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240 Wagon with water in passenger floor mat area 200 1989

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posted by  Art Benstein on  Sat Jan 14 13:57 CST 2023
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Hi Phil,

Quite a lot of water came through, because if you look at the sheet metal under the cowl, it dumps right over the wiper motor grommet. Here's how I dealt with the leak.

Have a look at this grommet from the top. Of course, you will need to temporarily remove the wiper motor after disconnecting the linkage inside the car.

http://cleanflametrap.com/wiper_grommet/wiper89244_01.mp4

Check out how loose the grommet fits in the hole it is supposed to seal. I added a thin o-ring. Actually used the same o-ring you'd find in the automatic transmission overdrive solenoid -- the large one.







Then I ordered some replacement grommets p/n 1372215 and saw they were made differently, as I recall, but I keep checking for leaks in the repaired ones and don't find the need to use the new grommets yet. The o-ring hack is still working.
--
Art Benstein near Baltimore

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