Why Wont Vacume Sunroof Open?

[Andy M1tchell 0]

Hi can anyone tell me how to fix the problem of my vacume sunroof not opening on my 205?

i have never had this problem before with any of my past 205 gti's!

[omega 82]

i presume you have the engine running

[steve@cornwall 100]

Common problem is the soldered nipple on the cable to the handle release pulls through.

[miamistu 1]

Or the vacuum hose has fallen off the T-piece.

[A2TheA 0]

check that the flap you pull down has two 'fingers'/joints connecting either side.

 

the misses pulled mine down with out pressing the button and sucessfully snapped one of the 'fingers' the vacuum works, but the roof is locked shut.

 

may be worth having a look at.

 

Aaron

Edited April 18, 2009 by A2TheA

[Fearon 1]

I also have this problem

 

and again, never been a problem on other 205's

[tom_m 0]

my wipers chewed through the vac pipe that fed the reservoir, and it took quite a while to get itself working again once i'd fitted a new pipe

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

THe safety wire has probably come loose.

Remove the interior light and it will all become apparent.

[jimbob 3]

i have this same problem on both my cars, will look for the bits that have been described cheers

[jimbob 3]

after looking and not seeing anything on lowering the flap gonna go with the suggestion of removing the interior light is there an easy way to do it before i go and break it

[All Praise The GTI 3]

is it frozen?

[supersub14 1]

i presume you have the engine running

 

surely it wont make a difference if the car is on or off??

[miamichris 9]

I always thought the vacuum system wouldn't work unless the engine was running to create the vacuum?

[welshpug 1,657]

it stores vacuum, as long as there is vacuum accumulated it'll work fine with the engine off.

[miamichris 9]

it stores vacuum, as long as there is vacuum accumulated it'll work fine with the engine off.

 

You learn something everyday! I take it thats what the black box under the scuttle does, stores the vacuum in there then.

[Anthony 1,003]

You learn something everyday! I take it thats what the black box under the scuttle does, stores the vacuum in there then.

Yup. Obviously there is only a finite amount, so you can't repeatedly open and close the sunroof without the engine running otherwise you'll deplete it.

[welshpug 1,657]

that's the bugger, and if yours does indeed only work with the engine running there's a leak or a damaged valve, I think there's a one way valve in the pipework somewhere.

[splant 0]

did you fix this as im struggling with mine i have a vaccun created at the t piece under the bonnet and the resevoir , ive removed the interior lights but cant undoe the star shaped screw so cant get any further should i be able to see whats up without taking it all apart , also ive a dome thing next to the lights is this an alarm or sensor thingy , also ive no aerial lead which side roof support does it come down to look for it? cheers

[splant 0]

oh also i can see the red pipe is connected and my cable is pulling ok where does the other end of the cable go to .anybody know??