Re: Audi A4 1.8 2002 electrical problems!?

"Ed Pirrero" <gcmschemist@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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 Jan 10, 10:53 am, Booker <kitra_b_boo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>>
>> My 2002 Audi A-6 3.0 took in a TON of water in a couple severe rain/
>>wind storms this past summer 2007.

>I don't get it - how did your car get so much water inside?  I live in
>an area that gets severe summer thunderstorms, with 50+mph winds and
>torrential downpours.  None of my Audis ever got wet inside, unless a
>window was down!

>E.P.



I have re****ted to the group before.....  (search for WATER INGRESS A6) as
I 
have experienced similar MAJOR flooding with multiple consequences.
There is a drain "tube" hidden away under the  battery. This gets blocked 
with leaves etc, allows the chamber the battery is located in to fill with

water. It floods the  wiper motor, fusebox & everything else within that 
chamber, then  water finds its way to the car interior via grommets where 
cables pass from the interior of the car into engine compartment. Thence
the 
wiring loom gets saturated & crimped connectors with it get corroded. Not
to 
mention the risk to any control modules located in the footwells. . . .

Maybe you don't park your car near any trees Ed ?

Just my experience

Ian