clogged sunroof drain...

[twofourzeroSX]

Does ne one have any ideas of how i could unclog the left front drainage hose for my sunroof. I can only snake down about 4 inches..the other side i can go alot longer...any ideas?:help

[IveBeenBad]

draino?

[leper421]

Try an air compressor. I would hope 90 psi would clear out anything.

[twofourzeroSX]

Well here's the deal....ive put 115 psi to the ***** and i think i clogged it more....and i thought about draino but will that eat away at the rubber tube???

[twofourzeroSX]

P.S. the real problem is that the clog is so near the top....and that its not a full clog so air doesnt do much..and i dont even think draino will either

[pmkls2]

Well, I am not really familiar with the drain routing in a nissan, but I would think that it dould be similar to most cars. You may have to resort to pulling the A-pillar trim and drop the front of the headliner to gain access to the drain (if it is actually routed that way) and unclog it that way. Like I said I am not familiar with nissan systems but I am a General Motors light body technician and I have to fix clogged sunroof drains alot. Usually I end up pulling the hose off of the top where it connects to the body and clean it out that way. Hope this helps,

Phil

[navysnail]

if you can see the clog, why not get a long screw, screw it into what is cloging, then yank it outbtw, i wouldnt use drano, no telling were it may end up in the car if there is a hole in the hose farther down.

[twofourzeroSX]

thanx guys...pmkls2 was right tho..my dad and i ended up pulling off the trim to gain access to it...IT WAS KINKED...the jackass who did my alarm system must have pulled it up about 3 inches when snaking a wire.........so if u think about it, the rust on my roof is due to my freakin alarm system which i dont even use. Thanx for all your help though!

[navysnail]

wait, there are 3 other drains for it to go to right, or are they sealed off from one another when you close the roof?

[pmkls2]

Well, 240kid you are right about the 3 other drains to go to and no they are not closed off from one another when the sunroof is closed. However if the car is tilted just right the water would only go to one drain and if that one is clogged it is not good. And it causes water to lay on the hose and possibly cause other water leaks Also a clogged drain can cause a funny gurgling noise when cruising at highway speeds (dont ask me why but I swear its true).