Rained on Saturday and on Monday morning I noticed that the passenger side front & rear carpet was soaked. After damage control with a shop vac & dehumidifier, I spent some time on E46fanatics trying to figure out where to start looking for the source of the water entry.
Started by checking for missing floor plugs and clogged cowl drains. No problems.
Next I removed the door trim and sealed the vapor barrier perimeter with weatherstrip adhesive. It had several loose areas. Thought that was it.
Just to be thorough, poured water into the sunroof trough. A few seconds later water was dripping from under the glovebox near the kick panel and puddling on the carpet. Dropped the A-pillar trim and headliner front corner... bingo. The z-shaped rubber hose was hanging free, disconnected from the drain tube.
Spread some silicon RTV onto the tube and inserted the hose. Just to be sure I didn't have do this again I clamped the hose with a zip tie.
Hope this works... expecting more rain tomorrow!
Wanted to thank everyone who contributed to all the informative threads on water leaks. Uploaded some photos of the sunroof drain for future reference.
Started by checking for missing floor plugs and clogged cowl drains. No problems.
Next I removed the door trim and sealed the vapor barrier perimeter with weatherstrip adhesive. It had several loose areas. Thought that was it.
Just to be thorough, poured water into the sunroof trough. A few seconds later water was dripping from under the glovebox near the kick panel and puddling on the carpet. Dropped the A-pillar trim and headliner front corner... bingo. The z-shaped rubber hose was hanging free, disconnected from the drain tube.
Spread some silicon RTV onto the tube and inserted the hose. Just to be sure I didn't have do this again I clamped the hose with a zip tie.
Hope this works... expecting more rain tomorrow!
Wanted to thank everyone who contributed to all the informative threads on water leaks. Uploaded some photos of the sunroof drain for future reference.
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