Jaguar water intrusion

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HVAC
2010 Jaguar XF 4.2L 6-spd (6HP26) — SAJWA0FA4AHR62300
Corroded Central Junction Box Connectors

Need some help with this one guys. Got this jag that originally came in for a Start then Stall condition. When I got to it it was a Crank No Start with No Fuel Pressure and about a million codes in every module. Ended up being the Fuel Pump was not being commanded on. I found almost all of the Central Junction Box Connectors(behind passenger side right kick panel) were badly corroded. Once I cleaned the connectors the Car now Starts and Runs and most of the codes are now gone, but I wanted to find out why the Connectors were corroded so I ran water over the top with a garden hose for about 10 minutes and found no evidence of water intrusion besides the corroded connectors. I can see the sunroof seal leaking a little but it appears the sunroof drain is handling it, i pulled the a-piller trim and looked at the drain hose. All of it looks good. No evidence of moisture under the carpet on the passenger side, no musty smell and no evidence of water dripping from above or behind a-piller trim. So just to be thorough I ran the A/C for 5-10 minutes and no water is dripping from the Evap housing. Turns out from what I can find the Evap drain is above the Transmission and the dash is likely going to need to be pulled to gain access. Has anybody dealt with the HVAC systems on one of these? Its seems far fetched to me that the water could travel all the way past the blower motor resistor, blower motor and cabin air filter all the way over to where the junction box is located without any traces only to cause corrosion in the connectors? I am still going to recommend cleaning the evap drain to prevent further problems. Am i wasting my time to try to fix the evap drain for this particular problem? 

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Wesley Service Manager
Florida
Wesley
 

Had the same issue a couple years ago on a Jag. It uses a drain for the evap that has a “self closing” rubber hose that once it gets warm and hot won't open again. Therefore water doesn't drain out the evap. Found a solution froma. Jag dealer texh friend of mine. We drilled a hole at the bottom of the evap case and installed a sealed brass fitting. Then a piece of clear vinyl hose on the nipple…

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Jon Owner/Technician
California
Jon
 

It might take some detective work… I had a client that had water damage from an aggressive detail shop that was pressure washing the carpets… another that left his windows down in a snow storm in Wyoming and was trying to get warranty work done at my dealership in Carlsbad. But as far as this particular model and issue I do not have any help for you.. sorry - good luck

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Jon Technician
Florida
Jon
 

The early XF's have issues with the windshield leaking . Use compressed air from the inside and some soapy water on the out side. My guess is you have a small leak somewhere in the windshield. Not common on the xf's for evaporator drain issues (very common on the xk) I have seen many of these windshields leaking. Good luck

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Cody Diagnostician
Illinois
Cody Resolution
 

Thanks for the help guys, but after thoroughly interrogating the customer it turns out this vehicle was purchased with a salvage title due to flood damage. Apparently that is need to know information and we didn't need to know yet, even after requesting time to look for a water leak. Besides writing up all of the potential problems that can occur in the future I am done with this vehicle. Thanks…

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