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03-31-2014, 01:36 PM | #1 |
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Roof leak :(
After three hours of back breaking yard work this weekend I didn’t have the energy left to hand wash my 2011. So I did the next best thing. I brought it to my local brushless drive thru car wash I know, I know, that’s a big no no. As I pulled out into the blower for the air dry a good amount of water was dripping on my left knee. It appeared to be coming from where the roof meets the A pillar. Anyone else have a roof leak?
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03-31-2014, 04:13 PM | #5 |
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Take it to the dealer OP and get them to readjust the roof and/or windows and change the seals if needed.
I take my car into brushless automatic washes all the time with no leaks anywhere. not during the wash and not during the dryer |
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03-31-2014, 06:20 PM | #7 |
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Good to know. Taking her in to get it checked out. Only leaking from the driver side
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04-01-2014, 06:13 PM | #8 |
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Same area leaked in mine as well and always through the car wash. I'm too lazy to wash it by hand. Took it in for an adjustment, has happened since.
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04-01-2014, 08:54 PM | #9 |
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car wash leak
I wash my car all winter at a local car awash with pressure hose.
No leaks at all. But I try not too put the nozzle to close to the joints. However, the dealer told me that it could happen if i was to use a power jet water. |
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04-02-2014, 03:31 PM | #11 |
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I have seen where those blowers can blow hard enough to lift the top a little and allow a small amount of water to seep into the cabin. Usually not an issue unless you are feeling like a cup of water or some was running down your leg. I would just check it with a water hose to see if running water over the top leaks. if so then you have a broken seal. shouldn't be terribly expensive to repair.
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When I get a chance I'll hit it with my pressure washer. If I can't get it to leak with 2500 PSI it's safe to say that it may have been a one time occurrence. This was my first time driving it thru a car wash. My concern is we do get some pretty heavy tropical rain storms here in South Florida.
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Kinda hate to warm this one up, but there was a post a while back about a butler throwing water on the car from a bucket (if I recall correctly) & somebody's iPad got soaked because of it ...
Anyway, if you use the same bucket technique, maybe you can find the source of the leak ... |
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Also, since we have several examples of E89 with no issues in high pressure car washes or storms, if you get ANY water into the interior, even once, I think that is a sign of a deteriorated seal or misalignment issue that needs to be fixed by the dealer before it gets worse. |
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04-03-2014, 04:27 PM | #15 |
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Took your advice and last night I decided to grab the hose and blast it for a good minute in stream setting. I had my wife sitting in the car inspecting. NO LEAKS! For the heck of it I ran it through another car wash. Just a basic wash. No brushes, no cheap purple and blue wax. High pressure water only. Sure enough, it leaked! Comparing the driver to passenger side I can see no difference in the seal. I may just need an alignment somewhere. We'll see.....
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