Leaking Sunroof

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Les

Guest

• Jan 22, 2005

• #1

I've got a 98 Disco TDi with two leaking sunroofs. I know the leaks are
factory fitted but is there a fix? I was told about drain holes being
blocked but I can't locate them. Any ideas (sensible) would be appreciated.

Les

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Jan 22, 2005

• #2

On or around Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:10:51 GMT, "Les" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>I've got a 98 Disco TDi with two leaking sunroofs. I know the leaks are
>factory fitted but is there a fix? I was told about drain holes being
>blocked but I can't locate them. Any ideas (sensible) would be appreciated.

these will be tilt/slide roofs, I imagine?

they have drain pipes. I think there are 2 per roof, if they're anything
like the one I had in a citroen, they're bloody difficult to find.


--
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Appearances: You don't really need make-up. Celebrate your authentic
face by frightening people in the street.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

 

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Martin Coombs

Guest

• Jan 22, 2005

• #3

Hi Les

When I did mine, which was a 95 Disco I think they were at the back corner
of each sunroof, with a pipe going off each side. Mine had plastic blocks
that were to seal the pipe to the frame, they are a push fit and useless for
sealing, so I sealed mine with mastic. I did not find that the drain tubes
were blocked
The biggest cause of the leaks where the frame fixing screws. I took each
one out in turn and sealed it with bathroom sealant. Did the job on both my
front and back roofs.
Tracing the leak was my main problem because the water collected above the
headlining then ran and gathered at the sides making seem like the leak was
there.

Hope this helps.

Martin


The headling is easy to remove, can be handy to have someone help you lift
it out, but I did mine on my own.
"Les" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've got a 98 Disco TDi with two leaking sunroofs. I know the leaks are
> factory fitted but is there a fix? I was told about drain holes being
> blocked but I can't locate them. Any ideas (sensible) would be
> appreciated.
>
> Les
>
>
>
>

 

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SteveG

Guest

• Jan 22, 2005

• #4

There are several LR technical bulletins regarding leaks in Discovery's.
Have a chat to your local dealer and see if he'll copy them for you. I
used to have a set but can't find them ... probably binned when I sold
the Disco.

Regards

Steve G



Les wrote:
> I've got a 98 Disco TDi with two leaking sunroofs. I know the leaks are
> factory fitted but is there a fix? I was told about drain holes being
> blocked but I can't locate them. Any ideas (sensible) would be appreciated.
>
> Les
>
>
>
>

 

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Nikki Cluley

Guest

• Jan 22, 2005

• #5

in article [email protected], SteveG
<"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder at "dot> wrote on 22/1/05 3:16 pm:

> There are several LR technical bulletins regarding leaks in Discovery's.
> Have a chat to your local dealer and see if he'll copy them for you. I
> used to have a set but can't find them ... probably binned when I sold
> the Disco.
>
> Regards
>
> Steve G
>
>
>
> Les wrote:
>> I've got a 98 Disco TDi with two leaking sunroofs. I know the leaks are
>> factory fitted but is there a fix? I was told about drain holes being
>> blocked but I can't locate them. Any ideas (sensible) would be appreciated.
>>
>> Les
>>
>>
>>
>>
I found them on the internet. I'll go and find them and see if there is an
internet address on them.
--
Nikki

1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol

 

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SteveG

Guest

• Jan 23, 2005

• #6

Nice one Nikki, you reminded me that they used to be on my old web site.
They're still in the folder on my hard drive. I'll post them to the new
site tomorrow (Sunday) and then post the URL here for anyone that wants
to download them but they'll only be there for a couple of days.

Regards

Steve G



Nikki Cluley wrote:

>
> I found them on the internet. I'll go and find them and see if there is an
> internet address on them.

 

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SteveG

Guest

• Jan 23, 2005

• #7

The tech pubs for Discovery 1 water leaks can be found at:
http://www.series2a.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/techpubs.html

They'll be there until next weekend.

Regards

Steve G



Les wrote:
> I've got a 98 Disco TDi with two leaking sunroofs. I know the leaks are
> factory fitted but is there a fix? I was told about drain holes being
> blocked but I can't locate them. Any ideas (sensible) would be appreciated.
>
> Les
>
>
>
>

 

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Nikki Cluley

Guest

• Jan 23, 2005

• #8

in article [email protected], SteveG
<"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder at "dot> wrote on 23/1/05 12:32 am:

> Nice one Nikki, you reminded me that they used to be on my old web site.
> They're still in the folder on my hard drive. I'll post them to the new
> site tomorrow (Sunday) and then post the URL here for anyone that wants
> to download them but they'll only be there for a couple of days.
>
> Regards
>
> Steve G
>
>
>
> Nikki Cluley wrote:
>
>>
>> I found them on the internet. I'll go and find them and see if there is an
>> internet address on them.

Found them, but internet address was from 2002.
--
Nikki

1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol

 

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Nikki Cluley

Guest

• Jan 23, 2005

• #9

in article [email protected], SteveG
<"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder at "dot> wrote on 23/1/05 7:23 pm:

> The tech pubs for Discovery 1 water leaks can be found at:
> http://www.series2a.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/techpubs.html
>
> They'll be there until next weekend.
>
> Regards
>
> Steve G
>
>
>
> Les wrote:
>> I've got a 98 Disco TDi with two leaking sunroofs. I know the leaks are
>> factory fitted but is there a fix? I was told about drain holes being
>> blocked but I can't locate them. Any ideas (sensible) would be appreciated.
>>
>> Les
>>
>>
>>
>>
Thanks. They may come in handy.
--
Nikki

1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol

 

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StaffBull

Guest

• Jan 23, 2005

• #10

hey wont load for me for some reason - could you send em to me in an
attachment please.

Cheers
"SteveG <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" <"dot> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The tech pubs for Discovery 1 water leaks can be found at:
> http://www.series2a.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/techpubs.html
>
> They'll be there until next weekend.
>
> Regards
>
> Steve G
>
>
>
> Les wrote:
>> I've got a 98 Disco TDi with two leaking sunroofs. I know the leaks are
>> factory fitted but is there a fix? I was told about drain holes being
>> blocked but I can't locate them. Any ideas (sensible) would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Les
>>
>>
>>

 

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SteveG

Guest

• Jan 24, 2005

• #11

I don't mind emailing them (I'm on 2Mb broadband) but one of the files
is 1.8Mb and one of the others is 750kb so they could take a while to
download if your on dial-up.

Did you try right-clicking the links to save them on your computer,
rather than opening them?

Regards

Steve G



StaffBull wrote:
> hey wont load for me for some reason - could you send em to me in an
> attachment please.
>
>

 

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Les

Guest

• Jan 24, 2005

• #12

Hi Steve

Thanks for the info....I'll take a closer look and see if it cures the
problem. I'll let you know.

Regards....Les


"SteveG <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" <"dot> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I don't mind emailing them (I'm on 2Mb broadband) but one of the files
> is 1.8Mb and one of the others is 750kb so they could take a while to
> download if your on dial-up.
>
> Did you try right-clicking the links to save them on your computer,
> rather than opening them?
>
> Regards
>
> Steve G
>
>
>
> StaffBull wrote:
> > hey wont load for me for some reason - could you send em to me in an
> > attachment please.
> >
> >

 

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The Becketts

Guest

• Jan 24, 2005

• #13

I assume that they have four drains like a Range Rover (both Classic and
P38A) - two at the front and two at the rear.

For the P38A, the drains are hidden by the plastic wheel arch liners - the
Disco is probably the same. Some pix are at
http://members.optusnet.com.au/thebecketts/rover/p38a/sunroof drains/

The one labelled Front Drain1.jpg is one of the front drains in the sunroof.
The others are the drains as they appear in the front mudguard ("wing" in UK
speak).

Ron Beckett
Emu Plains, Australia
Mobile (within Australia) 0415 286 921 or (international) +61 415 286 921
1995 P38A Range Rover HSE 4.6 Litre V8


"Les" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've got a 98 Disco TDi with two leaking sunroofs. I know the leaks are
> factory fitted but is there a fix? I was told about drain holes being
> blocked but I can't locate them. Any ideas (sensible) would be appreciated.
>
> Les
>
>
>
>

 

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StaffBull

Guest

• Jan 24, 2005

• #14

Right clicking did the trick - cheers
"SteveG <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" <"dot> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I don't mind emailing them (I'm on 2Mb broadband) but one of the files is
>1.8Mb and one of the others is 750kb so they could take a while to download
>if your on dial-up.
>
> Did you try right-clicking the links to save them on your computer, rather
> than opening them?
>
> Regards
>
> Steve G
>
>
>
> StaffBull wrote:
>> hey wont load for me for some reason - could you send em to me in an
>> attachment please.
>>