Author Topic: water leaking in threw sunroof, and passenger side door. (Read 5646 times)

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.

DesktopDave · « **Reply #1 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.

92BMW318is · « **Reply #2 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

DesktopDave · « **Reply #3 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.

rjcaptsean · « **Reply #4 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:

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