Sunroof Drain Tube Replacement

Don t pay someone to do this it s too easy.

Sunroof drain tube replacement.

It is in good shape but when the body shop did repairs apparently the bolt for the entry assist handle on the passenger side crushed the drain tube for the sunroof. Replacing the hoses pretty much straight forward you have to gain access to them and then install a new silicon rubber 12mm hose instead. They are going down from the sunroof to the floor and tend to break after few years. As you can see the water is draining properly.

You may be tempted to run a coat hanger down the tubes or blast them with compressed air. Clean each drain hole you find near the sunroof base. If you live in a treed are. Water leaks caused by a clogged sunroof drain are very common and easy to cure.

A bicycle brake line works very well to clean sunroof drain tubes it is the perfect diameter and has just the right flex to make its way down through the tubes. Open your sunroof and look for the drain holes in both front corners. Insert a skinny flexible metal wire in a drain tube. Now test using a bottle of water gradually drain the water around the sunroof drain do not excessively dump as the drain is only able to remove a certain amount of water.

You might poke the wire right through the tubing or disconnect it from the drain hole. Vehicle i bought used. Depending on where you live sunroof drains may become plugged sooner than later. This video is of an old volvo b.

I removed the a pillar cover and saw the flattened tube. Those tubes run through the door pillars and drain through to the rocker panels. If the problem persists there may have been a drain you missed a faulty seal or faulty drain. Ford expedition mountaineer explorer and more.

If you folks have ever watched one of my videos and it s helped you please email lanny owner of accurate engines and let him know that you would consider. Check out my amazon auto accessories store. The required tools are. Sunroof leak found must see not the drain tubes sometimes.