2011 Up Explorer Sunroof Drain Leak Fix

Water leak repair on 2011 and newer Ford Explorer. This leak often causes the sunroof motor to fail. If your motor is bad, this is probably why.
Here is how to fix this leak permanently.
Replace the sunroof motor if yours is bad:
• 2011 Up Ford Explorer ...
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[@amandagwinn6744]

Finally, after watching EVERY explorer sunrood drain clog removing video and nobody showing exactly where drain tube exits, I find the only video I would have ever needed to begin with!!! Very thorough with details!! Thanks a billion!!

[@kelvinguevara4920]

Now the im an explorer owner, I couldn't be happier knowing that this video is the solution, thank you.

[@roniebonilla8611]

Thank you so much for your help. After having tried the quick fixes in the past when the wife's explorer was newer, this time around it wasn't working anymore. Thank you for taking the time to solve the matter and sharing it with us, step by step, with details and without rushing. Very much appreciated, got one happy wife and one grateful watcher that saved a ton of money!

[@SealofPerfection]

Awesome! Glad it helped

[@donnasaenz7175]

I have a 2010 Ford Escape with a sunroof. Same problem. Your video, although for an Explorer, is also very close to the fix for the 2010 Escape (and probably several other year Models). I also needed to know where the drain hose exited. Not where the drain holes are located but no videos were available for the exit point. Again, it's very similar. Thank you for the video!

[@SealofPerfection]

Your model also tends to have the sunroof glass slip down and not be adjusted up high enough. I do have videos on how to adjust a sunroof. You only need a Torx number 20 to adjust it

[@samuelsantiago2741]

Thank you very much friend for your tutorials, of all the videos that I have seen, yours were the most complete. I hope that those who have the same problem find your videos. It helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@higgidy1]

Thank you sir. Had a pool of water on my passenger side. Couldn’t figure out where it was from but headliner was wet. Followed your instructions and a bunch of water poured out of the drain.

[@user-oq7vl3mf8o]

Excellent video! Thank you so much for getting this up so quickly! You make life so much easier. Thank you 🙏

[@SealofPerfection]

I am learning how to splice and dice these things together a little better. Hope you can use this to fix yours.

[@NFTYCENT]

Thanks so much got some rain and having this problem, this is absolutely 💯 awesome.

[@triggeral]

Love this!!! Thankyou very much for sharing your knowledge and taking us along for the experience

[@mweimorts]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[@mweimorts]

So I did as you in the video. Left drain slumps good. Right drain tube empties quickly, but leaks into the passenger compartment, running down the A pillar. Does this mean the tube somehow became disconnected? I recall you saying in the video that you must remove the headliner to fix a detached drain tube.

[@HoustonTom]

Great video that saved me a repair bill. I needed to clear both sides but I found myself spending too much time trying to not destroy the clips. I still broke 1. For the second side, I ordered $15 worth of clips to make it go faster. I’m still saving $100s.

[@SealofPerfection]

Yeah, they are an acquired skill, lol. Glad you got it fixed, though.

[@oscarcp1738]

Sir you’re fantastic. Keep up the good work

[@felipequintana2177]

Good job in explaining this information

[@lordhatch]

Appreciate the video, super helpful!

[@davidram1974]

Great video

[@adb2165]

Vey helpful.thanks a lot…is it ok to just leave the drain (under the fender) without the cover or stopper so water can flow freely along with decomposed substances?

[@SealofPerfection]

I remove the rubber things and discard them

[@patricktyrrell3504]

Thanks for the detailed video!!! Out of curiosity, do the drains for the rear of the sunroof cassette suffer the same problem? It appears one of the rear drains exits into the right rear corner of the tailgate recess and is wide open, but where does the left rear drain exit the body and does it have the same "valve" as the front drain tubes?

[@SealofPerfection]

I have never seen but maybe one or two for the rears got blocked. The one drains out at the top right like you see it. The other one goes down into the panel on the left there and drains out in front of the bumper. They don't exit it out in the same place because of the shock motor that lifts the hatch. The rears really only see any water if the vehicle is parked with the nose facing up a bit

[@derekbrawders4620]

Have been getting a lot of water in the spare tire well on my 2012 explorer. I'll check the drains or could it be the seam sealer issue in your other video? Thanks

[@DenaliRoberts]

@patricktyrrell We have water in the top roof of our back seats. It’s just sloshing around. I believe it’s because the seal is broken on the sun roof. Are there drains for this?

[@quincyreb]

I have a 2016 Navigator. I hear water trickling at the very rear of the vehicle, on the passenger side, coming down the column at the rear quarter panel. When I purchased the vehicle, it actually had the front drain tub glogged, which I cleaned out so no more water in the passenger front floor board. But having a hard time finding where this passenger back rear trickle is coming from. I didn't clip the front drain tubes as you did, so wondering if that is causing water to flow to the rear of the vehicle. BTW, nothing in the SUV gets wet in the back that I can find. Any advice?

[@SealofPerfection]

I'd be looking around the hatch area. But if it's not getting in the vehicle, that's odd. The rear drains don't really flow unless it's sitting nose-up. The drains on a 16 are in the C pillar, where the seatbelt comes out. They don't go to the rear because you have the older single glass sunroof.

[@chelseaanderson4027]

Hey there! This video is super helpful! I do have a question. My sunroof motor must be dead from the leaking, and it is unable to open. How do I access the drain tubes if I cannot open my sunroof? Do I need the motor replaced first?

[@SealofPerfection]

I do the drains from the bottom from inside the wheel well. I have a video on how to do that. But yes you really do need to have the glass open also to make sure there isn't any debris that's up at the top stopping them up. Plus you can't water test them obviously if the glass is shut

[@dwaynejackson697]

So is the drain in front or behind the tire? Other than that great video.

[@SealofPerfection]

Kind of above and slightly behind it. But mostly above.

[@ericgreenway437]

What about the rear drains ? Same thing? Drains in wheel well ?

[@SealofPerfection]

One on the left drains out the bottom behind the rear wheel. The one on the right rear drains out the top up near the hatch shock

[@mweimorts]

So I did as you in the video. Left drain slurps good. Right drain tube empties quickly, but leaks into the passenger compartment, running down the A pillar. Does this mean the tube somehow became disconnected? I recall you saying in the video that you must remove the headliner to fix a detached drain tube.

[@SealofPerfection]

That's what it sounds like. I have a video on how to replace the sunroof motor. You have to drop the headliner to do that. You can use that in order to access the drain tube. You can actually just pull it down a little bit at the opening and look in there and see if it's connected or not without dropping the whole thing

[@mweimorts]

@@SealofPerfection Thank you for your prompt reply. I like your tip to pull the headliner down a bit for inspection. I will review the motor replacement video for instructions. You have certainly earned my subscription to your channel.

[@justinwillieradl2209]

Awesome vid. Don't understand why you switched sides at the end? Do you mean the back of the driver wheel to the front of the wheel?

[@SealofPerfection]

No it was the other side. The video ended up being not good on the side I started on so I just finished up on the other side

[@jjmcg9688]

@@SealofPerfectionthere is a drain on both sides?

[@SealofPerfection]

@@jjmcg9688 there are four of them. Two in the rear and two in the front. The rears almost never get blocked up, and one of them is basically impossible to get to without dropping the headliner so I don't usually bother with those. I test them but unless somebody either parks with a sunroof open all the time or lives with the nose parked uphill all the time, they just almost never get stopped up

[@onoahimahi]

Thanks - I used your techniques to clear the drains and have ordered a replacement motor. Now how do I get the nasty mold smell out of my car? :-(

[@SealofPerfection]

Best way is to pull up the carpet and put a fan on it to dry it out, then use some Lysol to kill the mildew. If you can't pull it up, at least remove the mats and leave the windows cracked or open anytime it's out in the sun. It'll take longer that way, but eventually it will dry. Then the Lysol.

[@amandalively7221]

Mine fills my passenger floorboard with water when it rains and causes water to come out of back roof air vents coukd a clog be the cause? My motor is bad so am going to be changing that and trying to fix the leak.

[@SealofPerfection]

Probably the sunroof drains. Back drains could possibly be clogged too, but that is not as common

[@amandalively7221]

@SealofPerfection I watched your other video on the cowl drain too and just removed it it was full of gunk but it had a bolt inside the black drain piece and now I have no idea where the bolt came from

[@SealofPerfection]

@@amandalively7221 Hmm. No idea on the bolt either. Obviously it's not anything critical. Could have been there since it was built, maybe something a factory worker dropped and just used another one

[@amandalively7221]

@@SealofPerfection thank you so much your videos have been so helpful

[@FrankJonesJr1]

I have all of the same issues. Trying to find a good working motor now. Ordered one from eBay but it doesn’t program. Also trying to figure out how to clean those back drains.

[@kovacrea2457]

Why was the spout designed that way in the first place? Will cutting the tip off cause any potential problems?

[@SealofPerfection]

I don't know why they make them like that. Ford isn't the only one, many other do as well. GM does it, BMW does, Chrysler, etc. The solution for all of them is that they get cut off if they're accessible. Doesn't hurt a thing.

[@kovacrea2457]

@@SealofPerfection Thanks!

[@onoahimahi]

They probably do it that way to keep bugs from nesting there or something like that

[@xoxo_kim_11]

Would this make water drip down my seatbelts in my 3rd row?

[@SealofPerfection]

No, but what's in this video would kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZabmaeio8l2h9k

[@bryanashcraft8017]

this the same issue on the 2014 F150 as mine is leaking ?

[@SealofPerfection]

Could be. If you have a sunroof it's definitely got drains

[@SavannahNickels1851]

Is this the same for 2009 with sunroof iam getting water through the front light on the roof

[@SealofPerfection]

No, they're a bit different. Those drains exit out the side, behind the door hinges. Yours are probably clogged and just need clearing. I thought I had a generic "how to" for sunroof drains, but I never uploaded it. Doing so now, will post the link when it's ready

[@SealofPerfection]

Here you go, this should hopefully help kzbin.info/www/bejne/e52ugWlvnr-SY80si=VdvxyA5FbuJgzSJB

[@mitchellclements5600]

Hey I commented on a different video of yours lol. I'm going to try an cut the ends off the drain tube in the wheel well... I figured I'd do the passenger side 1st. I took the tire off & got the whole wheel well cover off but I don't see the spout end.... I got the cover off in the front of the wheel well an don't see it.... Is it maby behind the wheel... I see you did switch to the drivers side

[@SealofPerfection]

Both are in the same place. I switched because it turned out my video of me doing the passenger side was messed up and you couldn't see anything.

[@mitchellclements5600]

@@SealofPerfection I don't see it on the front side... I'm going to take the back side off an see if it's there

[@SealofPerfection]

Both are in the back. Remember, the drain tube comes down the A pillar and exits through the firewall

[@mitchellclements5600]

@@SealofPerfection ok just got the front put back together going to take the rear off

[@espyetta]

So if I get water running down my drivers side pillar and also I feel dampness around the visor and then water goes onto the floor.. is that a detached hose in the pillar? Or can blocked water when it pools up Dean drown the pillar? Trying to decide if I should try to do what you do in the video or if there is a more tricky issue like a detached drain hose ... if that's the case I may take it to dealer to fix

[@RandyIrwin-ld1qp]

Diy 2010 ford raptor sunroof won't open

[@SealofPerfection]

Look in my F150 playlist for sunroofs

[@SealofPerfection]

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