Jim,
I neglected to mention two facts, one I parked the car in the exact same
location in my driveway which is facing in on a fairly steep downward incline.
Secondly, the leak was definitely less after my friend cleaned out the drains.
He said he had the sunroof off to check the drains thoroughly. He found debris
in the right front drain which is on the same side as the leak. The sunroof
sits slightly lower than the roof line on all sides, I am not sure if that is a
result of the reinstall or it was originally like that when I purchased the car
4 months ago.
Also I was very careful to seal the sunroof with tape and plastic not
getting near the windshield. Just finished getting the remnants of adhesive
off the roof. Appreciate your input.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 14, 2013 9:26 am
Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPDATE: 2004 E320 4matic - Water on Front Passenger's Side
after Heavy Rain-ADDED Sunroof Issue
> Now that the leak is definitely from the sunroof,
I'm still not 100% convinced, but you might be right.
There's enough torque in the body that a windshield might
leak or not depending on how it's parked, could there be
anything to that? How sure are you that your drapage did
not cover any part of the windshield, or affect runoff over
it? Is there any chance that while cleaning the drains you
either poked through one of the rubber hoses, or pushed it
off? My experience with the sunroofs is that it's basically
a drip tray under the hatch, with a drain hose on a fitting
in each corner.
-- Jim
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