Discovery Sunroof Leak

I have a 97, I think the they have the same unit fitted. Are you sure about the source of the leak. I thought the sunroof was leaking with water dripping from the interior light and off the bonnet release lever. Using the hose pipe, it turned out to be the windscreen seal from when the previous owner had got the screen replaced. Loads of mastic behind the rubber surrond fixed that.

At the same time while searching for the leak, i cleaned the sunroof glass and rubber with warm water - do not use detergents or you will soon kill the rubber. Then smeared on some silcon grease (The stuff from the plumber merchants for the push fit pipes) onto the rubber. It may have made no difference but no leaks yet!

Andy

The rear sunroof on our 1995 Discovery leaks sometimes. All I do is open the roof and clean the rubber seal and its for a while again. Someone did tell me to smear vasaline on the seal but I havent done so yet. Wondered if it might make it worse with grit etc sticking to it? Richard

On or around Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:23:31 +0100, "john maundrell" enlightened us thusly:

critical to know which sunroof.

there are 2:

early discos have one with a knob at the back which you wind to lift it up, and the panel of this can be lifts out and removed with a certain amount of fiddlin'.

later ones have tilt/slide roof with a handle in front of the roof, one turn of the handle raises it, more turns slide it back.

on early ones, the glass sits on rubberoid seal and any crud on it or any damage to the seal will make it leak.

on later ones, they don't per se seal, they just fit reasonably in a hole in the roof - the bit underneath in the headlining is a waterproof tray with drain pipes which go down the door pillars somewhere. If these block, water fills the tray bit and spills into the cabin.

The drain pipes are almost certainly blocked as there is water lying in the sunroof frame. Where exactly are the drain points in the frame? Do I need to remove the head lining?

I understand they go down the door pilars, I may however be wrong.. check the exits aren't crudded up.

Mr Muscle oven cleaner I'm told works a treat at unblocking them. Give then a rodding with some 30 amp car wire.. flexible enough to work it's way down the hose but firm enough to prod out the gunk.

Lee D

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Anyone know where they exit the frame at the top?

if your disco is a 300 series if you go to a peugot dealer they sell a sunroof glass seal for a 106 this apparently fits a disco as read injune