Me again - another problem I have with my Clio is the sunroof tends to leak after heavy downpours. Comes through the centre console in the roof where the electrics are for the sunroof mechanism and central locking.
Only happens after heavy downpours.
Any ideas?
Clio leaking sunroof (P reg 1.4RT)
Moderator: RichardW
Hi
If you do a search on all forums and look for sunroof you will find soooo many answers.
Meanwhile to save you looking here's a post I've re-posted several times:
Whenever I have had a wet car, it's always sunroof drains. The sunroof is not designed to be watertight, it lets water through into a tray above the headlining. This then drains through usually four but sometimes six drain tubes. The normal four usually drain down the A and C pillars.
Open your sunroof fully, and you will see the tray if you look down from above. GENTLY pour some water into the tray at the four corners and look for it appearing out somewhere near the wheels. You will probably find one corner blocked. The experts will then tell you to remove your headlining etc. I have found in the past no need to do this. I just got a piece of wire (eg bicycle inner brake cable) and pushed it CAREFULLY from the bottom of the tube. There's usually a gurgle and then you can flush out the tube. It's usually a leaf or something blocking the tube.
Last week on my son's Escort (a year ago now - this is an old post!), the tube wasn't blocked, someone had managed to put a trim screw through the tube, puncturing it. We did have to take the headlining out!
Hope this helps.
Jamie
If you do a search on all forums and look for sunroof you will find soooo many answers.
Meanwhile to save you looking here's a post I've re-posted several times:
Whenever I have had a wet car, it's always sunroof drains. The sunroof is not designed to be watertight, it lets water through into a tray above the headlining. This then drains through usually four but sometimes six drain tubes. The normal four usually drain down the A and C pillars.
Open your sunroof fully, and you will see the tray if you look down from above. GENTLY pour some water into the tray at the four corners and look for it appearing out somewhere near the wheels. You will probably find one corner blocked. The experts will then tell you to remove your headlining etc. I have found in the past no need to do this. I just got a piece of wire (eg bicycle inner brake cable) and pushed it CAREFULLY from the bottom of the tube. There's usually a gurgle and then you can flush out the tube. It's usually a leaf or something blocking the tube.
Last week on my son's Escort (a year ago now - this is an old post!), the tube wasn't blocked, someone had managed to put a trim screw through the tube, puncturing it. We did have to take the headlining out!
Hope this helps.
Jamie
Hi
Clio 1's are renowned for leaky sunroofs.
Its almost always the seal between the outer sunroof frame and the roof. The only problem is that its only available through the dealer network as part of the frame and costs about £160. Although its dead easy to fix. Once the headlining is out the sunroof bolts together from inside. Take off the outer frame and clean off the old seal, clean the roof and run a bead of silicone sealer around it, put it back in and tighten up the screws, wipe of the excess and job done.
I did my mothers about 2 years ago and is still water tight.
Clio 1's are renowned for leaky sunroofs.
Its almost always the seal between the outer sunroof frame and the roof. The only problem is that its only available through the dealer network as part of the frame and costs about £160. Although its dead easy to fix. Once the headlining is out the sunroof bolts together from inside. Take off the outer frame and clean off the old seal, clean the roof and run a bead of silicone sealer around it, put it back in and tighten up the screws, wipe of the excess and job done.
I did my mothers about 2 years ago and is still water tight.