Easy Fix for Rain Draining Problem in Lexus RX330 causing wet carpets
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- This should be much easier than opening up the inside of your car padding and messing up with it.
CAUTION: When removing the lower black panel to clean debris, you will need to carefully take out the clips holding it up to the car and clip them back when done.
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Best video ever. I had a load of black sludge in there. Just a little tip, if you have black rivets, don’t rip them off!, They come off and on the same way the engine cover rivets do… press the middle in to remove them, and to put them back pull the middle out a little first, place the outer in flat then then push the inner back in the rest of the way. Also, on my 2012 rx I had to put a Phillips head bit on a socket spanner to get to a screw tucked in behind the door
Awesome.... simple and straight to the point. This is the simplest solution out there. I give you double thumbs up
Can't thank you enough for the video. I was not in the mood to cut the pipe and drain it from a new hole as a lot of other videos said. Your solution worked, I had a ton of junk come out. Then I ran a snake down the holes from the sunroof and water was flowing out perfect. Thank you!!
What type of cable snake did you use ? I can't find one a millimetre less than the drain tube but a PVC coated steel wire clothes line was the closest I could find. I also tried to use a whipper-snipper line as suggested in some of the other videos, but the problem with this is the tight curve in the plastic and also the closest I could find was a 3 mm diameter line which is too narrow.
Sir I commend you! The amount of crap that I got out was unbelievable! I bet it hadn't been cleaned in 20 years!
I just did the same. It's full of crap.
My ES 300 gets wet behind the driver’s seat, nowhere else. This is the likely solution. I am very grateful!
I have the same exact problem on my RX 330-carpet is soaked up front! Smh, I’m definitely going to try this tomorrow! Mahalo 🤙
Did it work?
I recently fixed our RX330 with a soaked carpet issue. I'll add that it's worth the time to remove the lowest two wheel liner screws to give you better access to the area that gets gummed up with sludge. I used a combination of a shop-vac and banging on the running board to get all the crap to drop down. Was amazed at how much there was. Really fine grey talcum powder consistency dust, leaves, etc. One other tip/trick is to use a 17 gauge wire to clean out the sunroof drainage tubes. I used a .110 string trimmer line at first and didn't have great success. The 17 gauge wire is bendy enough to feed down the line but more solid than the string trimmer material to push out the blockage. Recommend clearing it out on the bottom first, then running the wire, cleaning it again & then testing with some water before bolting everything back up.
Hey hello sir I just want to say thank you so much because I haven't even trying it but I already know that your solution is the best because I don't have to alter anything the way it was the car designed because it all he needs is simple maintenance and like you said, 10 years of build up crap dirt leaves and stuff like that so just makes sense do it once and you're good for the rest of the life of the car I appreciate your help!👍👊 God bless you!
Well I'll be. I'd have never thought of this! Thank you!
Thanks for your video! Without it I would not have found the root cause of the problem in my Lexus RX450H, having a wet carpet and multiple electronic errors (Cockpit looked like a christmas tree). In this newer generation of the RX series Lexus added some maintenance slots in the plastic covers on both sides to make clean up a little easier. They are easy to open and amount of mud in there was comparable to yours. However it seems that the draining system is mostly the same in all generations of these cars and some other models as well.
Electric is drying now and the blinking warning lights get less :-). A little heater helps to speed this up.
Yooo thank you for this! I just did this and found handfuls of dirt and leaves in that trim under the door. I had leaking in the driver's side carpet and after doing this it seems like the sunroof is draining better. I'll try to update this post after a heavy rainstorm to verify that this solved the problem for good. Thank you!!
How do you remove the bottom panel on a 2004 Lexus RX330? I have problem remove the screw behind the car door.
2 years later (forgot to update) and yes this fixed it! Thank you!
Your video really helped to remove debris at the bottom - only thing I observed is just removing one screw is not tilting the bottom panel - you may have to break a couple of clips - which needs to be replaced as they are broken while removing.
How do you remove the bottom panel on a 2004 Lexus RX330? I have problem remove the screw behind the car door.
Yes! Thank you! Problem solved!
That’s for getting to the point and not taking 30min to tell us
Good tip. I've never removed that lower cowling to clean any debris. I've never had a leak problem but it can't hurt to clean any debris out of that area.
I have discovered the same problem with my RX, thanks for the tips
It's so annoying and they didn't have a recall.. 🙄 I'm tired of the smell. I never feel or see anything wet. It's the smell is how I knew there was an issue. I'm going to try this and I hope it works. Thank you! Lexus RX 400h
Hi did this work?
It may be from the ac...
@@IceESole I opted out of this method. If you have sunroof with this issue than use Drano. There is a UA-cam video. I almost had it figured out before I saw the Drano video. I was using 3n1 oxyclean but Drano is better and makes better sense. It worked!
I have the 2003 LEXUS rx300 and noticed my passenger side carpetting was wet i too have a sunroof and wonder if this is my issue i think my panel is a little different on the 300 but ill have to try this test THANK YOU
Done it n ran some water worked thank you bro 🇵🇸🇵🇸
You are awesome thank you so much!! I appreciate you so very much 😊
Why only show half a job tho..wheres the guide to remove the cowling at the side of the skirt and what exactly is needed to be able to tilt the skirt as much as yours
Thanks man. I had the same problem now, let try this now
Thank you very much!
Very helpful video, thanks so much!
And what if the water all drains away from the roof but still dosnt drip out of the bottom at the same rate?
Gonna try this out. Tired of having so much water in my car
Will this work for an 2nd gen RX300 with no sunroof? I've had persistant damp in the front and rear when it's cold weather, and the windshield to needing interior wipers 😒
Thank you very clear .
You take the side wheel well panels off n vacuum the leaves that are in the frame. I'm having all drains start to leak even down by the battery
thank you
Also up by the rearview behind the panels leafs make an issue
Did not work for me, but I love the video, I was able to get a lot of dirt out
Thank you!
omg. this might help with my car. I owned a Lexus RX 350 2008, it would work the same way. Hopefully
The entire interior has to be removed or you'll never be able to remove the water.
Thx 4 the info im gonna try it
Lexus hid the drain holes in the sunroof... this is why this car always has this problem.
How do you remove the black panel to remove the debris?
ThankYou so much!!!
Good tip, thanks!
My pleasure! Please try it and leave us your feedback
That help me .thansk for the tip
Does anyone know if this same method might work on a 2015 RX350... I’m trying to research this for a friend of mine who won’t be able to do it herself
Did that finally fix the problem?
How do you get the screw off?
Thanks for this! I cleaned that out but broke all the clips that hold it in place in the process and now I can’t find the parts to replace it. Did anyone find something that works to secure that panel back up? Thanks!
Sorry to hear that Katy!
Here are the different clips you might need to put it together, it should be quick and easy:
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hydrogen peroxide helps it clear it out. iv dealt with this issue on many diff cars
I did clean all the twigs and mud but when I pour water through the drainholes in sunroof, water trickles down into the side area (above window) and it starts to pool water. I don't know what to do. (I also already used compressed air into the drain holes in sunroof.
Have you pushed a thin wire down the drain hole? if this doesn't work then the issue might be different from this
Thanks a lot.