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Nasher,
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13th Jun 2018 6:38 pm
indy4x
Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Pontypool
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Looks like I am about to embark on a similar journey, mines an SE so no dungeons and have a similar problem, top of the A post trim and headlining what it meets the A post trim is getting wet, also she carpet on drivers side. Wet patch is too high to be the A pillar trim clips plus I've already changed them so a look underneath the roof trim strip is in order, even if it doesn't look like a suspect the seam is going to get sealed anyway
20th Nov 2018 12:17 am
indy4x
Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Pontypool
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So tonight I removed the roof rail trim and cleaned out the channel, sealant looks ok but have added a little more just in case, hoping this is the end of the water leak or at least this water leak.
The drivers carpet is very wet so vacummed this as much as I could but I seem to be getting lots of water on and under the drivers door mat just by the A pillar as well as wet headlining where it joins the driver A pillar trim
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25th Nov 2018 10:21 pm
Danny4383
Member Since: 07 Oct 2018
Location: Harrogate
Posts: 222
Think Iāll have a look at the sealant as per this thread and see if thatās the problem, fingers crossed!
Iāve only owned my D3 for a few weeks now and I already love and hate it in equal measures!
27th Nov 2018 9:58 pm
JackNorris
Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Beds/Bucks Border
Posts: 1879
Bit of a thread resurrection, My dads D3 is leaking, weāve ruled out the sunroof and it appears to be the same place as Nashers pic.
However, we have the below when exposed. Is this normal? Again Nashers doesnāt have it?
Thanks
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12th Feb 2020 9:13 pm
discovery3ski
Member Since: 25 Dec 2012
Location: leicester
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My D3 suffers from the same bloody annoying leak. Like you,I cleaned the sun roof drains out. Couldnāt for the life of me figure out why it got wet inside the car sometimes and not others. Had my sat nag and stereo out drying etc and thought it had kaput my stereo unit until around three months of random suggestions fixed/ reset that ending hours of dismantling various bits of car.
My wife eventually suggested that the car only leaked when we park it facing nose down the slope on our drive. When I drive the car in and the nose points uphill no leaks. This would be completely in keeping with the spot you found your leak. For the last four months I have simply parked the car on the flat or nose up and problem solved. Now you have honed in on a spot I guess a liberal dose of silicone will be a cheap fix attempt with no real downside.
My car passed it MOT this week with no advisories so I guess it deserves some pampering.
I have spent two grand rectifying the bong on the dash which was a hollowed high pressure diesel pump ,fuel rail tank with rodent hole in it and low pressure pump worn all the result we think of getting into the system via the rodent hole......it does run nice now though. Just the suspension bongs and lights to fix now and the whole travelling disco should be good....Discovery 3 tdv6 HSE 2007
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13th Feb 2020 2:18 pm
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
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Thread resurrection:
Iāve got an annoying leak I canāt seem to find!
Iāve checked the sunroof drains, and they ran clear. I thought it was a leaking windscreen, but Iāve had that resealed and there wasnāt any evidence it was really leaking.
Iām currently in torrential rain and the a pillar is wet, with a slow drip:
If I want to have a look at this seam, how do you remove the plastic strip?
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13th Aug 2020 3:00 pm
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2138
Any ideas how to remove the front part of the roof strip, that runs front to back?
Going to have a look at this tomorrow
Thanks
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12th Sep 2020 7:26 pm
shravanjk86
Member Since: 20 Jun 2019
Location: DĆ¼sseldorf
Posts: 52
Removing the top trim to check
@Robpenrose , did you get around to pulling the trim off ?
I've got a situation similar to yours as on the A-Pillar.
I'd like to pull the roof trim off to investigate , but don't want to end up breaking it.
27th Oct 2020 1:11 pm
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2138
Yes, i had the issue above where the leak was coming in between two seams. I resealed it and sorted the leak.
To get the black strip off, you basically need to remove the push in Xmas tree clips. You will need a trim removal tool (which I didn't have!) Once the clips are removed, the black strip just pops out.
There is a video from PowerfulUK which shows how to get it off
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27th Oct 2020 2:33 pm
leroymusic00
Member Since: 12 Jan 2021
Location: Carlisle
Posts: 143
Water leak
I have just got to the bottom of a leak in my D3. Replaced drain tubes (front) and although it wasn't as wet, it was still getting in. Then I noticed the roof trim was blowing about not held down by the clips.
I had some of the roof vinyl wrapped (paint peeling off) and the trim wasn't clipped into place properly
- the clips had snapped. Then I noticed that there are 2 bolts just above the front doors that have holes through the middle of them. I got the steps out and Tiger sealed the lot - both sides. Brilliant stuff, just like rubber when it goes off. I left them all afternoon yesterday with G-clamps on them. Absolutely solid now - heavy rain last night and the kitchen towel that I put under the driver's mat was bone dry this morning
8th Mar 2021 12:12 pm
RickoD3HSE
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Stockport
Posts: 96
Hi guys
I've been struggling to get to the bottom of an exact same leak that has lead to most of passenger side interior being removed before finding the source š
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So looks like out roof rail black trim removal is next to see if seam sealer had shrunk & cracked letting water in š”
10th May 2023 8:16 pm
themikeyd
Member Since: 07 Jul 2020
Location: Ringmer
Posts: 3
Just to add that this topic helped me. I checked the sunroof by pouring water into the gulleys with the roof open and watched the water quickly drain away and pour out of the wheel arch, so not that. I partially dropped the lining and could see the drips along the metal at the top of the windscreen but couldnāt see any tracking from the sunroof so reaffirmed my beliefs. I had the windscreen replaced as I assumed thatās all it could be.
Still it leaked so more searching brought me here. I stuck gaffer tap either side of the trim and carefully lifted the front until it popped up. Be careful not to lift to much as itās aluminium. I tried to pull the plastic thing out but it snapped, so Iāll be on eBay tonight.
There was all sorts of crud in there. I cleaned it out with a tooth brush and which spirit and the seam sealer was cracking open the whole length. Really I need to take the roof bars off to to complete the job.
Iāve used no nonsense roof and gutter sealant and taped the trim away from it for the night to allow it to go off. Rain due tonight so fingers crossed.
Good luck
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15th May 2023 5:15 pm
RickoD3HSE
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Stockport
Posts: 96
Yes the seam sealer had dried shrunk & cracked from windscreen back to start of panoramic roof š¤¦āāļø
I've dug all the old out & re sealed with tiger seal š
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Hope this helps other people as it been a right fackin headache š
15th May 2023 7:50 pm
themikeyd
Member Since: 07 Jul 2020
Location: Ringmer
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Glad that worked too.
Did you find a place to buy the broken plastic clips?2011 61 plate Discovery 4 HSE
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getting into the system via the rodent hole......it does run nice now though. Just the suspension bongs and lights to fix now and the whole travelling disco should be good....
