2001 Defrost door with open holes in it?
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2001 Defrost door with open holes in it?
Hey Guys. First post so bare with me. After searching this site and countless others, I can't seem to find anybody with my problem. I have a 2001 XJ Sport. The A/C and heater work great. All of the vents work good except I am getting some medium leakage out of the right side of the defrost vent when the controls are set to vent or floor. I have confirmed very good vacuum pressure and also confirmed that all vent doors/flaps do work correctly. I have noticed alot of small pieces of foam coming out of the vents. Also I can push back on the defrost tube wall to see the defrost door opening and closing properly. BUT there are 2 holes on the defrost side and the demist side of the door. 2 perfectly cut holes that are leaking the air up through the defrost vents. The hole on the demist side is larger that the defrost side. Ive looked for pictures that showed what the door suppose to look like with no luck. I am wondering if the door had a layer of foam on the bottom side of it covering these holes at one time and now has fallen off? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Wondering if I can plug them holes with something without having to take the dash out. Picture below....
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Hey Guys. First post so bare with me. After searching this site and countless others, I can't seem to find anybody with my problem. I have a 2001 XJ Sport. The A/C and heater work great. All of the vents work good except I am getting some medium leakage out of the right side of the defrost vent when the controls are set to vent or floor. I have confirmed very good vacuum pressure and also confirmed that all vent doors/flaps do work correctly. I have noticed alot of small pieces of foam coming out of the vents. Also I can push back on the defrost tube wall to see the defrost door opening and closing properly. BUT there are 2 holes on the defrost side and the demist side of the door. 2 perfectly cut holes that are leaking the air up through the defrost vents. The hole on the demist side is larger that the defrost side. Ive looked for pictures that showed what the door suppose to look like with no luck. I am wondering if the door had a layer of foam on the bottom side of it covering these holes at one time and now has fallen off? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Wondering if I can plug them holes with something without having to take the dash out. Picture below....
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Strange. I just had my dash apart dealing with a related issue and my door does not have those holes. Mine is a 99. I'm having issues with the linkage popping out of the door so the door never opens when it's supposed to.
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Not meaning to resurrect an old thread but has anyone figured out this issue? I also have 2 holes in my defrost door that allows air to blow through no matter if the defrost door is closed or not.
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