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DISCUSSION => Exterior => Topic started by: 92BMW318is on June 28, 2011, 08:04:32 PM

Title: water leaking in threw sunroof, and passenger side door.
Post by: 92BMW318is on June 28, 2011, 08:04:32 PM

i was thinking about filling the plastic moulding that weather proofs the window with some of that silicone adhesive shit that comes in a cocking tube.

as for the sunroof it leaks in the back corner and then the water poors down by the passager window. is the like a drainage resivor or somthing for the water that leaks through or is it just suppose to seal it all out.

Title: water leaking in threw sunroof, and passenger side door.
Post by: DesktopDave on June 28, 2011, 08:19:37 PM

There should be four drains for the sunroof.  One is blocked or disconnected - drop the roof panel & re-connect.  Hopefully it's not rusted out.

I've sealed cars in the past...my e30 had a leak in the trunk that I sealed up that way.

Title: water leaking in threw sunroof, and passenger side door.
Post by: 92BMW318is on July 07, 2011, 08:09:58 AM

yeah it was just a hose on the sun roof...

used that silicone adhesive  on the pasanger side window weather strips and it worked like a dream thanks for your response

Title: water leaking in threw sunroof, and passenger side door.
Post by: DesktopDave on July 07, 2011, 06:23:30 PM

Anytime.  That's what I like to hear though, someone keepin' another one running!  A plugged sunroof like that will rust the car from the top down...I've seen a lot of BMWs (especially e30s) with rusted out sunroof panels.

Title: water leaking in threw sunroof, and passenger side door.
Post by: rjcaptsean on July 10, 2011, 03:13:39 PM

While you are looking for leaks, you might want to check out your elephant trunk drain which is located on the engine firewall on the passenger side. I was getting wet floorboards on the passenger side and the sunroof drains were fine. A bit of forum checking brought me to that drain.  Both of my cars looked like this:


(http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo57/rjcaptsbmws/Elephanttrunk1.jpg)
(http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo57/rjcaptsbmws/Elephanttrunk2.jpg)
(http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo57/rjcaptsbmws/Elephanttrunk.jpg)

And now it's dry as a bone in the pax compartment.  Happy days