Alan Hi,
Having had the same problem with both my 200Tdi Discos I was able to rectify
it after reading an official Land Rover service bulletin which suggested
using sealant around the windscreen's weatherstrip.
Special care and attention should be taken on the upper two corners of the
weatherstrip to the bodyshell where on the 200Tdi generation of vehicles the
weatherstrip is a bit short on length and width and does NOT cover a gap
which remains and collects water.
Try filling those two gaps with sealant and I believe your problem will be
shorted out.
Another source of water ingress are the rear alpine windows, more
specifically their weatherstrips. Try filling the gap between them and the
bodyshell with some sealant also. Water does find its way inside the car
from there also but you do not notice it since you are seated at the front.
But if the car is parked at extreme angles pointing towards the engine you
may find some water dripping at the front, since it slides from inside the
headlining towards the front.
Another culprit may be the front sunroof if your car is fitted with one.
The seals may have become hard allowing water to find its way inside the
headlining. Replacement seals for this generation of sunroofs are a bit
hard to find but occasionaly a dealer may have one in stock. If not try
removing it and boiling it in hot water for a while. After that let it cool
down and give it a nice rub with some talcum powder or corn flower. This
will add a bit of oil to the seal but will not render it a dust collector.
A VERY helpful site where you can have a look at several Discovery related
topics and also find a copy of the technical bulletin stated above is here
http://www.fag.hiof.no/~frodehaa/disco.html
Select "BODYWORK" from the green rectangular at the left of the home screen
and then go to the extreme bottom of the bodywork page and press on the
"water ingress" topic.
The full technical bulletin is there.
Hope the above helps.
Take care
Pantelis
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> "CraigB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > "Alan Dennison" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > > My 200 TDi Disc has a small but annoying leak when it rains if it is
> > > parked
> > > with a lean to the off side. Drips flow from the roof trim just above
> the
> > > drivers door onto driver.
> > > Is this a common problem?
> > > Have tried crack seaking leak sealer into the gutter without any sign
of
> > > improvement.
> > > Has any one with similar problem found a solution.
> > > Regards Alan D
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Had major problems with dust ingress on my old girl when I first bought
> her
> > (1992 Disco).
> > I went right around all rubber door seals (including tail) and had to
> > re-glue lots of spots where the rubber was coming away from the press on
> > trim. Contact cement works fine, but make sure it's aligned before you
> touch
> > it together!
> >
> > Only problem now is she drips on my foot when she stands in the rain.
The
> > rubber around the windscreen really looks ratty, so when I have the
spare
> > cash, I'm going to pop it out and replace the seal.
> > (spare cash is for when I drop the windscreen trying to take it out).
> >
> > -- Craig.
> >
> >
> >
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>
> Thanks for the suggestion but I think my problem is above the roof trim
not
> the door or window seals.
> regards Alan
>
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