Don t pay someone to do this it s too easy.
Sunroof drain cleaning kit.
Open your sunroof and look for the drain holes in both front corners.
Test the flow of each drain by pouring a small amount of water about cup down the openings of the drain where they are located near the sunroof.
The sunroof drain on this 2012 range rover sport was clogged and subsequently caused the rainwater to overflow into the cabin of the truck staining the headliner soaking the carpet and filling the electronics trough with water.
You may be tempted to run a coat hanger down the tubes or blast them with compressed air.
Better to get it before that happens.
Do you have a sunroof in your vehicle.
Those tubes run through the door pillars and drain through to the rocker panels.
We are looking for a hole which is at the base of the sunroof trim or frame.
Do you have water dripping from areas of your headliner.
The drains normally continue down the roof or window posts directing water flow to the underside of the vehicle.
The tubes collect and drain water off the roof to help protect the sunroof area.
Up top you can clean out the gutters and drains of the sunroof or moonroof assembly with a shop vac.
Water leaks caused by a clogged sunroof drain are very common and easy to cure.
If the answer is yes to both questions watch this video to t.
When cleaning the drain it s also a great idea to ensure there is no debris around the sunroof area which could worsen the clog or cause another clog.
You might poke the wire right through the tubing or disconnect it from the drain hole.
These should be self evident and located in the front and rear corners of the sunroof area.
This video is of an old volvo b.
Open the sunroof all the way so that you can see the drain holes.
Cleaning the drainage tubes is an imperative task on the toyota rav4.
The water will damage your carpet and risk creating mold inside the vehicle.