you get, to the Meaning; The sooner you know, that you're DREAMING.. (Black Sabbath)
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Post by arthurpendragon on Mar 31, 2019 19:03:20 GMT -6
Its your sunroof, man... I have a long thread about this issue. I tore my entire interior apart just to fix those lines and re-route them. But you shouldnt have to do that much work.
Ok what's the best way to go about fixing it?
I put brake fluid into my oil 2 days before the first oil change. Now it uses very little oil. Almost none and it probably leaks a little, somewhere...
The oil that came out was nasty - to the max. Full of chunks. Yucky!
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Post by AuroraGirlFromMars on Mar 31, 2019 20:15:50 GMT -6
I would first open the sunroof to be fully open then check all four corners(they all can be seen) for debris. Some plastic chunks had went into mine from my sunroof assembly breaking down over time. Then if clearing that and running like a hose over the sunroof still leaks, you will need to backflush the drains. The two rear ones terminate in the trunk vent, to a tiny pinhole opening. I made the opening bigger on both sides, then shoot some canned air (or small psi from your air compressor). Then the front two are behind the inner fender liners on the front of the car. Towards the door. Take off the sides, snip the openings bigger, then a quick little burst of air to both sides. This prevents the hose from disconnecting at the sunroof(which is a pain).
Or, if you dont need a sunroof, silicone caulk the thing shut.
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