[waspkfd]

HEY GUYS back again hahahha ,,
The last couple times washed the car we noticed the passanger side floor board was wet.. come to find out its dripping under the glove box?? and now the Blower motor has took a crap hahha it was -2 today.
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I took out the blowermoter and it was stiff trying to spin the cage,, I cleaned it up oiled it pluged it back in and it spun for a second on # 4 setting,, cleaned it again put it back in same results .

is there anyway to check the regulator.. I believe the motor is suspect looks like rust building up on it... which bring me back to the leaking in the blower moter area? and ideas//.. THANX and have a great HAPPY THANGIVING!!!

BTW the car has a sun roof

 

[MB-W202]

i would recommend you fix the main problem before you get indepth with the blower. you have a clog in the drain pipes. if a heavy rain floods the floor boards and the water gets into the wires and components under the carpet you might as well junk your car!

update your CP

 

[waspkfd]

OK GREAT!!! help me how do I do that, Ive read alittle about the sunroof drains getting clogged, :bowdown:

 

[torrem3]

Oh man, the exact thing happened to me. Literally... It took me 2hrs total time working. Can't say much just snippets as its Thanksgiving. I 'll post more info tommorow

 

[waspkfd]

GREAT!! ya let me know as soon as ya can. picking up a Blower this morning.. thanx!!

 

[hotspur]

I also had water coming into the car after/during a car wash. I took the grill off between the bottom of the windshield and the engine hood on the passenger side. There is a black plastic drain there that directs water from the windshield away from the engine. Mine was plugged with pine needles so when I went through the car wash, backed up and overflowed into the passenger side of the car. My blower was in the path of the waterfall and was easy to remove to dry off.
Hope this helps.

 

[MB-W202]

I also had water coming into the car after/during a car wash. I took the grill off between the bottom of the windshield and the engine hood on the passenger side. There is a black plastic drain there that directs water from the windshield away from the engine. Mine was plugged with pine needles so when I went through the car wash, backed up and overflowed into the passenger side of the car. My blower was in the path of the waterfall and was easy to remove to dry off.
Hope this helps.

Exactly!

To the original poster: Fix this water blockage before putting in a new blower. Else prepare to invest in another blower and a new control unit! I am surprised you are getting a blower before even fixing the water issue!

 

[waspkfd]

I said I was picking it up not installing it yet.. I will check the drain and clear it and befor installing I will take it to the was to see if it still leaks,, thanx guys!!:thumbsup:

 

[torrem3]

Yeah so continuing on what HotSpur was saying, there are water run offs and they get clogged. Almost always with tree debris. There are two spots to look out for one is right where the pillars meet the hood and the other is right below the wiper arm.The clog below the arm was causing the water to fill up in that area and finally over flow right past the air recirculation vent door and into the blower motor.

I took off the panel that accesses the blower motor and left it to dry out in the sun for a few days and did the same with the carpet liner thats clipped onto the floor boards. when you remove them they may still be soaked despite the top part appearing dry. Dry out the water on the metal off and especially off the AirBag Computer that sits right below the blower motor in the foot rest area. The metal plate attached to it may or may not be corroded.

I strongly recommend replacing the cabin air filter that sits right next to the motor, mine was soaked and stunk of mildew.(Upgrade and get the Carbon Air Filter) In fact more water dripped out when i removed it.I then left the system open for a couple of days to dry out. I cleaned the contacts from the motor connectors/regulator because they had corroded and caused no power to flow, Once hooked up i had the system running all day hot air. It was summer so yeah not too pleasant. The mildew went away after three days or so and for like the first 5 minutes the next week and finally all gone. I was thinking of purging the system with one of those chemicals but i was skeptical in damaging my HVAC and my health.

 

[MB-W202]

I said I was picking it up not installing it yet.. I will check the drain and clear it and befor installing I will take it to the was to see if it still leaks,, thanx guys!!:thumbsup:

If you can, take some pics and write up short instructions on how you got to the drains. It will be a good DIY that we are missing.

You shall then be forever immortalized.

 

[MB-W202]

...Dry out the water on the metal off and especially off the AirBag Computer that sits right below the blower motor in the foot rest area...

Oh fcuk. Didn't know that was there. Thanks for letting us know.

 

[monpaps]

WATER ON A PASENGER SIDE.

CAN ANY ONE POST A PICK OF THAT DRAIN PLUG, BEEN TRYING TO FIND IT.
MERC C230K 1998

 

[haz_norway]

look again, it's right there. If you haven't located it yet, you just haven't looked good enough..

 

[Curacao]

This problem is so simple. Clean the water collector under hood passenger side.
Consequences new AC Regulator - Blower and SRS Sensor.

Thanks,

Eddie

BTW: Check by adding water to it and check undermeath.

 

[haz_norway]

This problem is so simple. Clean the water collector under hood passenger side.
Consequences new AC Regulator - Blower and SRS Sensor.

Thanks,

Eddie

BTW: Check by adding water to it and check undermeath.

spot on :thumbsup:

 

[sulaco]

I just figured this one out the hard way in my 1998 C43 AMG.

Completely water soaked front and rear carpets and padding, blown SRS sensor, and blower motor that won't stop. Also a likely blown CAN module in a door.

Clean the drain, people. It's a 5 minute process.