Disco 2 D2 water leaks

Hi everyone

So I have just got my discovery 2 on the road again, after more than 2 years and I'm having some water leaks that I want to sort out, and I was hoping someone might know how to fix them.

The main one happened for a third time yesterday when I left my house and on the second turn down the road water started pouring out from around the front interior light pod and the slot for the rear view mirror and the blanking panel that's there (and on another occasion some ran from around the sunroof switches as well), down onto the radio the dashboard and running along the headliner and pouring on me.
At the same some water also soaks into the headliner at the front corners and some runs down the a pillars mainly on the passenger side but my first turn is a right turn so...
But after this happening 3 times I would quite like to fix it if anyone has any ideas where the water could come in from?

It has also been leaking water into the boot but judging by the water marks I am fairly sure it is coming in from the top of the rear door seal (but when I get I chance I will make sure with my pressure washer) so I will clean the seal as it looks in good shape but I don't know if I can adjust the door or do something to pull it tighter against the seal?

Thanks for reading

Edit: I forgot to mention it does have sunroofs

Sunroof drains.
They might be clogged or the corner piece broken where the drain hose attaches.
Also leaks between the sunfoor frame and the roof are possible.

Reardoor, adjust it by opening it to 90 degress, loosen the hinges on the body (bottom hinge just a bit and top some more), lift the door up from the open end (exterior handle side) and tighten the hinges, this should make it tighter from the top sealing better. Have a friend help or a jack and a piece of wood so You have the door lifted while tightening.
Some even add some additional seals to the doorside to have some extra sealing...

Dervishi said:

Sunroof drains.
They might be clogged or the corner piece broken where the drain hose attaches.
Also leaks between the sunfoor frame and the roof are possible.

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That ^^^... + see the attachments

Look also at the holes in the undertray. These give direct access to the head linning if they don't drain. I've tapped all mine up, front and rear

The sunroofs don’t only leak at the drains. Sometimes it’s not the drains at all. The seal where the sunroof flange sits on the roof is crap. Stand outside the vehicle and slam the drivers door whilst looking at the sunroof and you will see it rising up with the pressure. That separates the ****y little seal in there and it leaks. Sunroofs need to come out and all face’s thoroughly cleaned and sealed with Tiger Seal.

Hi everyone, sorry it's been a while I had a couple of other projects that wanted me before I got a chance to look at my discovery

Dervishi said:

Reardoor, adjust it by opening it to 90 degress, loosen the hinges on the body (bottom hinge just a bit and top some more), lift the door up from the open end (exterior handle side) and tighten the hinges, this should make it tighter from the top sealing better. Have a friend help or a jack and a piece of wood so You have the door lifted while tightening.
Some even add some additional seals to the doorside to have some extra sealing...

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Thanks for this, it worked great


I tested the drains in the sunroof and the passenger drain is blocked, all the guides I found of people unblocking the drains have the headliner out and I really don't want to take it out because the cloth has separated from the board.
Is there any way to do it without taking the headliner out?

Also while I'm here, my ac isn't working.
I've checked the fuse and relay which were fine but the compressor isn't engaging (not getting any power) I read in another thread that if the system is low or empty it won't turn on the compressor (I checked for error codes on the climate control unit and there weren't any) but is there anything that could stop it sending power to the compressor? And is there an override or some other way I can test that it's not a damaged wire? And are there any common points I can check were it could be leaking from if that's the case?

Thanks

Icantthinkofagoodusername said:

Hi everyone, sorry it's been a while I had a couple of other projects that wanted me before I got a chance to look at my discovery


Thanks for this, it worked great


I tested the drains in the sunroof and the passenger drain is blocked, all the guides I found of people unblocking the drains have the headliner out and I really don't want to take it out because the cloth has separated from the board.
Is there any way to do it without taking the headliner out?

Also while I'm here, my ac isn't working.
I've checked the fuse and relay which were fine but the compressor isn't engaging (not getting any power) I read in another thread that if the system is low or empty it won't turn on the compressor (I checked for error codes on the climate control unit and there weren't any) but is there anything that could stop it sending power to the compressor? And is there an override or some other way I can test that it's not a damaged wire? And are there any common points I can check were it could be leaking from if that's the case?

Thanks

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Doubt it's got any gas in it, son had his regassed and worked fine.
They will know if its low when they connect the hoses.

Icantthinkofagoodusername said:

I read in another thread that if the system is low or empty it won't turn on the compressor (I checked for error codes on the climate control unit and there weren't any) but is there anything that could stop it sending power to the compressor?

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This is correct, it won't engage the compressor if the pressure is too low.

Icantthinkofagoodusername said:

And are there any common points I can check were it could be leaking from if that's the case?

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Most common point is the pipe that runs by the headlight with the arrow on this picture: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/discovery-2-air-conditioning.113651/post-1179629