Re: Water leaks

Jul 28, 2003 6 Replies

Hmm - on the face of it, its easy to remove the headlining - just undo the sun visors, the mirror, the interior light and the sunroof surround and pull the trim plugs. They will pull out and can be reused but its far simpler to cut them and replace with new ones.



Unfortunately, to then get it out of the vehicle you really need to remove virtually all the interior trim as the centre roof trim section effectively blocks removal. To get that out, you need to remove the trim above the centre section doors and you'll also need to remove the trim around the rear windows to get the centre section clear.



To get the rear window trim out, you need to remove the rear seats and seat belt upper mountings! Reckon 4 or so hours work to remove and replace that lot!



(You MIGHT get away with just removing the seat belts and bending the trim back - you MIGHT be able to wiggle, bend and otherwise manoeuvre the centre section clear and then the front will come clear easily. You might also break and damage the window trim and centre section!!)



Before you do any of this, take a good look at the rear ventilation vents above the rear door if you have them fitted. Its worth pulling them out (take off the trim section above the rear door) and clean up the faces and then refit with new seals or use a decent silicon. They are a source of much water ingress when then runs along the channel which forms the top of the sides.



Also worth looking at the Alpine lights to see if they are leaking.



Sun roof leaks are often cured by removing the glass, give it and the rubber a good clean with soapy water and then lube the rubber with glycerine. Replace the glass, making sure its pushed well forward on its hinges and then leave it alone and do NOT open it again!



Other sources of leak are the joins where the various roof sections are joined.



Making a 90/110 waterproof is virtually impossible. Consider it a design feature to allow deep wading by letting the water out thro the various holes in the floor and live with it.



Have fun - Mike.


1989 110 county td. Water is pouring in the passenger side above the front
> door. How easy is it to remove the front section of the roof lining (it has
> a sunroof). I figure that if i can get to the inside of the roof i can see
> where the waters coming from.
>
> Jon
>
>

What drains? There aren't any.

Had the same problem with my 90. The problem was the seals between the roof and windscreen had split around the top of door, just under the guttering. Water would work its way in and then slosh around waiting until you went round a corner and then would drop in your lap. The cure was resetting the seals with some good old silicon sealant (I did the whole roof) from the outside. More drastically, if that doesn't work is, as you say, drop the lining and unbolt the roof and reseal the lot from between the joins. Hmmmmmm - Tried that with mine and it took the garage 5 hrs (another thread..?) under warranty to prove this wasn't the problem!

JonW D90

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My 110 Tdi county leaked on the drivers side. Checked the roof out, on the exterior of the shell, there is a seam just above the door and the second set of doors. This was leaking, sealed it with silicon and it hasnt leaked in a week.

Have a look, it may be a simple fix.

Steve

J> 1989 110 county td. Water is pouring in the passenger side above the front

Thanks for the information!!! I Think I will first seal off the rear vents, check & seal if needed the alpine lights & see what happens!

Jon

These also leak on our Discovery.

Most sunroofs have drains in them, there are front and rear drains on my P38a and are on the service check sheet to be cleaned out .

Anthony

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