Sun/moon roof leak
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Sun/moon roof leak
Hey everyone. I just purchased my first 00' jeep Cherokee sport. It came with a sun roof, and the other day I went through a car wash with no issues. Then yesterday (4/26) I left the jeep outside during some heavy rain. I noticed i had quite a bit of water coming in somewhere near the sun roof. I drove it to work, parked it and I was furious because my headliner was soaked and separated from the part it's glued onto. Now, I know some vehicles (maybe all) that have sun roofs are equipped with some sort of drainage/wheep hole, my question is, does this exist on my 2000? Maybe the seal is rotted, or the glass wasn't sealed tight enough. I basically gutted the roof and covers to see where it was coming from after work which about 9hrs elapsed. Of course the interior was dry except for the headliner. After I ripped it all apart, I got the hose out, and let it rain around the seal and saw nothing for the couple minutes the hose was up there. Any information would be great! Thanks
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Most of the leaks like that are drains being plugged. It started on my wife's Commander and I hit each drain hole with about 100psi with the air compressor. Try it and just pour a cup of water in the outer drain channel and it should drop out under the rig.
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Are the drain holes marked? I really didn't see anything that looked like a drain hole. That was my initial troubleshooting response when it happened, but I looked yesterday and didn't see anything.
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Mine were both located in the front corners. If you poor the water in, where ever it pools there should be a small drain hole. My Commander and my GC both have them.
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