Water entering my C43
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Water entering my C43
Seems like after my last three stops at the car wash,water is soaking my rug under the dash on the front passenger side only all the time. The three times this has happened it has also knocked my AC vents out and no air will leave the vents. I thought maybe some leaves have clogged a vent somewhere under the hood.
Pretty annoying I have to say and I always have to have them wet vac the passengers side. Has anyone here had this problem with their C43 and what was the remedy?
I really don't want this car to start rusting under the carpet.
Pretty annoying I have to say and I always have to have them wet vac the passengers side. Has anyone here had this problem with their C43 and what was the remedy?
I really don't want this car to start rusting under the carpet.
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2000 C43/55T AMG 1995 C36 AMG
Hi.
Under the hood, up in the right(from driver's point) corner, there is an waterdrain in the air/water duct.
If it's blocked by leaves, the waterlevel will rise too the point where it's overflooding into the air-intake.
Look between the ECU-box and the air/water duct, it's deep down.
Here's a pic, it's number 115/25 that i'm talking about.
It's worth checking.........
By the way, nice C43/55
Under the hood, up in the right(from driver's point) corner, there is an waterdrain in the air/water duct.
If it's blocked by leaves, the waterlevel will rise too the point where it's overflooding into the air-intake.
Look between the ECU-box and the air/water duct, it's deep down.
Here's a pic, it's number 115/25 that i'm talking about.
It's worth checking.........
By the way, nice C43/55
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sounds like airplane
it is also possible that the rubber hose that vents the bottom of your ac through the cabin and out the floor has come loose--- it's under the dash on top of the transmission tunnel.
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1999 c43 AMG
I am having the exact same problem with my c43. If you remove the front windshield cowl, you can access the run off drain. My drain was clogged with all sorts of debris and dirt...
My AC blower also stopped working (I assume because it was directly in line with the water entering the car). First i checked the main fuse but that was ok. Next, I started to pull off some of the panels under the glove compartment that hide the blower motor and speed controller. I hope to find a gap in the power supply or some sort of discontinuity but I do not have a wiring schematic.
Did you ever figure out the cause of your AC not working? I still get cold air at higher speeds because it is forced into the cabin, but no blower action. Does anyone know how to diagnosis the blower motor and speed controller or have a wiring schematic of them?
This link has been helpfully with the mechanical aspect of removing the blower but does not help me figure out what isnt working.
My AC blower also stopped working (I assume because it was directly in line with the water entering the car). First i checked the main fuse but that was ok. Next, I started to pull off some of the panels under the glove compartment that hide the blower motor and speed controller. I hope to find a gap in the power supply or some sort of discontinuity but I do not have a wiring schematic.
Did you ever figure out the cause of your AC not working? I still get cold air at higher speeds because it is forced into the cabin, but no blower action. Does anyone know how to diagnosis the blower motor and speed controller or have a wiring schematic of them?
This link has been helpfully with the mechanical aspect of removing the blower but does not help me figure out what isnt working.
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I am having the exact same problem with my c43. If you remove the front windshield cowl, you can access the run off drain. My drain was clogged with all sorts of debris and dirt...
My AC blower also stopped working (I assume because it was directly in line with the water entering the car). First i checked the main fuse but that was ok. Next, I started to pull off some of the panels under the glove compartment that hide the blower motor and speed controller. I hope to find a gap in the power supply or some sort of discontinuity but I do not have a wiring schematic.
Did you ever figure out the cause of your AC not working? I still get cold air at higher speeds because it is forced into the cabin, but no blower action. Does anyone know how to diagnosis the blower motor and speed controller or have a wiring schematic of them?
This link has been helpfully with the mechanical aspect of removing the blower but does not help me figure out what isnt working.
My AC blower also stopped working (I assume because it was directly in line with the water entering the car). First i checked the main fuse but that was ok. Next, I started to pull off some of the panels under the glove compartment that hide the blower motor and speed controller. I hope to find a gap in the power supply or some sort of discontinuity but I do not have a wiring schematic.
Did you ever figure out the cause of your AC not working? I still get cold air at higher speeds because it is forced into the cabin, but no blower action. Does anyone know how to diagnosis the blower motor and speed controller or have a wiring schematic of them?
This link has been helpfully with the mechanical aspect of removing the blower but does not help me figure out what isnt working.
