New Jeep owner question - Water in battery compartment ??

[Jonathon]

Hi Guys,

Recently bought a 2012 WK2 limited diesel. This forum has helped me to find the battery
Now my question, might seem a tad weird, might not...
Should the battery be sitting in around an inch of water ???

thanks in advance

[desertman]

Definitely not. Being a sealed battery it would not leak.

Check the grommets on the walls of the tray - perhaps one has come adrift? Just guessing.

Cheers,

DM

[55zed]

possible sunroof drain out of place

[Jonathon]

So the screw holes in the roof, under the factory rails, were not sealed properly. This allowed water to enter.
Once I installed the Uneek roof platform, utilizing all these points, the issue disappeared completely.

[imaz]

Originally Posted by Jonathon

So the screw holes in the roof, under the factory rails, were not sealed properly. This allowed water to enter.
Once I installed the Uneek roof platform, utilizing all these points, the issue disappeared completely.

I highly doubt it - I have photos under the rivnuts where you claim the holes would leak down to the battery compartment...

If your statement was correct, your roof lining would have suffered first - was this the case?

There is one grommit in the battery compartment - you need to remove the battery to access it.

[nice1guv]

There's nothing that really leads down into the battery box area.

I think someone split a bottle of water in the back or a left bottle leaked and went down there.

[imaz]

Originally Posted by nice1guv

There's nothing that really leads down into the battery box area.

I think someone split a bottle of water in the back or a left bottle leaked and went down there.

There have been discussions where IF you have a sunroof leak, there are drains which could lead around the passenger side box where the TCM/Relays are - But that is off the topic in this post.