Roof Leak

[SiRbossR]

Hi Guys, really need your help. Nagkakaleak during malakas na ulan ung roof ko and i don't know saan nangagaling. Dati wala naman to bigla lang nagkaron. It's so annoying.

I've checked sa windshield, sa antenna pero hindi dun ang source.

Can anybody recommend where I can have this checked and fixed? Thanks in advance

[cast_no_shadow]

Akala ko roof ng bahay, sasakyan pala.

Where exactly siya nagleleak?

What car?


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[SiRbossR]

Ford Focus and ngle leak siya sa map lights lang. binuksan ko na, hinanap pero wala padin di ko ma trace.

[lowslowbenz]

Hi Guys, really need your help. Nagkakaleak during malakas na ulan ung roof ko and i don't know saan nangagaling. Dati wala naman to bigla lang nagkaron. It's so annoying.

Taking a stab at it.

Your sunroof drains may be clogged.

See here: Water leak ?? How to test and unclog sunroof drains W/PICS - MBWorld.org Forums

[SiRbossR]

My focus doesn't have a sunroof. It's the TDCi model. Wala naman ibang butas or anything mounted on the roof for water to pass.

[crazy_boy]

wala rin ba antenna? sa mini cooper sa antenna yung problem e.

[lowslowbenz]

My focus doesn't have a sunroof.

Hot damn!

Now that IS a problem.

If there's nothing mounted (or drilled) on the roof, your likely culprit may be the windshield weather stripping. Water may slowly dribble in from there and creep to the lowest possible area. Remember that all it takes is a small hole (or crack) for water to come thru.

Try hosing (gentle flow) down your windshield area and see what happens.

[jick.cejoco]

If you have visited shops that jack the car up from one corner instead of front or rear center , chances are that the butyl tape used to install and seal the windshield against the body has delaminated or peeled off causing a gap and leak


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[SiRbossR]

Hot damn!

Now that IS a problem.

If there's nothing mounted (or drilled) on the roof, your likely culprit may be the windshield weather stripping. Water may slowly dribble in from there and creep to the lowest possible area. Remember that all it takes is a small hole (or crack) for water to come thru.

Try hosing (gentle flow) down your windshield area and see what happens.

I do think that it's the windshield that is causing it. Months before, i did not have this problem, but the car is most of the time parked in an open parking. Before, it only happened once and kahit anong lakas ng ulan, walag leak, now, nagkakaleak everytime malakas ang ulan or matagal ang ulan.

I'll probably have to bring it to Aguila glass to have it resealed siguro.

[SiRbossR]

If you have visited shops that jack the car up from one corner instead of front or rear center , chances are that the butyl tape used to install and seal the windshield against the body has delaminated or peeled off causing a gap and leak


Posted through phlpost.gov.ph

Hmm, i'm pretty sure i havent but nonetheless, i'll have it checked and ill try to hose it with water too.

[SiRbossR]

wala rin ba antenna? sa mini cooper sa antenna yung problem e.

Hindi sa antenna eh pero culprit ko talaga is antenna. Habang umuulan one time, tinanggal ko yung map light and wala naman tulo from the antenna base.

[dr. d]

if your car is one of those with thick butyl adhesive between the windshield glass and the metal frame...

if you can remove the borloloy weatherstrip, you might be able to visualize the area where the thick butyl adhesive has separated from the glass/metal.

[SiRbossR]

if your car is one of those with thick butyl adhesive between the windshield glass and the metal frame...

if you can remove the borloloy weatherstrip, you might be able to visualize the area where the thick butyl adhesive has separated from the glass/metal.

Hmm. I don't wanna DIY on this cause I might Fvck it up. haha. I'll bring it to a specialist instead. I'm glad that this "normally" happens. I just hate it everytime it leaks! well everybody hate leaks.

Thanks guys!

[crosswind]

Check for rust in the uuper part of the windshield where it is installed

[SiRbossR]

^No rust on that part. It's really weird, it leaks on one place only.

[jick.cejoco]

mentioned earlier, when the car (specially unitized body) is raised at one corner with a garage jack higher than the scissors jack that came with the car, the body flexes too much and the windshield either cracks or the adhesive butyl tape peels of or creates a gap either between the butyl and the windshield or between the butyl and the body of the car. perform an inexpensive test using a stethoscope and compressed air. have an assistant blow compressed air in front of the windshield while you on the backside (inside the car) listen with a stethoscope. this way, you and pinpoint the leak to within the closest 1/2 inch from the suspected leak

[SiRbossR]

mentioned earlier, when the car (specially unitized body) is raised at one corner with a garage jack higher than the scissors jack that came with the car, the body flexes too much and the windshield either cracks or the adhesive butyl tape peels of or creates a gap either between the butyl and the windshield or between the butyl and the body of the car. perform an inexpensive test using a stethoscope and compressed air. have an assistant blow compressed air in front of the windshield while you on the backside (inside the car) listen with a stethoscope. this way, you and pinpoint the leak to within the closest 1/2 inch from the suspected leak

I just remembered, i always go to this place where mag fle flex talaga yung suspension and mayb pati chassis nung kotse, and your inside wheel will hang in the air. Baka rin dahil din Ill have it checked very soon.

[dr. d]

mentioned earlier, when the car (specially unitized body) is raised at one corner with a garage jack higher than the scissors jack that came with the car, the body flexes too much and the windshield either cracks or the adhesive butyl tape peels of or creates a gap either between the butyl and the windshield or between the butyl and the body of the car. perform an inexpensive test using a stethoscope and compressed air. have an assistant blow compressed air in front of the windshield while you on the backside (inside the car) listen with a stethoscope. this way, you and pinpoint the leak to within the closest 1/2 inch from the suspected leak

hey! i never thought of that!
so we use the diaphragm... where do you place the stetoskok po?
on the glass, or on the ceiling cover?
(it's not for me.. it's for the laymen..)

[marky0910]

nangyari na sakin to, roof leak sa may same area, turns out, may rust na under the paint kung saan nakadikit yung weatherproofing.