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chromedome Oct 14, 2018 06:58 PM
Winter and creaking doors
 
It went down to 12C this morning, I drove out of my basement garage and I heard some creaks from the rear doors when going up the ramp. I can also hear this when I go over a bump at an angle.
Could this be the dreaded sunroof creaking? I'm doubting it because I can feel and hear a creak from the front doors too. It rarely happens during the warmer months, only during the transition to winter.

john341 Oct 14, 2018 07:56 PM
Originally Posted by chromedome (Post 10333118)
It went down to 12C this morning, I drove out of my basement garage and I heard some creaks from the rear doors when going up the ramp. I can also hear this when I go over a bump at an angle.
Could this be the dreaded sunroof creaking? I'm doubting it because I can feel and hear a creak from the front doors too. It rarely happens during the warmer months, only during the transition to winter.
You may have to put some Shin-Etsu grease on all the seals. Our CRV and ES had this,solved by using the grease.

chromedome Oct 14, 2018 09:37 PM
Originally Posted by john341 (Post 10333151)
You may have to put some Shin-Etsu grease on all the seals. Our CRV and ES had this,solved by using the grease.
Isn't that some fancy Honda silicone grease? If I can't find the stuff, would some silicone spray be OK? I think exterior seals would need heavier duty stuff than typical interior vinyl protectants.

GES Oct 15, 2018 04:48 AM
Originally Posted by chromedome (Post 10333118)
It went down to 12C this morning, I drove out of my basement garage and I heard some creaks from the rear doors when going up the ramp. I can also hear this when I go over a bump at an angle.
Could this be the dreaded sunroof creaking? I'm doubting it because I can feel and hear a creak from the front doors too. It rarely happens during the warmer months, only during the transition to winter.
I had the same issue last winter and I used the following product ( suggested by a club lexus member). It worked well. Apply it to the doors rubber seals.

bc6152 Oct 15, 2018 04:48 AM
Originally Posted by chromedome (Post 10333118)
It went down to 12C this morning, I drove out of my basement garage and I heard some creaks from the rear doors when going up the ramp. I can also hear this when I go over a bump at an angle.
Could this be the dreaded sunroof creaking? I'm doubting it because I can feel and hear a creak from the front doors too. It rarely happens during the warmer months, only during the transition to winter.
It may be transitioning to winter over there but it's only 53F. That's almost Spring here in Pennsylvania. I think I'd spray some WD40 on the hinges and some weather strip dressing on the door seals to keep them pliant.

mandyfig Oct 15, 2018 06:33 AM
Shin-etsu grease does wonders. Bit pricey!

JRandy Oct 15, 2018 08:14 PM
I use NAPA Silicone grease in a tube when I have problems like that. Squeeze a little on my finger and rub it in. I currently use it on the rubber window channels on my '89 Corolla AllTrac Wagon when the windows get hard to crank. It works good. Here's a link to it. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_7651351 Its handy stuff to have on hand.


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