iPhone 4 water damage repair (full tutorial)
This is a basic tutorial of how to repair water damage on any mobile/media device.
In this video I am cleaning corrosion from different areas of an iPhone 4 including the logicboard and cable connectors, digitizer and LCD flex cables, camera flex cables, removing liquid from underneath the LCD screen (disassembly of LCD required – see video of how to do this – I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS), and other areas of the phone.
This particular iPhone 4 was put through the washer and did not work at all before this repair was done.
Items used for this repair:
-Pentalope screw driver
-micro philips screw driver
-flathead screw driver
-electric toothbrush
-basic rubbing alcohol
-750-1000 degree heatgun
After repair you will want to allow a minimum of at least 2-3 days for the parts to completely dry. After that period you may reasemble your device and hopefully your phone will work like normal again.
***WATER DAMAGE REPAIR IS NEVER GUARANTEED TO WORK***
Liquid damage can be minimal or it can be very bad, the amount of time and type of liquid the damaged the phone are key things that can usually estimate the time frame and likelihood of your chances of repairing your phone after liquid damage has occurred.
***PUTTING YOUR DEVICE IN RICE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL***
The “put your phone in rice” myth is completely fake, all rice will do is suspend your device and whatever liquid drips out will be absorbed, but it will not clean your phone nor will it suck out any liquid at all. Corrosion will still build up inside your phone and parts of your logicboard and other components will continue to deteriorate which will eventually render your device completely useless.
Hope this video helps
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November 7, 2013 @ 6:22 am
thx dude this worked like a charm i would tell anyone to try this an i used
50% an it works great hope it works for you all two
November 16, 2013 @ 2:37 am
YOU SIR ARE GOD
November 27, 2013 @ 9:19 pm
Find 99% isopropyl.. also there’s no need to wait for days, a couple hours
is already a lot unless there is still water that needs to evaporate.
December 9, 2013 @ 1:40 am
My headset stopped working on my Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Only way people
could hear me or I hear them is if I was on speakerphone. 3 months prior my
phone got soaked in my back pocket while on water ride at Sea World. I put
in rice for 1 day and then phone turned back on and worked fine. Ladt week
I took to Samsung for repair where they showed me the discolored pads
showing it was water damaged. Weird thing is it had been working for months
after water incident then no more headset. Girl cleaned it with alcohol and
brush then also scraped it. Also replaced earphone/headset piece. Now it
works. I’m just wondering how long this will last. Also I think she marked
my phone as water damaged as there is a weird icon showing up on my screen
by my time, battery charge, wifi icons. Almost looks looks like a capital
N. Should I open up phone and do a thorough alcohol clean? Or should I
trust what Samsung did was enough?
January 23, 2014 @ 3:47 am
uuy
February 10, 2014 @ 10:48 pm
my iphone4 wouldn’t turn on due to water damage….i took it to the repair
shop and they said they could do a water damage treatment, but suggested
that i let the phone sit in a bag of rice for 24 hours before they try the
treatment. will this work? and more importantly, will it lessen the chances
of fixing the water damage treatment if it doesn’t work??
February 19, 2014 @ 2:45 pm
lol so idk this method isn’t that get this is why they make electrical
cleaner just spray of the board like 2 or 3 times and brush lightly to get
the corrosion off picking with and exacto knife isn’t the best to do cut
leads and everything this is why there is plastic picks
February 19, 2014 @ 2:47 pm
I have a iphone 4 s sitting beside me that wouldn’t boot up due to battery
connecter it went threw the wash also the main camera doesn’t work but
reversed does also the head phone jack is a little flaky
March 3, 2014 @ 6:13 pm
i have an iPhone4 that was dropped in the toilet..I have replaced the front
screen assembly and the whole motherboard(used) and the battery..I am still
having problems with overheating and rapid battery lose..please help
March 12, 2014 @ 2:23 pm
DON’T PUT A KNIFE ON THE CONNECTORS EVER!
March 14, 2014 @ 3:22 pm
I have come across a repair where someone didn’t have knowledge of the
hidden screw under the camera in the iPhone 4s the little gold ring
of the screw hole on top of the motherboard is missing will this cause the
LCD display not to light or function? Please help
March 14, 2014 @ 10:43 pm
hey im from peru, i just got an iphone 5s , and the indicators turn red, is
there a solution…it was just drops and stopped! working! A person told me
it is water damaged …what can i do! im desperate,
March 17, 2014 @ 5:55 pm
Hi i dropped my iph 4 in Coffee last year can it be fixed?
March 28, 2014 @ 3:33 am
This was very helpful, my phone works now. Thanks!
April 30, 2014 @ 3:40 pm
Hi, Thanks for the video. It’s give me some hopes.
I’ve dropped my iPhone 4s in the toilet, it’s turned off by itself.
I was too panicked and do all the wrong things:
– Blow it with a hair dry (3 times x 1-2 mins/each), try to turn it on and
off.. but it was dead!
– I do some research, and most of 11 pages has advice me do to the “rice
trick”.
I ran over the house and manage to find some silica gel (4 little bag). All
together put it in the little box with rice.
– 48 hours passed, I then took it out n charge my phone. Got some signal,
just the apple sign in 7-10 seconds and it fall as sleep again.
– Back to the rice box & stay there for 72 hours, re-charge: NOTHING HAPPENS
– Back to the box & another 72 hours passed… it’s still dead.. and I am
here.
My question are:
1. Is it bad and too late to try your way now? I still have some hope to
save my phone?
2. Irevive and 100% Isopropyl Alcohol will give the same result?
Appreciated your help & Thanks for your time.
May 19, 2014 @ 3:05 am
I have a problem with my iphone4. My iphone has slight pink water mark on
it by the battery connector. It did get small amount of water but this did
not kill it. I can still turn on the iphone and it does work but within a
few minutes it restarts itself over. Also it had automatically updated
itself the latest software IOS 7.1.1.. :/ I dunno if this is the reason
that my iphone 4 is not able to handle the software update. Also there is
nothing on the memory because I had restored it. What is your opinion on
this 6Italia0?
June 22, 2014 @ 2:25 pm
So what if i dont want to take apart the whole thing and only one sensor is
red what should I do
June 22, 2014 @ 9:47 pm
Thank you for your tutorial. But I had an important question about the
size of the phillips I need. I bought a kit that had size 00, 0, 1 and
those were not small enough. Please tell me what is the correct name of
the smallest size phillips I need to take out up to the smallest screws.
Thanks so much.
July 10, 2014 @ 3:01 am
Okay, so I just dropped my iPhone 5s in a bowl of distilled vinegar, and it
was only in for literally a second and I quickly picked it up and dried it
off and it still worked, I turned it off and it is in rice now ( I guess it
was a stupid idea), will my phone still work?!?! If not, is there any way I
can make it start working?
August 9, 2014 @ 4:36 pm
and also back camera isn’t working ,prob there’s still water inside ????
August 9, 2014 @ 4:39 pm
But I will back up all my data on iTunes …I think it’s not possible to
fix is it?
August 9, 2014 @ 4:49 pm
& the light doesn’t work…The one in the back of the iphone …
August 19, 2014 @ 3:50 pm
I heard your supposed to use 99%
October 16, 2014 @ 4:27 pm
Shame my iphone 4 still not working
November 16, 2014 @ 2:38 pm
I sat my phone in a cup of soda do you have any advice?