ant Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 right i think i've traced my wet offside frt footwell prob to the sunroof. the sunroof drains seem ok but the headling is damp after it rains. particularly on the offside.i've looked an looked and figure out how the water is getting in any ideas? regards ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joylove Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 some chalkdust might help identify the leaky area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted October 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 cheers, how does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joylove Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Dust around the sunroof with chalk dust and the water will disturb it, indicating the leak point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 ah i see,problem being that i think the a8 sunroof itself is designed to leak a little and then the overhung gutters with drains take care of the water.Once the water has reach the gutter area on my car thats where the problem lies and also where the water is supposed to be.Basically its getting in from the sunroof gutter/mechanism.That probably doesn't make any sense,sorry its early. ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet_man Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 It's very difficult for the SR to leak because of the way it's designed unless there is too much water. The only way for there to be too much is if one of the four drains is blocked. Even if they seem OK it might be worth a check. Open the sunroof fully, with a small jug pour some water into the coners, one at a time. If it's possible, do this until you can see some water on the floor outside the car so you can see it's working. What can happen is one becomes blocked or semi blocked and then the pipe fills up with water. As you pull away the water then shots back up and soaks the roof. Failing that, the bad news is that the headlining would have to drop so you can check the seal around the mech to the roof and also the pipe outlets. That would be a real bummer. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT_S8 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Headlining drop isnt quite as bad as it seems, but note that it is hooked on at the back, so always drop it from the front... Remove sunvisors, grab handles etc and work backwards.... Its clipped in round the sunroof too, but they press out without too much trouble... Hope it doesnt come to that, but im of the same opinion as other folks in that its rare, and odd to think that all 4 drains could be blocked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 ok... i've checked the 2 drains that i've found(at the frt in the corners) when i first had the prob, i'll see if i can find the other 2 drains tomorrow.I've been at this for days and for the life of me i've know idea where the other 2 drains are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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