samb36

I have the exact same problem that just happened this week. I figured I would put some silicone sealant where the water is leaking from the drain trough over to where it is leaking out from the sun roof gears.

Did you ever find a fix or figure it out? Thanks

trollersteve

In my case even though water was going down the drain tubes there were two that were slightly plugged so the water wasn't going down fast enough. The fix was to shoot compressed air down all the drain tubes to blow out anything in there. It never leaked again.

Good luck,
Steve

samb36

Hi- Did you ever get anywhere with this issue of it leaking through the frame next to the tubes? Thank you

Pickupman66

Is there an easy way to clean the drain tubes without removing the headliner?

samb36

You don't have to completely remove the headliner. You just need to unsnap the two plastic covers that go over your rear seat belts and then the headliner will pop down to where you can access the two rear drain tubes. I am not sure about the front drain tubes but am thinking it is the same concept.. There are also a couple press snaps on the middle rear of the headliner too that just pull out and release the headliner.

CDB13FX4

Bringing up this old thread...

2013 FX4 4 door, bought new in 2014. Last week here in the Alabama, we've experienced some torrential rains and I found that my passenger floor board was wet along with my rear seat and just below. Truck does have a sun roof... I pulled the cab drain plug to release the water and today began trying to figure out the issue. All four of the drains are good, connected, not clogged, however, mine is leaking from the the position indicated in the photo posted by Trollersteve. It's like the drains don't even work. I can blow through the hoses, verified that water does run out, and I've shoved a wire to attempt and clear any debris in the plastic casing where the tubes attaches. Still leaks. Has there been any other discussions involving what trollersteve had identified?

Now I am not new to this as I had an 2005 model which done the same. I had determined that it came from the 3rd brake light as suggested in other threads. When I bought my new 2013, I had hopes that this would have been fixed some 8 years later, unfortunately, I noticed similar to the same leaks. So at around 40k miles, I replaced and sealed the rear light.

Thanks in advance!

Corey.

Sage0021

what did you find out? I'm in the same boat here, 2014 fx4 70k. Leaking from the sunroof tray corner on both sides. I pulled the rear hoses completely out today and put a pipe cleaner through the barb. Everything is clean and free flowing. Yet when I pour any water in the tracks it winds up leaking out the tray corner onto the headliner and down to the back window.

I've replaced 3rd brake light, removed and sealed the xm antenna, replaced the windshield, replaced the back glass, adjusted the rear doors, completely removed the headliner and poured with a hose. It's been a year now and I only get the noticable leaks once or twice during the summer during heavy rains. It is probably leaking all the time but not enough to accumulate.

I've finally traced it to the sunroof tray corners and now I dont know what to do. Replace the hoses completely? Remove the sunroof and seal it up somehow? Ignore it and just know twice a year it will happen?

B737capt

My 2014 had this issue and was at the dealer under warranty 3 times for this. Finally out of warranty I decided to look myself and what I found after pouring water in the trays was that they use butyl caulk at the factory on all 4 corners before they rivet the corners together. I knew the only way to fix it correctly was to pull the entire sunroof out and repair it. I called Sunroof Doctor first to verify what I was thinking. I figured as long as I had the unit out, I'd replace the parts with theirs even though the hardware wasn't broken. I asked for 6 additional rivets and they said no problem as you normally don't mess with the front corners when replacing the track parts. I had the sunroof out in no time and drilled out the 4 corner rivets, 3 at each corner, and cleaned the old butyl caulk off. It was very obvious the front corners were shorted butyl caulk during manufacturing causing water to leak at the joint seams. I had it all out and cleaned ready for when the parts showed up. Found butyl caulk on Amazon.

Very easy process, just time-consuming. The hardest part was finding the procedure to reset the travel on the sunroof afterward. I also didn't pull the plastic pillar covers as the headliner flexes easily enough to slip out. That saved a lot of time. I did pull the front passenger seat. One thing the Sunroof Doctor told me was that Ford uses petroleum grease in the tracks and that weakens the plastic parts over time. They send a synthetic grease that doesn't harm the new parts. My truck now is perfect with no leaks. That butyl caulk never hardens and is like cleaning gum off your shoe. It's the perfect material for this application as it allows expansion and contraction with large temperature changes and doesn't get hard or crack. Messy to work with.

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