Non-clogged sunroof leak troubleshooting

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Thanks to both of you and J case for posting on this thread! I was very anxious about finding the water intrusion after paying for a brand new windshield install. The rain stopped for a week so I'll be able to dive into this with a solid plan of attack.
 
I really want to open the sunroof, clean everything up. My battery is disconnected and I have all the electrical quick disconnects off because I’m replacing the starter. Am I safe to put the car in accessory mode in order to open the sun roof?
 
All signs point to a clogged front driver side drain.

This was my process:

1: remove the glass with the 4 bolts.
2: inspect and did not see any debris in front or rear drains.
3: fished a weed whacker line down. Found the passenger side clear. The driver side had some mud
4: poured some water down both. Passenger side was medium speed drain. Driver side had 0 drain
5: hit each drain with degreaser solution and then compressed air…
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6: water came out and then retested. Fast drain on both sides
7: inspected rubber around glass and all locked good. Hit with some rubber preservers
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8: reinstall glass and hope for the best!

Thanks for starting this thread and thank you for the good info back and forth. I really understand how this thing works now. This will probably be a task I take care of with every oil change. Easy to inspect and clean. Whole process took about 20 min.
 
I’m in the middle of an atmospheric river in Northern California. Definitely have some water intrusion confined to the middle seal of the rearward sunroof glass. Does this mean I should replace the seal?
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It is not a gutter problem because the the drip is coming from the plastic trim pieces. It’s def seems to come from the seal and where there is a small alignment from the beginning and end of the seal.
 
I’m in the middle of an atmospheric river in Northern California. Definitely have some water intrusion confined to the middle seal of the rearward sunroof glass. Does this mean I should replace the seal?View attachment 4029795
It is not a gutter problem because the the drip is coming from the plastic trim pieces. It’s def seems to come from the seal and where there is a small alignment from the beginning and end of the seal.
I’d try adding RTV to that seam in the plastic that surrounds the glass before replacing anything. It’s really not messy/visible, and it might solve the issue. Did for me!
 
So glad I found this I have been having the same issue after cleaning my drains and it still leaking.

Will report back when I get a chance to dig into this one if it’s the exact same issue.
 
Okay. I’ll try the rtv. I have a small catch can back there to catch the water now. The drip is isolated pretty good. Knock on wood, fingers crossed. I’m leaving the country in several hours so no time to fix. Just gunna hope the catch can saves the carpet. Haha
 
I'd bet that'll solve the problem. FWIW, when you clean the drains again, and you should do this regularly, especially if the truck is stored outside and most especially if it's under or nearly under a tree:

» clean the drain tubes from the bottom, not the top.

The blockage, if any, is going to be at the top, in the pan. The tubes are around 3 feet long. It makes no sense to move that crap all the way from one end of the tubing to the other, just to remove it. Even if you don't have a compressor, you can buy a can of compressed air and use that, from the bottom ends of the tubes.

The rear ones are accessible from under the truck; look behind the rear wheels. The front tubes discharge into the pockets behind the kickpanel trim on each side.

Blowing anything into the tubes, from the top, risks lodging some trash in the tubes, at best, and at worst, you risk separating the tube from the pan nipple under the headliner. You really don't want to spend an afternoon dropping the headliner, just to reattach the drain tube to the pan...unless you hate yourself, or that's your penance for Lent.

IME, string trimmer string doesn't get the tubing as clean as compressed air. Nothing gets it as clean as completely removing it and soaking it in warm soapy water, which is my recommendation if you think the truck's been outside for a very long time and the drains haven't been cleaned regularly. You'll only have to do it once.
 
Is there supposed to be a tiny little opening just to the right of the seam at the back of the sun roof in the rubber trim? There's a small opening in mine maybe a 1/4". Not sure if that's a tear in the rubber or supposed to be there?
 
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