Help I have a leak inside my Montero
Help!!!
My 02 montero limited has been sitting for the past 5 months while I have been rebuilding the engine. Well about 2 months ago it started to smell of mildew and mold started growing,so I promptly killed all of it off (and man does that stuff spread fast in the Pacific Northwest). After many hours killing it all it still smells in there horribly. I know there is some I must have missed it that grew back but I can't find it. The headliner is sagging so I am wondering if it's up in there. Is there anyway to easily remove a part of the headliner to check up in there. There are no visible signs of leaking any were else no wet carpets,seats,doors etc. I put some anti moisture traps down and every day to every other day I empty them and they have a lot of water in them!! Oh I also cleaned all the door traps and roof slides so no build ups in there. I also opened the door panels up and noticed the previous owner tried to put speakers in horrible and pulled almost all the plastic off so I real sealed them as well. I guess to summerize my going on and on I need to know. Any known places that they commonly leak from? Anyway to get access to above the headliner easily? Is there a cheap substitute that works for weather stripping besides having to buy oem weather stripping? Any other ways to test where leak could be coming from. I love this montero and have put litterly hundreds of hours into rebuilding engine/transmission, and don't want to have to get rid of it over mold. But it's so horrible getting in or out of it since the mold/mildew incident. Any info or help is much appreciated. Thanks guys. Jp |
Is it sitting inside a closed garage? Humidity? I'd fix the source first - and then, focus on the car.
If its environment is humid - then nothing you do will help since it will just keep coming back, as you can see. Sounds like just from the amount of water you are able to "catch" - you should invest in a heavy duty dehumidifier or two. I have a rare plant business, so I am very familiar with this kind of situation - and there's actually nothing I can do, since plants love the jungle conditions. |
Originally Posted by The Silent Seed
(Post 315247)
Is it sitting inside a closed garage? Humidity? I'd fix the source first - and then, focus on the car.
If its environment is humid - then nothing you do will help since it will just keep coming back, as you can see. Sounds like just from the amount of water you are able to "catch" - you should invest in a heavy duty dehumidifier or two. I have a rare plant business, so I am very familiar with this kind of situation - and there's actually nothing I can do, since plants love the jungle conditions. What dehumidifiers do you use? I have 2 I am using but there the little beads not a machine. |
I don't use dehumidifiers - the humidity is good for the plants.
Is the car at least under a temporary garage cover? You know the cheap ones that look like a half-greenhouse? That would at least keep the rain off of it. (And under it, for that matter.) |
Originally Posted by The Silent Seed
(Post 315250)
I don't use dehumidifiers - the humidity is good for the plants.
Is the car at least under a temporary garage cover? You know the cheap ones that look like a half-greenhouse? That would at least keep the rain off of it. (And under it, for that matter.) It just started raining here pretty hard so I will check it in the morning for signs of wetness. Any ideas of weather stripping replacement that's not oem? |
Get a couple of boxes of baking soda and place inside vehicle. I do this for my Mustang that sits all winter and driven sparsely in summer. Arm & Hammer actually makes a box that has a flap that opens with a (screen) in front to prevent the stuff from coming out. I've been doing this for about 25 years now with success.
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