Good news and bad news!

Good News - Disco II passed it's MOT today with no advisories - good clean vehicle said the examiner.

Bad news, drove back home - we've had some rain today and the car thoughtfully collected it and dumped it on my lap!

I repaired a broken drain tube about 5 months ago, and did that without removing the headlining - just dropped the front part down. That was flippin' difficult, so tonight, took the headlining out. None of it is particularly difficult - see other posts and Rave for procedure. Getting it out only took about an hour and a half. Worst part was getting it out through the back door - it's got to be turned to just the right angle.

I'm going to have a good look at the seals, but one problem I have found is that the drain tube on the drivers side isn't routed properly, and it goes up rather than down - I think this is causing an airlock so that the water in the lower tray can't get out that side, and ends up overflowing.

I'll let you know how the repair goes.
Cheers!

Only two reasons for the sunroof to leak, both of them are seals.
The drain tubes are only to take water run off if the glass is opened with water on it thats why the tubes are only at the front of the sunroof.

I think you are right. While the drain tubes can handle a small amount of leakage, the amount of water I'm getting is obvously too much - I think new seals are needed.

It rained last night, and I identified two further leaks - rear sunroof at the rear corner and left hand side alpine light are both leaking.

Any advice on resealing the alpine lights? Do I need a windscreen company to take them out and refit them? I have seen Capt Tolleys leak sealant mentioned? Would that help?

Cheers!

"I have seen Capt Tolleys leak sealant mentioned" I seen good reports on this stuff as well so ideal for those untraceable leaks around alpine lights, windscreen and the gaps between overlapping panels that seem to appear..

With sunroofs I think is best to determined which seal is faulty by first just masking up the gap between the glass the the black plastic sunroof surround, if the leaks stop then brilliant it's only the glass seal the that requires looking at or replacing.

But If the sunroof still leaks then it would be the sunroof to body seal which will unfortunatly require the sunroof removal, then laying a thin bead of sealant as a replacement seal. You can confirm this leak by tapping up the edges of of the plastic surround, if the leak stops that's it.

Hopefully it just the glass seal that's giving the problems.

Got the hose on the car tonight, and couldn't get the leak to happen. Having said that, I straightened out the incorrectly routed hose, so the tray could now drain.

Having swapped the sunroof motors (front one has died!), and opening the roof, it looks like the glas seal is not working - it was very wet.

How easy is it to replace the glass seal?

Cheers!

It just lifts out