» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 2,350 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 675 Views | | | | | | 11-23-2015, 12:22 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: USA Posts: 4 | 2 DMEs fried from water getting into that little compartment. How do I fix that? So I'm now about to buy my 2nd replacement DME because every time there is a heavy rain over night, water leaks into the DME compartment and fries the DME. I replaced the cowls on the bottom of the windshield where the wiper arms are as the previous ones were cracked and almost completely gone. Water is still somehow getting in through the top of that compartment but I don't know how or how to fix it. | | | 11-23-2015, 11:19 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | I put the DME in a zipper bag and left it unzipped for heat dissipation just for precaution because I have a slight leak in the DNE compartment. I did not have time to fix it but It's been two years now. __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 | | | 11-24-2015, 03:07 AM | #3 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: USA Posts: 4 | Quote: Originally Posted by bazar01 I put the DME in a zipper bag and left it unzipped for heat dissipation just for precaution because I have a slight leak in the DNE compartment. I did not have time to fix it but It's been two years now. | Not a bad idea...I'll definitely try that out once my new DME comes in. Did you have any issues fitting the unit with the bag over it into the slot it slides in to? | | | 11-24-2015, 11:10 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | Once you remove the battery and DME compartment rubber cover in the firewall, you will see that the compartment is sloped towards the front of car. I put the bag opening in the front and left it open. __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 | | | 11-29-2015, 05:14 PM | #5 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: NoVA Posts: 9 | Common on e36s. If you look on the firewall behind the engine, the rubber drains that allow rain to drain out of the hood cowl area, become clogged with leaves and junk. Early cars had one, later they got two drains. Rip the rubber drain spouts out of the hoe holding them in the firewall. Do not reinstall them | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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