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Hello,
I have a T5 2005 2.5 LHD 4 Motion
(Owned from new)
I have had various problems and fixes with the vehicle over the years but this current one I am quite stumped on.
Regularly I was having water leaking into the cab due to the roof drains being blocked up, although now I clean the drains quite regularly. (Air Hose etc) and normally don't have the problem.
However the Vehicle was left outside over the last Winter and after I returned to it, found it was soaked inside caused from a blocked drain above passenger door (RHS).
Upon checking all the electrics I found the following problems
INTERIOR LIGHTS
The two interior lights above the sliding door (Passenger/RHS) do not work. All the lights above kitchen work fine.
- Fuse checked (Same fuse for all interior lights (Under drivers seat)
- Bulbs checked
- Light housings swapped with Kitchen light housings, no difference.
- Took out Passenger (RHS) panel where seat belt is located
- Took out Cab roof above passenger door (RHS) Where water had leaked in from roof.
- Conclusion - Looked for a disconnect somewhere in the wring for these lights, but nothing found, no connectors found in roof lining.
ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR
The Electric Sliding door does not work.
- This has been super reliable for years, but now I have disco lights flashing on and off on the 2 manual dashboard switches, and no electrical operation whatsoever.
REAR WINDSCREEN WIPER
The Rear windscreen wiper does not work.
- Checked fuse and it was blown, replaced fuse and constantly blows.
- Removed whole rear panel of the rear door, took out Wiper motor and checked it - all working fine on the bench.
- Fuse still blows with Wiper Motor disconnected.
Due to all these strange symptoms I was of the opinion that the water leak had maybe caused a wire connector/terminal to "short out" or go mouldy, or become disconnected.
I tried to trace the wiring in the roof lining where I believed the leak was and where I thought there may be a connector but I cannot find a single connection in or around the roof lining above the passenger door (RHS).
My main question to anyone here is, does anyone know where a wiring connector may be located that supplies these electrical devices, and the possibility of it getting wet from the roof leak?
Additionally I am open to all suggestions, I am mainly concentrating on the interior lights problem which may lead to solving the other problems.
(One point - The rear windscreen wiper may not have been working for some time before the leak as I rarely used it and may not be as a consequence of the water leak)
Thank you for any assistance you can give me!
I have a T5 2005 2.5 LHD 4 Motion
(Owned from new)
I have had various problems and fixes with the vehicle over the years but this current one I am quite stumped on.
Regularly I was having water leaking into the cab due to the roof drains being blocked up, although now I clean the drains quite regularly. (Air Hose etc) and normally don't have the problem.
However the Vehicle was left outside over the last Winter and after I returned to it, found it was soaked inside caused from a blocked drain above passenger door (RHS).
Upon checking all the electrics I found the following problems
INTERIOR LIGHTS
The two interior lights above the sliding door (Passenger/RHS) do not work. All the lights above kitchen work fine.
- Fuse checked (Same fuse for all interior lights (Under drivers seat)
- Bulbs checked
- Light housings swapped with Kitchen light housings, no difference.
- Took out Passenger (RHS) panel where seat belt is located
- Took out Cab roof above passenger door (RHS) Where water had leaked in from roof.
- Conclusion - Looked for a disconnect somewhere in the wring for these lights, but nothing found, no connectors found in roof lining.
ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR
The Electric Sliding door does not work.
- This has been super reliable for years, but now I have disco lights flashing on and off on the 2 manual dashboard switches, and no electrical operation whatsoever.
REAR WINDSCREEN WIPER
The Rear windscreen wiper does not work.
- Checked fuse and it was blown, replaced fuse and constantly blows.
- Removed whole rear panel of the rear door, took out Wiper motor and checked it - all working fine on the bench.
- Fuse still blows with Wiper Motor disconnected.
Due to all these strange symptoms I was of the opinion that the water leak had maybe caused a wire connector/terminal to "short out" or go mouldy, or become disconnected.
I tried to trace the wiring in the roof lining where I believed the leak was and where I thought there may be a connector but I cannot find a single connection in or around the roof lining above the passenger door (RHS).
My main question to anyone here is, does anyone know where a wiring connector may be located that supplies these electrical devices, and the possibility of it getting wet from the roof leak?
Additionally I am open to all suggestions, I am mainly concentrating on the interior lights problem which may lead to solving the other problems.
(One point - The rear windscreen wiper may not have been working for some time before the leak as I rarely used it and may not be as a consequence of the water leak)
Thank you for any assistance you can give me!
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