Reattach rear sunroof drain tube. I found it in the trunk
#1
Reattach rear sunroof drain tube. I found it in the trunk
Hi,
I have a small leak in the car. I smell a faint musty smell and i can see water collecting in the trunk on the right side, near where the factory CD player was (behind it towards wheel well actually).
What is the smart fix for this?
Can I thread it back up somehow? Must i remove the headliner or C pillar? How do I do this? I can't find a tutorial for it anywhere.
The piece of tubing found in the trunk is not very long.
Thank you
Sg
I have a small leak in the car. I smell a faint musty smell and i can see water collecting in the trunk on the right side, near where the factory CD player was (behind it towards wheel well actually).
What is the smart fix for this?
Can I thread it back up somehow? Must i remove the headliner or C pillar? How do I do this? I can't find a tutorial for it anywhere.
The piece of tubing found in the trunk is not very long.
Thank you
Sg
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It's not long enough to stick it back through the hole of that black box?
That's where my water issue came from. Puddle enough to slush water onto my factory amp and short it out temporarily. I just dried it all and stuck the tubing back where it goes.
If it is too short, you can buy those plastic barb adapter tube fittings from any auto part stores to extend the tube. OR buy a slightly bigger tube so you can slide the old one into to extend it.
And for future safe measures to ensure my amp doesn't get wet....
That's where my water issue came from. Puddle enough to slush water onto my factory amp and short it out temporarily. I just dried it all and stuck the tubing back where it goes.
If it is too short, you can buy those plastic barb adapter tube fittings from any auto part stores to extend the tube. OR buy a slightly bigger tube so you can slide the old one into to extend it.
And for future safe measures to ensure my amp doesn't get wet....
#3
Many have used a clasp/clamp to hold the tubing to the drain hole. Hopeful the tube is long enough to reach the drain hole, if not you need to extend it with new tubing.
#4
I have no idea where the tube came from exactly, but I will look for the hole today.
I NEED to fix this! I hate leak issues. if i cannot get it attached. Must I remove the headliner and c pillar to get it attached properly? Any DIY for this? I'm scared to pull it without some pics or directions.
I NEED to fix this! I hate leak issues. if i cannot get it attached. Must I remove the headliner and c pillar to get it attached properly? Any DIY for this? I'm scared to pull it without some pics or directions.
#5
I have no idea where the tube came from exactly, but I will look for the hole today.
I NEED to fix this! I hate leak issues. if i cannot get it attached. Must I remove the headliner and c pillar to get it attached properly? Any DIY for this? I'm scared to pull it without some pics or directions.
I NEED to fix this! I hate leak issues. if i cannot get it attached. Must I remove the headliner and c pillar to get it attached properly? Any DIY for this? I'm scared to pull it without some pics or directions.
#7
It has to be one of the two id guess.
The fact that the fluid collecting in the trunk is water and not gas luckily, suggests that it may be the sunroof tube.
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Problem Solved
I was looking at the wrong tube.
I looked inside again and saw the big hole pictured below. I thought a plug was missing and started looking for it thinking water from the wheel was splashing in. I then thought it must be for the tube to drain so i looked for the tube. I found it still attached and going towards the sunroof. I had not seen that tube before. I only saw the smaller detached tube at the bottom and assumed that was it. That may be the one associated with gas mentioned above.
The tube appears to have been just draining right into the right side of the trunk. I cleaned the area and soaked it with Lysol, then put the tube through the hole.
I am all but sure this is the fix because I smelled must, but never saw any water in the cabin. The smell was stronger in the trunk and that is where the water was.
This makes me quite happy as i was not looking forward to taking my interior apart.
Thanks To All!
SG
I was looking at the wrong tube.
I looked inside again and saw the big hole pictured below. I thought a plug was missing and started looking for it thinking water from the wheel was splashing in. I then thought it must be for the tube to drain so i looked for the tube. I found it still attached and going towards the sunroof. I had not seen that tube before. I only saw the smaller detached tube at the bottom and assumed that was it. That may be the one associated with gas mentioned above.
The tube appears to have been just draining right into the right side of the trunk. I cleaned the area and soaked it with Lysol, then put the tube through the hole.
I am all but sure this is the fix because I smelled must, but never saw any water in the cabin. The smell was stronger in the trunk and that is where the water was.
This makes me quite happy as i was not looking forward to taking my interior apart.
Thanks To All!
SG
Last edited by Studiogeek; 06-21-13 at 01:13 PM.
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