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Water in Cabin Air Filter Box

A mid-size luxury crossover SUV, the Volvo XC90 made its debut in 2002 at the Detroit Motor Show. Recognized for its safety, practicality, and comfort, the XC90 is a popular vehicle around the world. The XC90 proved to be very popular, and very good for Volvo's sales numbers, since its introduction in model year 2003 (North America). P2 platform.
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benpineapple
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Water in Cabin Air Filter Box

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Hi hi! So I've had a '13 XC90 for about 6 months now, and knew that it needed a new blower motor (excessive vibration/noise at top 3 fan levels). I replaced it and figured I'd replace the cabin air filter while I was at it. 3 days before this, my partner took the car to a car wash (which we've done many many times) and we noticed the next day it smelled musty in the car, and the passenger floor mat was damp. When I cracked open the cabin air filter box, maybe a quart worth of water came out. Was not expecting that haha.

Being that I know the water got there from a car wash, I'm assuming the sunroof drain hoses are clogged, no biggie. Unless there's a different way water would have gotten into the cabin filter box? Did a bit of online sleuthing and will blast some air out the condenser drain hose on the driver's side. What other drains or potential sources should I be looking at cleaning out to prevent more water from getting into the air system?
2006 V50 T5 [190,xxxM]
2013 XC90 FWD [80,xxxM]

2001 V70 X/C AWD [sold at 120xxxM],1998 V70 AWD [RIP at 249,255M], 1990 240 [SOLD at 220xxxM]

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