Headliner water leak

streetka55 · 10th May 2014, 21:30

With the heavy rain recently I seem to have developed a leak. After rain I go to get into the car and sometimes one or both of the front seats are wet, When I drive I can see water dripping from the pillar covers at the side of the windscreen and sometimes from the courtesy light.

I do have a sunroof. Carpets are dry throughout. Does anybody know what might be causing this and how to rectify this.

Ched · 10th May 2014, 21:33

I think your drain tubes are blocked.

pab · 10th May 2014, 21:44

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Originally Posted by Ched

I think your drain tubes are blocked.

More possibly the seal to the windscreen..

genpk · 7th September 2014, 12:54

Or if like mine, when I took the headliner out to re upholster it,I found one of the sunroof drain tubes was not even connected and looks like it never has been from the factory.The drain tube was just short of the drain so extended it.

njb · 7th September 2014, 18:22

I had a similar leak on a sunroof equipped tourer. When I'ld brake water would drip down onto the gearshift.

The front drains had blocked to the point where the sunroof well had filled up.
Bit of a job to unblock them but I used the guide here and the halfords pipe joiners along with a long drain unblocking spiral spring I got from a hardware chainstore.

10th May 2014, 21:30	#1
streetka55 Regular poster ZT 190 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Swindon Posts: 34 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Headliner water leak With the heavy rain recently I seem to have developed a leak. After rain I go to get into the car and sometimes one or both of the front seats are wet, When I drive I can see water dripping from the pillar covers at the side of the windscreen and sometimes from the courtesy light. I do have a sunroof. Carpets are dry throughout. Does anybody know what might be causing this and how to rectify this.

7th September 2014, 18:22	#5
njb Avid contributor Connie SE Tourer Automatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kildare Posts: 120 Thanks: 41 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	I had a similar leak on a sunroof equipped tourer. When I'ld brake water would drip down onto the gearshift. The front drains had blocked to the point where the sunroof well had filled up. Bit of a job to unblock them but I used the guide here and the halfords pipe joiners along with a long drain unblocking spiral spring I got from a hardware chainstore. __________________ Jobs done : salvage many parts from the crashed zircon : On the Chagall; epoxied the intercooler, new Rainsports, new dampers,reseated loose injector,replaced windscreen sensor, new front suspension legs, new MAF, PCV, 4 Pagid discs, cleaned EGR, serviced, new sony head. To do: refurb injectors, body work, fan, thermostat.

10th May 2014, 21:33	#2
Ched I really should get out more....... MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Romsey Posts: 2,293 Thanks: 553 Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts	I think your drain tubes are blocked.

7th September 2014, 12:54	#4
genpk Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon MGZT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Perth, AUSTRALIA Posts: 1,664 Thanks: 3 Thanked 461 Times in 299 Posts	Or if like mine, when I took the headliner out to re upholster it,I found one of the sunroof drain tubes was not even connected and looks like it never has been from the factory.The drain tube was just short of the drain so extended it.