Car sunroof maintenance in rainy season, don’t let your car turn into a swimming pool

Source: GAC Toyota Guangzhou Yiguihuadu Store

What should I do if there is a lot of rain in summer, the car sunroof leaks, and the car turns into a swimming pool? In fact, as long as you pay attention to care and master the following small details. This can effectively prevent water leakage from occurring.

First of all, let’s get to know the structure of the skylight.

When we open the skylight, we can see that there are slide rails on both sides of the skylight, and a guide channel in front. The guide channel intersects with the slide rail. The two small holes are the drainage outlets of the skylight.

The drainage hole then drains the rainwater back from the A-pillar of the car to the fender of the front tire through the drainage pipe.

Note

Different models have different drainage structures, but generally they are not much different.

Second: Understand the cause of skylight leakage?

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The first reason is: the skylight slide rails and sealing ring strips are aging or deformed, causing Water leakage from skylight.

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The second reason is: the skylight drain hole is blocked or broken, causing water to penetrate into the interior.

Third: How to deal with skylight leakage

After cleaning the sand and dust in the skylight, slowly pour water into the guide sink.

If no water is found to drain out, it can be determined that the drainage holes or channels are blocked causing water seepage.

You can try to use a longer thin wire to clear it.

If the drainage pipe on the A-pillar or C-pillar in the car breaks, causing water seepage, it is recommended to go to the store for repair in time.

Fourth: Daily maintenance of skylights

Regular maintenance of skylight slide rails and rubber strips.

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Check the drainage holes regularly

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Do not fully open the sunroof when driving on bumpy roads, it is best not to open the sunroof during the period

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When washing the car, do not directly spray the high-pressure water column around the sealing ring around the sunroof

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It is not difficult to maintain the sunroof. Regular maintenance will help. It can avoid the embarrassing scene of "heavy rain outside the car and light rain inside the car".

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.