How Do Dealers Clean Sun Roof Drains

Video tutorial on how to unplug a sunroof drain.

How do dealers clean sun roof drains.

Better to get it before that happens. The drain nipples will be on the front side of either door jam. The rear ones may vary from car to car but are generally located on either side of the rear bumper. Those tubes run through the door pillars and drain through to the rocker panels.

Though the sunroof is sealed to keep most moisture out some moisture and water does come in through the gap between the sunroof and the car itself. If you live in a treed area it can happen more often as there is larger particles floating around in the air which would eventually plug the drains. Two in the front and two in the rear. You might poke the wire right through the tubing or disconnect it from the drain hole.

Up top you can clean out the gutters and drains of the sunroof or moonroof assembly with a shop vac. The sunroof drains are an aspect of your car that you probably rarely if ever think about. You may be tempted to run a coat hanger down the tubes or blast them with compressed air. The drain holes will be in the four corners of the sunroof.

Depending on where you live sunroof drains may become plugged sooner than later. This video is of an old volvo b. There will be four. Water leaks caused by a clogged sunroof drain are very common and easy to cure.

Now test using a bottle of water gradually drain the water around the sunroof drain do not excessively dump as the drain is only able to remove a certain amount of water. If the problem persists there may have been a drain you missed a faulty seal or faulty drain. Open your sunroof and look for the drain holes in both front corners. The moisture is then drained out of the vehicle through the sunroof drains.

As you can see the water is draining properly. Locate the position of your drains and the nipples.