Emerscape
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Boston, MA
Hi all - Last week I parked my 2000 xj sport facing uphill during the heavy rains that we experienced in Boston. When I was troubleshooting a no-start issue, I noticed that the passenger side was soaked. I had my evaporator and heater core replaced last August and to my knowledge had not experienced any issues with leakage. I looked up under the dash and noticed some dripping from the cover on the blower motor
Long story short I had my jeep towed to the mechanic for the no start issue (replaced CKS and CPS) and four days later decided that I'd troubleshoot the leaking issue. After pulling back the carpet I noticed a good sized pond of water in the front passenger side floorpan. I've been able to soak most of it up but it is still damp.
I've searched and found that a common leak exists through the windshield cowl and around the heater blower motor. The problem is I'm having difficulty in understanding how to resolve the problem. I'm going to pour some water down the cowl to see if it leaks but I'm pretty sure it's the heater blower motor. I've read that sealing the motor using RTV or silicone caulk works best - but I'm not really sure how to go about doing that and where I should apply it. Any help (and pictures if possible) would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Pete
Long story short I had my jeep towed to the mechanic for the no start issue (replaced CKS and CPS) and four days later decided that I'd troubleshoot the leaking issue. After pulling back the carpet I noticed a good sized pond of water in the front passenger side floorpan. I've been able to soak most of it up but it is still damp.
I've searched and found that a common leak exists through the windshield cowl and around the heater blower motor. The problem is I'm having difficulty in understanding how to resolve the problem. I'm going to pour some water down the cowl to see if it leaks but I'm pretty sure it's the heater blower motor. I've read that sealing the motor using RTV or silicone caulk works best - but I'm not really sure how to go about doing that and where I should apply it. Any help (and pictures if possible) would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Pete