DamienLBC

Hope someone can help me out with some info on removing the windshield wiper cowl on my 05 C55. Driving home from work today and noticed a sweet smell coming from my AC. Get home and the coolant is leaking behind the drivers side front wheel well. I need to remove the cowl to access the hoses on the firewall...I removed the torx screws and the wiper arms and the dang thing is not budging...I need some help...Please!!!

DamienLBC

ok! the cowl came off. There is a small piece of weather stripping on the passenger side of the cowl next to the fender...remove that small piece and there is a small opening where that piece is mounted on the cowl. I put a small screw driver through the hole and pulled upward and it came loose. Now onto finding the leaky hose or hoses.

DamienLBC

finished the job...turned out to be the plastic fitting mounted to the firewall heat shield. It had a small 1/8'' hole and was doomed from the design point...what a piece of crap and I just installed the same part but new and from the dealer...crap. you will need pn# 203-3830-03-96 and most likely the elbow that mounts to it as mine was stuck and did not come free...that pn# 203-830-05-96. This part will fail eventually so have fun replacing it!