Noisy sunroof
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Panda Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2003–2012
- Section
- Noisy'' / vibrations › Noisy sunroof
‹ Prev Climate control system noisy'' / (in passenger compartment)Next › Wind noise from the sun roof
Fault diagnosisNoisy sunroof
NOISY SUNROOF
The sun roof is noisy during opening/closing and/or whilst driving
| Results of the tests | ||||
| 0 | PRELIMINARY CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check that the noise only occurs during the opening/closing of the roof and is not there whilst driving with the roof closed. | Continue to Step 2 | The noise is also present whilst driving with the roof closed. | Continue to Step 1 | |
| 1 | PROFILE CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the profile between the front moving glass and the rear fixed glass is correct | Continue to Step 2 | Profile not correct | Restore correct coupling | |
| 2 | SLIDES CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
Check the condition of the slides; in particular, make sure that:
| Continue to Step 3 | Presence of impediments/obstacles | Restore correct operation | |
| Splining not greased | Grease the splining | |||
| Faulty match between slide components | Restore correct operation, if necessary, replace the damaged slide | |||
| 3 | MOTOR TIGHTENING CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the bolts fixing the motor are correctly tightened using a torque wrench | Continue to Step 4 | Tightening not correct/incomplete | Tighten the bolts to the correct torque | |
| 4 | MOVEMENT CONTROL CONDITION CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check the condition of the control racks and the motor ring gear | Continue to Step 5 | Rack faulty | Restore correct operation, if necessary replace the rack Op. 7030B45 | |
| Motor ring gear faulty | Restore correct operation, if necessary replace the motor Op. 7030B70 | |||
| 5 | CHECK ON CORRECT OPERATION | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the fault is no longer present | End of diagnosis | Fault persists | Replace the sun roof electric motor Op. 7030B70 | |
‹ Prev Climate control system noisy'' / (in passenger compartment)Next › Wind noise from the sun roof
Parts & tools for this job For 2003 Fiat Panda
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Fiat Panda
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