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Motorola Moto E5 Plus Water Damage Repair
Water Damage Repair guide for the Motorola Moto E5 Plus
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Phillips #00 screwdriver
- Spudger tool
- Tweezers
- SIM eject tool
- Soft brush
- Compressed air
Parts / materials
- Isopropyl alcohol (99%)
- Lint-free microfiber cloth
- Replacement rear cover adhesive strips
Safety
- Disconnect the battery immediately after removing the midframe to prevent electrical shorts.
- Perform cleaning in a well-ventilated area away from open flames.
- Wear protective safety glasses and an ESD wrist strap during the procedure.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off the device
1 minPress and hold the power button, then tap Power Off to reduce the risk of electrical short circuits.
- 2
Eject the SIM card tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the small hole on the left edge of the phone to pop out the tray.
- 3
Heat the rear glass cover
3 minApply continuous low heat around the outer perimeter of the back panel using a heat gun for two minutes to soften adhesive.
- 4
Attach a suction cup
2 minPlace a suction cup on the lower portion of the rear cover and pull gently upwards to create a small gap.
- 5
Insert opening pick
2 minInsert a thin plastic opening pick into the gap created between the back panel and the phone frame.
- 6
Slice perimeter adhesive
5 minSlide the pick carefully around all four sides of the phone to cut through the remaining adhesive strip.
- 7
Disconnect the fingerprint reader
2 minSlightly lift the rear cover and use flat tweezers to detach the fingerprint sensor flex cable connection from the board.
- 8
Unscrew the plastic midframe
5 minUse a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 18 black screws holding the upper and lower plastic frame covers.
- 9
Pry off the midframe
3 minInsert a spudger along the seam of the plastic inner bezel to release clips and unsnap the midframe entirely.
- 10
Disconnect the battery cable
1 minImmediately pry the battery connector straight up from its motherboard socket using a plastic spudger.
- 11
Disconnect ribbon cables
2 minUnplug the display, digitizer, and interconnect flex cables connected to the main logic board.
- 12
Remove motherboard screws
2 minRemove the remaining Phillips #00 screws securing the main logic board to the phone housing.
- 13
Remove the motherboard
2 minCarefully pry up the motherboard from its top edge and remove it from the housing.
- 14
Remove the lower daughterboard
3 minPry out the speaker module and remove the charging port sub-board at the bottom of the phone frame.
- 15
Scrub motherboard with alcohol
10 minSubmerge the motherboard in 99% isopropyl alcohol and scrub corrosion off all components using a soft anti-static brush.
- 16
Scrub daughterboard with alcohol
8 minClean the charging port daughterboard thoroughly using isopropyl alcohol and a soft brush to remove liquid residue.
- 17
Dry components with compressed air
15 minBlow short bursts of compressed air over the boards to disperse remaining alcohol, then let them air-dry completely.
- 18
Reinstall sub-board and mainboard
4 minPlace the dried boards back into the phone housing and secure them with their mounting screws.
- 19
Reconnect battery and midframe
5 minAttach all internal ribbon cables, snap the battery back into place, and screw down the midframe covers.
After your Motorola Moto E5 Plus water damage repair
Power the Moto E5 Plus back on and test the water damage repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Motorola Moto E5 Plus job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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