Jeep TJ Cowl Removal - Water in The Floorboard Fix

[@ugamurph]

I'm hoping this is the issue I'm having with wet passenger side floor during rain. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.

[@tomh4685]

Ive been scratching my head like a chimpanzee for a month now trying to figure out where that water was coming from. That drain was clogged up like a hoover dam. Really appreciate the video, thank you very much brother.

[@ThatBlackGuy1337]

Wow, thank you for this video. My ‘05 TJ’s floor kept getting absolutely soaked after a heavy rainfall, even with the hardtop on. I followed these exact steps and sure enough, that drain was caked with pine needles, dirt and other crap. Chopped at it for probably a good half hour and just drilled it hard with a hose to clear it. No more flooded jeep! You’re a lifesaver

[@richweber5090]

Worked perfectly today on my daughters 03 Sahara. Cleaned everything up and then water into the slot until it backed up - proving that there was sludge and crap down the drain pipe. I took a foot long shish ka bob skewer down there and wiggled and then more water and more air until WHOOOOOOOOSH!! Clean as a whistle and no water on the passenger side. Thanks. Take your time. Be prepared for some disgusting sludge and you’ll be good to go!! 🤘🏼

[@daviddelvalle149]

Just wanna say have a tj 2001 came from ohio had water on both floorboards..followed your video..excellent drain was 2 inches blocked.unclogged it..heavy rain no water..thanks again for the great tips and easy video...

[@StewartWood1963]

Thanks for the video. I had a similar problem with my 2001 TJ and this evening took off the cowl and cleared a massive amount of dirt and pine needles that were clogging up the drain vent. I also needed to clean a lot of gunk out of the channels. The whole thing took about 30 minutes, and I'm happy with the results. The video showed me what to do step-by-step, so cheers for that.

[@Exolesco]

Bought an LJ a month ago and watching this video made me want to open her up and so I did. Surprisingly it was very clean besides the trail of mud here and there. The only thing that bothers me is that the engineers didn’t understand erosion very well since there was chipped paint in the area leading to the drain hole. So, now I’m off to the store to try to work out some touch up before it rusts.

[@dagdernit572]

You are AWESOME! My 98 Tj had water in the passenger floor and sure enough, it was pine needles/ leaves all under the cowl. Thanks alot bro and take care!

[@JustJoDropTheE]

Great video, you're a good teacher-- Telling us what you're going to do, then doing it in easy steps. Fantastic!

[@richardbyrum4618]

I've developed the same problem with my 99 TJ. Gonna fix it this afternoon thanks to your video.

[@moabwheeling]

Good video thanks for posting. I have a leak on my 03 TJ when it rains. I never had a leak with the soft top I had , but when I went with a hard top ,now its leakville. Its coming from the drivers door at the top of the door where it meets the top. I wish I still had my soft top however it was stolen off my jeep. I hate leaks. Sorry to hear about your 8.8 dilemma , I'm sure you will find one soon. I agree on people listing parts , then selling them and not removing the listing.

[@tuiroakwood]

Great video, I'm having the same issue and will be cleaning under my cowl cover later today. Thanks!

[@captainbc52]

Holy crap! Thanks for this video. Got off a terrible 13 hour shift the other night and on the way home...to top things off...my shoes/socks got soaked because of this! Fixing this 1st thing in the morning!

[@cresposaidso4265]

I'm here losing my got damn mind trying to figure out where the problem is coming from. I was suspect about this being the problem and it seems like such an easy fix that I hope it is. Thanks man.

[@bdfister]

Awesome video. Just cleaned out a ton of crap out of that center drain on my 2000 TJ. Thanks!

[@soggyfries4347]

Amen bro. Seller said he'd get back to me at 4:30 when he gets off. Said he would sell for my offer price but now dude's MIA.

[@jasonlenihan9854]

This was a helpful video, keep up the good work. Shout out from Snohomish WA.

[@pissedoffpapa2841]

Like he said my TJ also is different from that, but I was also smelling burning leaves while using my heater and what it was was that my blower motor was PACKED with leaves, yea I cleaned out the leaves in the past but never thought of my blower motor, so make sure to pull the blower out and clean that hole. I had soo much in there that after I was done, my airflow was awesome and no more burned leaves. Just like the narrator, I used a air compressor and also I used a vacuum to get them out.

[@jamesbielecki2938]

Thank you for posting this video! Very informative!! I had some questions I hope you can help me with. In the video you refer to the 'cabin area intake' and 'intake filter'. When I took the cowl off, my Jeep didn't have the cover like yours. Is this part used on all models (mine is a 97 Wrangler Sahara 4.0L) and/or absolutely needed? Is there an actual filter element in the cover? If so, do you know the filter number? I can't believe how clogged the drain can get. I didn't have an air compressor so I used a strong stream of water from my hose. Omg - the leaves came out solid black in a clump!! It's functioning perfectly now thanks to your video. Thanks again, Jimi

[@waden404]

Thank u for this. Had the dreaded heater core failure and am doing that soon. I'll do this at the same time.

[@MousyOrla]

Thanks, this is happening to my '01 Wrangler, guess I need to make a harbor freight trip and grab a cheap compressor as well as take the carpet out so it can dry out.

[@MrJoshItIs]

Randomly happened onto this video and this is exactly what is happening in my '02 TJ. Now I know! Thanks so much.

[@StevePittinger]

I also have a '99 TJ and I wouldn't get water on the passenger floor pan with light rain, but with heavy rain it would flood. I thought it was a bad seal around the passenger door but a semi-clogged drain makes a lot more sense. I'm going to be taking that cowl off and cleaning the bejesus out of that area.

[@tommyjohnson4162]

Thanks well done video.. I knew that was the problem but had no idea how to fix it.. Thanks so much

[@gmjunky87]

@3:51 for disassembly thanks for the how to vid.

[@TR-ym2tu]

Thank YOU! Thank YOU! Thank YOU!!!! I’m guessing and hoping that is where my small frustrating leak is coming from!!! 2000 TJ

[@notindistress_]

Super helpful! I went through a giant puddle and had a lake in my floorboards. I'm also having intermittent wiper issues and some shit coming through my vents so I'm thinking I might have a mess under that cowl. (Jeep is new to me a month or so ago.)

[@tedwoe]

I've got a leak when it rains, but it's coming from underneath the driver's side of the dash. I'll have to try this and see if it helps. Thx.

[@imaginarygoblin]

Thank you!! This has been driving me nuts!

[@boatcaptainmike]

Thank you, this has been driving me Nutz for awhile

[@metalheadrelic9873]

I've got a '97 XJ that just recently had a similar issue with over an inch of water on the passenger side floorboard after a lot of rain. Wondering if it's set up similar to where I can access it after removing the cover? I watched a nightmarish video of a guy cutting open his cowl to gain access to the fresh air intake. Mine is the first year of the "restyle" so maybe they redesigned it for '97?

[@cvsahara]

even if you cant get into the cowl, if you can find the drain hose emptying out, you can blow air up into it to clear the obstruction. guarantee the water in your floorboard is the blower box filling with water and leaking out.

[@larrynay2647]

Thank you so much for posting this. Helped me get over my fear and just do it. Unclogged the drain and now we don't sweat the rain... :) Thanks again...

[@marybrown9095]

Thank you!!!! We have been trying to fix this for years !!!!

[@pissedoffpapa2841]

Thanx, was wondering how to get my wipers off, figured it was time to clean out the vent since today my 97 TJ started smoking from all the leaves in the blower. Normally it smells like dried leaves when ya turn on the blower, but today I had a cab full of smoke.

[@jamalwalker2104]

I agree with the Craigslist messages. That drives me crazy. I too have the same issue with my 2091 XJ. I’ll be sorting it at some point.

[@oliverroberts3180]

Jesus you just fixed my baby, thank you !!!!

[@parkerbell4896]

Could the water be from the condensation off the ac? I just got the ac running again took it on a couple hour drive and when I came back it was completely soaked on the passenger side. No rain no puddles first time it’s happened

[@TheIndianscout]

Can that drain be removed to clean really well?

[@MrJeep75]

Does the scoop stop any rain water from getting in

[@Merciful2u]

Good video I think this exactly what is happening on my 04' Wrangler.

[@davidblankenship7599]

Which way is it best to put that cowl cover on I just ordered one and don’t know if I should turn the open end out or to the window? Any reasoning on either way?

[@allstarsk331]

I had 4 large 1 1/2 rocks inside my crawl cabin intake. Don't know how that would happen 😕

[@Always-There]

Hello, my 1997 TJ doesn't have the cowling over the intake, (the part that you removed before looking down in to the cabin inlet), so it looks like yours does, after you removed it. Is that correct would you know? BTW looks like someone at sometime tried to silicone around the top of it but can't see how that would seal anything? The 'floorpan' on passenger side is quite rusty, so seems it has been an ongoing issue from before I bought it in 2014. Cleared the drains tho - so thanks for that advice. Just wondering if there's a cowling missing? Cheers.

[@bmwman1029]

You actually don’t have to take the weather stripping off you can just pull it back a bit and remove the screws

[@jetskirehab750]

Gotta love that 96 XP in the background

[@cvsahara]

Fun ski thats for sure!!

[@RichardTownsleyVisuals]

What dash bar/ dash roll bar kit is that? Or is it custom? Looking to get something like that.

[@cvsahara]

The legs going down beside the dash connecting to the floorboards are undercover fab. The rest is custom.

[@joejassydowningeorgia]

Thanks for your help. Your video solved my problem.

[@TheJake3]

@0:37 It's just people. People are flakes and we can't change that. Also, great video!

[@morodpour]

Great video. Saved me lots of time.

[@kellenmiller6906]

Million dollar video. Thanks man

[@samuelwaldron2858]

do you like the full cloth doors are they worth it

[@cvsahara]

I like them a lot for ease of use. so easy to take on an off and super easy to bring with you when you want to go doorless. I doubt I will ever put my hard half doors back on. I am in the market for a set of full doors for winter with my hardtop though. They flap a lot with the hardtop on. I dont know that I would pay what the go for new. especially since I have half doors already. I bought mine used for $150. I would pay up to a couple hundred all day long.

[@MrGGBHTD]

Thank you Sir! Tired of my wet floor!

[@jramosx]

Great video , fix my problem thanks so much

[@sgtshamrock]

Where did you get/who makes your doors? I can't find full soft doors anywhere. Thanks for the vid!

[@cvsahara]

I got them off a local facebook group used. They are Bestop brand. Thanks!!

[@TR-ym2tu]

sgtshamrock Quadratec.com

[@drdarkroom]

would having this blocked cause water on both sides? or just passenger side?

[@cvsahara]

Scott Eckert typically passenger but once the water gets in the a.c. ducts through this vent I assume it could slosh to the drivers side as well.

[@drdarkroom]

i also am missing a drain plug on my new\old 2005 LJ on the drivers side so that could also have something to do with it. thanks for the reply.

[@SeriouslyAwesome]

Did your '99 TJ come with that plastic cover over your cabin intake or was that aftermarket? I just peaked under my '99 TJ cowl for the first time this year (I bought it new in '98) trying to find and plug any leaks and did not have one attached like yours. Now I'm wondering if the body shop that repaired my windshield, hardtop, and dash (awful experience) a few years ago didn't put it back in. Great idea using compressed air. I was thinking of using a vacuum or power washer to clear that drain, but if air works I'll use that instead. Great video and great shirt you're wearing.

[@cvsahara]

The plastic cover on the outside at the 2:57 mark is an aftermarket cover. the plastic cover on the inside at the 6:17 mark is factory.

[@SeriouslyAwesome]

cvsahara wow. Thanks. First time ive seen that piece. Im not sure how important it is, but it's another thing I need to look into

[@Gunmetalbluejeeptjs]

Awesome video , how do you like those fenders so far

[@cvsahara]

I love the fenders. I would do it again in a heartbeat! Thanks!!

[@cocktailhouraboard]

1997 a what year?! :( This video helps, I wish you did have a video of your bastard 1997. Mine has just moved from SoCal and hates this rain!! Thanks for posting.

[@GLuft3]

Thanks. Of course, I do have a 97.

[@poogan1239]

Installing the cowl intake scoop correctly would help with a lot of that debris in there...It was backwards....

[@cvsahara]

It is made to mount either way. Check out the pic on XT website. Installed like i had it. www.extremeterrain.com/rugged-ridge-hood-vent-jk-tj-1135212.html?XT%20Exterior%20-%20Hood%20Accessories%7CRugged%20Ridge&T5_Var4=J12823&intl=0&XTW+Wrangler+Vehicle+Medium&dialogtech=ppc&T5_Var2=shopping&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAiA6bvwBRBbEiwAUER6JapmcfvsEGeH54uPLs0TTPqVJNm57xZFBfqlPZmZdnhOVQpJ8OInMBoCm8cQAvD_BwE

[@sfoshag1]

I didn't need to remove the weather-stripping. When putting the cowl back in, I used a plastic putty knife.

[@MaryLanda1]

So much help, thank you!

[@ryanm7549]

Great video, thanks for posting.

[@markmarcelis]

Thanks broseph. I have same jeep

[@dalelawson28]

got a 98 jeep tj my wiper motor stoped got power to the switch and the washer works no wiper

[@DylanFahey]

I've asked for the VIN on marketplace so I can look at the build sheet. You'd think I was asking for their bank PIN for goodness sake.

[@Bruce6001]

I have a 2014 wrangler, I’ve been hearing water running sounds from behind the radio, kinda like slow running water in a pipe, then a few days ago I had to slam my brakes on to avoid hitting a deer then my check engine light came on, so I check under the hood and my coolant reservoir is empty, and the code for the engine check was p0128 for a bad thermostat, lol I know this isn’t related, but since I watched I thought I would let the world know

[@mopedmomma5058]

Very helpful! Thank you so much!

[@brucecartwright9146]

Thanks! Will try it next weekend

[@crabbypadty393]

Dude f@#$ing thanks for posting this. So helpful!

[@Daniel_Smith_]

Hey gave you a like so now your a 666 likes sorry but you're video is helpful 😂

[@TyGuyPS5]

Mine doesnt even have that cabin filter piece you took off at 7:50, its just open lmao

[@lifeisgoodenjoydaryd]

Great video!! Thanks dude!

[@richardstell8099]

Thank you sir

[@thomasscott0101]

What headlights are those?? They look sweet!

[@umassarteest]

Thanks for the video.

[@jeffmcgrath8718]

Great information thanks

[@MichaelAnthony827]

Thank you so much for your hep! Great video and again, much appreciated.

[@mikeblondin7898]

I have a ford 8.8 with 3:73 and lsd complete.$200.00 in Virginia.

[@Product-Development2025]

3 years later and still can't get responses about parts on Craigslist...

[@mikefogle5874]

Gonna have to try this. My floor is always gettn wet.

[@darrylsmart1783]

Fantastic !

[@stevel2407]

Thanks for posting

[@cvsahara]

steve l thanks for watching!

[@Svennie766]

Thank you thank you!!!!!

[@toddssmith]

Thank you!

[@justsomecanadianguy6778]

Yeah.... if the water on your floor pan is actually antifreeze then it’s probably not the cowel

[@hitamsialan]

Dude thanks

[@wadeb.5509]

thanks!!

[@Americanmade-bl5zw]

Hey don’t hate on them 97’s 😅

[@MrJeep75]

Or if your selling something they say there interested and never get back to you

[@terriburke1765]

You need to show what your talking about. Lift the hood and show everything.

[@cvsahara]

Lol

[@keltingr2612]

design flaw

[@MrTannt1]

Very helpful Video ! Thank you 🙏