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Hey everyone, experienced my first big rain storm in the RR today.
I'd read about the plugged sunroof drain tubes so I decided to check everything out when I got home, and wouldn't you know it the passenger side floor carpeting was damp...
I checked the drain tube behind the side vent and I could see water dripping out very slowly, and I could see some gunky stuff sitting in the tube. I pulled off the A-pillar trim (pop off the ABS oval with a flathead screwdriver from the bottom of the oval, 1 Torx T25 holding trim piece on) and checked the tube; everything feels snug, rubber feels soft which leads me to believe it may have been replaced in the past (also there's no nipple on the end, also leads me to believe it was replaced or at least chopped off?).
So, I got a steaming hot bottle of water, mixed in some bleach, and slowly poured it down the top of of the tube from the sunroof. At first it simply wasn't draining at all. I let it sit for a little bit, and when I checked again the water was dribbling out the tube. I continued pouring water in as soon as it would empty from the sunroof "pan" where the tube connects. Eventually, a large gatorade bottle of bleach/water later, and it was flowing freely down the tube and out the bottom of the truck behind the passenger wheel. This is some of the gunk I captured:
I thought everything was good, until I noticed some water still dripping from the top of the A-pillar/headliner area. My question is, is there somewhere else the water could be leaking in from that I should check while I'm in here? I'd think that because it was freely going down the tube that it must all be hooked up properly..
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Also, while researching I'd read that we can often get water leaks from poorly fitting/warped windshield cowls, which mine almost assuredly qualifies as.. Multiple places along the cowl aren't even touching glass any more. Could that be part of my wet floor as well?
Thanks everyone!
I'd read about the plugged sunroof drain tubes so I decided to check everything out when I got home, and wouldn't you know it the passenger side floor carpeting was damp...
I checked the drain tube behind the side vent and I could see water dripping out very slowly, and I could see some gunky stuff sitting in the tube. I pulled off the A-pillar trim (pop off the ABS oval with a flathead screwdriver from the bottom of the oval, 1 Torx T25 holding trim piece on) and checked the tube; everything feels snug, rubber feels soft which leads me to believe it may have been replaced in the past (also there's no nipple on the end, also leads me to believe it was replaced or at least chopped off?).

So, I got a steaming hot bottle of water, mixed in some bleach, and slowly poured it down the top of of the tube from the sunroof. At first it simply wasn't draining at all. I let it sit for a little bit, and when I checked again the water was dribbling out the tube. I continued pouring water in as soon as it would empty from the sunroof "pan" where the tube connects. Eventually, a large gatorade bottle of bleach/water later, and it was flowing freely down the tube and out the bottom of the truck behind the passenger wheel. This is some of the gunk I captured:

I thought everything was good, until I noticed some water still dripping from the top of the A-pillar/headliner area. My question is, is there somewhere else the water could be leaking in from that I should check while I'm in here? I'd think that because it was freely going down the tube that it must all be hooked up properly..


Also, while researching I'd read that we can often get water leaks from poorly fitting/warped windshield cowls, which mine almost assuredly qualifies as.. Multiple places along the cowl aren't even touching glass any more. Could that be part of my wet floor as well?

Thanks everyone!