MartinS Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 OK, not exactly cream, but you'll see what I mean I have a Renault with a rattle (not unique). The rattle is coming from the sunroof rear carriers, which run in a track down the roof of the car (the sunroof sits outside the car when open). The carriers have some play in their tracks which in itself doesn't bother me, it's the rattle you get when they move that's pissing me off! Apperantly TADTS, and the normal solution is to buy a new pair or carriers which come with a 'special grease' to apply.What I'm curious to know is what that special grease is, as I'd like to try refreshing the lube in the area to see if that stops the rattle. I've included a couple of pics to try and help explain what I'm on about:So, if you guys were trying to fix this, what grease would you put down there to lubricate but also reduce the amount of free movement? Given it's all plastic I'm assuming something not regular grease based would be wise, I guess it should also be pretty resistant to water washing it away, almost something waxy? Any ideas would be really appriciated (PS yes I've tried the renault forums, but I'm looking for a slightly more intelligent answer, hence I've come here!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 How about white food quality grease. Or silicone grease ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinS Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Yes, Silicone Grease was on my shopping list. Is there something thicker though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Riches Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Try searching for "grease for plastic" on your search engine of choice, plenty of hits just now. Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Marmite ! ..... right consistency and colour !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 There you go! I bet the Renault forum suggested Bovril. You've definitely come to the classier end of the market to solve your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted December 2, 2014 Member Share Posted December 2, 2014 There seem to be lots of repair kits for Renault sunroofs: what model?JonathanPS: Some people find that Marmite works OK... others don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinS Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 I love Marmite, I'm not going to waste it on a Renault!The car is a Renault Grand Scenic 2010 MK III [2005-2014] MPV 2.0 dCi. I'm getting nothing on searching for the MK III, but the mechanism looks similar to a MKII. This is the closest thing I've found so farMeanwhile I've bought a tube of Silicone Grease from RS. It's super super sticky, so I'm hoping that will help as well.. Thanks for all the suggestions so far!M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted December 2, 2014 Member Share Posted December 2, 2014 Have you looked at this sort of replacement stuff?Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinS Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Yes, those 'clips' seem very similar to those in the pics on my car. I've also seen advice that cleaning the rubber seals also helps reduce rattle so I'm going to try that.Meanwhile a Renault dealer has quoted £2134 inc vat to fix the problem (by replacing the entire sunroof mechanism), err no thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FramerateUK Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I found the silicone spray worked well to quiet down the boot lifters on my Megane, it's quite sticky and it certainly lasts. I use the same stuff on door hinges and it works well there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Lithium grease would be my grease of choice for sunroofs , but being a Land Rover owner we get round the problem by sealing them shut with tiger seal, stops rattles and leaks :-) Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Open Gear & Wire Rope grease - eg: Chevron Texclad 2. Seriously sticky stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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