I was searching this weekend and could not find any details on what type of grease to use on the tracks of my moon roof.

Details:
For the last few months it's been making a little more noise when opening and closing. It looked fine. Track was clean but the grease as very dry.

I looked into it in my service manual but there was no 'type' of grease mention.

Here's what I did:
I wiped the track clean and added a synthetic grease with Teflon (white grease) to the track. Moved the moon roof back & forth about a dozen times to work in the grease.

I noted that there was a silver 'stopper' on each side that was lose. I put grease around it and gently tightened the screw for each. Open and close it slowly to ensure I didn't break something.

Result:
My moon roof is quieter and the motor doesn't seem to be straining as much.

I'll report back if any problems develop over time.

 

for reals.....i can hear the motor on mine kinda struggle at times...this summer the tl is getting old and needs some TLC!

 

But did I use the right grease?

No where can I find the grease. Is it a problem to use syn grease on plastic parts?

 

isnt syn fine for plastic? i thought petro is not good for plastic/rubber.

 

I thought so, but that's the type of thing I also get mixed up with.

 

i googled for it, and nothing is coming up, ill look at my school notes tonight/tommorrow

 

i think you're fine with what you used, rob. i would have used the same.