My 1988 Integra LS came with a power sunroof factory installed. Occasionally, it will work fine. Then after working properly for a day it either moves slowly or (more likely) not at all (although I can hear a slight power switching on). It may be a month or so before it will work again.

Based on the posts herein, I have lubed the tracks and cleaned and lubed the cables (with white lithium as with tracks). I removed the sunroof (as well as the headliner to reach the sunroof motor) in order to work with the tracks and cable and make sure the connections at the sunroof motor were secure.

An electrical engineer advised that it sounded like something related to the fuse box or otherwise an electrical connection problem. Both the sunroof and sunroof relay fuses are fine (switched out with working ones to test). Reasoning that it might be the sunroof relay I attempted to follow the wires from the sunroof switch to what I thought was the right relay. I replaced the relay (as well as an adjacent one that was the same model #) but no luck. Problem is I'm not sure where the sunroof relay switch is supposed to be (the Haynes Repair Manual says there is one). The wires from the sunroof switch are routed almost straight up from the switch into the upper regions of the dash and (in attempting to determine which relay might be the one) I traced a green wire back down into a relay.

I've tried to remove the sunroof switch but can't seem to get the release tabs to close in enough on the topside to get the bugger out. The bottom side is easier to work with because I can see it but can't see the top side.

My thinking was that if it were the sunroof motor that it would not work at all. So I have not attempted to replace the motor. I removed it and examined it and it appeared OK.

The threaded cable (that passes through the sunroof motor) was all gunked up and I did the best I could to clean it in the narrow window it is exposed to the motor. As far as I could tell there is no way to remove the cable from the tube/track.

Earlier this week it worked fine for a day. The next day it required a little pushing to open it (it seems to close better). Recently, all I hear is a sound like a breaker switch being flipped with nothing happening.

Thought that I had it solved when I removed the remnants of an alarm system that has long been broken. Found a frayed wire connection where it looked as though the alarm installer attempted to tap into a factory (power?) line. Unfortunately, this wasn't it.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? Most threads talk about lubing the tracks/cables but, as I said, I've done this and it hasn't helped.

Thanks in advance for your time and attention.