IIRC, the gasket around the sun roof is not really expected to keep water out, the drains are supposed to be able to handle the volume. The sun roof is supposed (on some models anyway) to sit a little low or high to reduce wind noise.
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Sounds like a good theory, hope it works out for you. > > -Curt > > Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:34:37 -0400 (EDT) > From: Robert Koziak <rkmerce...@aol.com> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: [MBZ] Fwd: 2004 E320 4matic - Water on Front Passenger's Side > after Heavy Rain > Message-ID: <8d03a93881ccbea-13dc-22...@webmail-m285.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Today we realized there is a gap in the sunroof gasket right over the > problem area. In addition the closed sunroof sits slightly lower than the > roof line. When the car is parked on an downward incline we think it's > possible during a heavy rain the drain hole might not be able to keep up > with the water flow. This might cause the track to overflow which leaks > down the "A" pillar. When a steady stream of water is fed directly in the > drain hole there is no leak. Any thoughts on his theory? > > > I am trying to locate the gasket which surrounds the sunroof roof hole > and the gasket on the sunroof itself. Any diagrams or part numbers? > Hopefully this will fix the problem. > > > Bob > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- OK Don 2013 F150 2012 Passat TDI DSG 1957 C182A _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
