How To Lubricate Volkswagen EOS Roof To Prevent And Fix Water Leak
Many VW Eos owners really enjoy their car, and that is an understatement. If they have to choose between bacon and ice cream, they鈥檇 rather take the EOS out for a spin. There are a lot of things to love about this hidden-gem hard top convertible, which is totally a biased opinion because I have stolen one and in the process of trying to keep it for myself. This car is a nice looking coupe in one instance and completely transform itself into a classy, luxurious convertible in less than 30 seconds. Kids see it and they call it the Transformer, grandma sees it and bets on her 401k that she saw you drove off in a different car yesterday. Your significant other sees it and you can say farewell to your EOS. Just like any diaper, it leaks. Well, let鈥檚 say you purchase an empty fish tank from a shady john doe on craiglist and drive that thing home. During that 5-mile trip, it rains. So by the time you get to your driveway, you probably have a 1/2 full aquarium and couple of angel fish busy making more of their glory baby fish in it.
Well it might not be as this bad for other people but the problem exists and there are many complaints. To be fair, the leaks also happen to other convertible and even regular vehicle when the preventive care for the seal is being neglected. Why it happens ? Fortunately, the roof leak isn鈥檛 a terminal illness. 1. Deformed rubber seals. 2. Clogged drain tubes. If the first problem occurs, the second follows very soon after. When the rubber seals got loosen or deteriorate, water is able to get inside the pillar and frame of the car. At this point it won鈥檛 reach you just yet, the drain tubes does a great job to lead the water out of the cabin. Over time, all the dust, dirt, debris and bird shit begin to clog the tubing and before you know it, you are taking a shower in your car. According to legend, some people use this opportunity to wash their interior and dashboard.
The good news is, the fix is actually in the car manual. Something that not many bother to read these days. From what I know, a few good mechanics at a VW dealer got their hands dirty with the leaking issue in one of their first EOS customers. And there it is, a wild solution appears! Now it turns out to be quite simple. The outer rubber seals get dried up because of the sun, salt and other beating from the seasons. They start to change shape and shrink in size a little, which gives way for water to pass through. It was a happy ending. The mechanics felt like a champ. The car felt happy. Krytox manufacturer felt like million buck. Until the clueless owner comes back in the next 8 months complaining the roof leaks again. Now you don鈥檛 want to be that kind of owner, so let鈥檚 do this routine roof seal maintenance ourselves.
After all we鈥檇 like our bacon dry on the next drive under the weather. A clean car: It鈥檚 best to work on your EOS when she鈥檚 clean and smells good -you know Eos is that hot Greek Goddess of Dawn, right? Anyway, it鈥檚 a good habit to include the roof care routine in your quarterly detailing schedule. I recommend to have the process takes place a few days before November and last days of April. If your local weather is always winter鈥ou might鈥檝e bought a wrong car. But you can still pick a sunny day to do the deed. Do not take your car to a gas station or automatic auto wash, unless you want swirl and scratches on the paint and get the rubber seals destroyed. Try to do a quick hand wash using our waterless wash guide instead. It takes 30 minutes and could be one of the best things you do to the car every month. Air Can or Air Blower: You may need a can of air to blow out debris in the A-pillar drainage tubes.
