R50/53 Battery box problems
#1
Battery box problems
Battery box at one point was filled up with water and rusted to hell cables in the battery box. My system voltage is 14.05v when on and when off 12.85v but my car is shooting a 5DF4 code saying system voltage 9v< . Anyway to fix my problem of the wires that are in the box
#4
yikes,
Looks like water from the rear drain tubes / trunk. For the sunroof. I would check those drain tubes :
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-footwell.html
here is the convertible, but same issues.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...mpartment.html
Looks like water from the rear drain tubes / trunk. For the sunroof. I would check those drain tubes :
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-footwell.html
here is the convertible, but same issues.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...mpartment.html
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#5
My car had this problem. I drilled a drain hole in the box. I also cleaned all the contacts and all is good. At least with the drain hole it will never fill up again.after it drained I noticed a sticker over a hole that I could have just removed. Oh well. I didn't think to look under that black cap. Man that corrosion is bad.
#7
yikes,
Looks like water from the rear drain tubes / trunk. For the sunroof. I would check those drain tubes :
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-footwell.html
here is the convertible, but same issues.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...mpartment.html
Looks like water from the rear drain tubes / trunk. For the sunroof. I would check those drain tubes :
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-footwell.html
here is the convertible, but same issues.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...mpartment.html
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#9
Welcome, let us know how it goes.
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#10
Have had this issue for most of the life of my Mini. Drilled a hole in the rubber stopper to keep it drained, but I'm getting sick of the issue altogether. Today I am removing as much paneling and items I can in that hatch area to figure out where this water is coming from. The fact that Mini uses foam gaskets in places that allow water to soak the carpet and fill the battery box is just boneheaded (as I've found some other things on this car are as well).
I don't see how the sunroof drain tubes could cause this issue though. They drain outside of the hatch weather strip. So unless your weather strip is compromised, it's probably one of those foam gaskets.
I don't see how the sunroof drain tubes could cause this issue though. They drain outside of the hatch weather strip. So unless your weather strip is compromised, it's probably one of those foam gaskets.
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