Leaking onto the fusebox ('91 240)

[David Balfour]

Hi everyone,

I have what I believe to be a common problem with my 1991 240 SE Estate -
water is leaking all over my fuse box. Does anybody have any ideas where it
gets in, and how I best stop it happening?

The car has been plagued with it all its life (I've had it since '97 anyway)
and it's getting a bit frustrating - I've had the fuel pump fuse corrode
away, the flashers, radio and many more. I'm also worried about rust taking
advantage of this leak, but I haven't found any yet.

My last three 240's ('77, '85, '85) also suffered from this, but nowhere
nearly as badly.

Many thanks,

David

 

[brackenburn]

Hi David,

I have the same leak in our '93 240 Classic wagon, but it's not as bad as
the leak we had in our '86. I'm told the windshield is the culprit and
should be removed and resealed...............

Meanwhile........ I've tackled the fuse corrosion by scrapping all the
"silver" ended ceramic fuses replacing them with brass ended types (to avoid
the galvanic action between dissimilar metals), sadly not available from the
Volvo dealer, but stocked by VW parts suppliers. First tho', clean off all
corrosion from the brass contacts in the fuse box and then coat them with
dielectric grease before installing the new fuses. Advisable to disconnect
the battery before starting this job.

Good Luck.
Andy I.


| Hi everyone,
|
| I have what I believe to be a common problem with my 1991 240 SE Estate -
| water is leaking all over my fuse box. Does anybody have any ideas where
it
| gets in, and how I best stop it happening?
|
| The car has been plagued with it all its life (I've had it since '97
anyway)
| and it's getting a bit frustrating - I've had the fuel pump fuse corrode
| away, the flashers, radio and many more. I'm also worried about rust
taking
| advantage of this leak, but I haven't found any yet.
|
| My last three 240's ('77, '85, '85) also suffered from this, but nowhere
| nearly as badly.
|
| Many thanks,
|
| David
|
|

 

[Bill Stehlin]

I've dealt with this on a couple of 240s. In both cases, it wasn't
the windshield but the gasket where the hood release cable goes
through the firewall. Also worth looking at the windshield wiper
drives. Get a hose, friend and strong battery light. Re: fuses
mentioned below, I have used the stainless steel fuses but now prefer
the brass tipped ones mentioned which are now available from IPD.

 

[Guest]

If you have cruise contron the grommet is usually bad or installed
incorrectly.