Thread: S40 (New) General : - Blocked sunroof drains
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Old Sep 30th, 2013, 16:45   #3
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Worked perfectly. I would advise anyone with a sunroof on an S40 or V50 to check if the upper and lower pipes are joined by anything regardless of whether your drains are currently blocked or not. It appears that the later cars have an "intermediate" section and the pipes are wider.

For my 2004 car I bought 2 x 12mm to 8mm barbed straight connectors from here linky which connects the upper and lower pipes perfectly. I also bought 50 cm of internal diameter 8mm pipe linky that I used for each side to temporarily connect to the lower pipe (using the eBay supplied connectors) and blow through to clear the blockages.

What an awful bit of design. I also checked under my carpets to ensure I didn't have any of the water damage/rust that others had on the YouTube videos as a result of this. Thankfully, I'm fine.

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