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The March 2015 update of Apple's 13" MacBook Pro Retina Display, model A1502, features fifth-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and introduces the Force Touch trackpad.

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Liquid damage, Now running slow with overactive fan.

Had a water bottle next to my bed and accidentally knocked it over in the middle of the night onto my mac.

The following day I opened it up, my track-pad was over-responsive, wifi didn’t work at the time either. Wifi and trackpad are working again since I let it air out. However, the slow processing speed has not changed.

There was some corrosion noted near the track pad connecter/cable on one side, otherwise there was no other obvious signs.

The fan is over-working also present on start up.

Can anyone point me towards some resources? I am a novice with Mac repairs, however am comfortable replacing my own display for my iphone if this helps with my skill level.

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Hey Matthew,

Sounds like a Sensor is damaged. This causes the Computer to think its running a lot hotter than it actually is and throttles down the CPU and runs the fans high. You can use a Sensor Checking software to see what sensor it is.

Sensor check software: http://www.tunabellysoftware.com/tgpro/

If it’s the trackpad sensor you will have to deal with prying out the battery carefully for replacement, otherwise its going to be a Motherboard repair, it shouldn’t be too big of a deal for any repair shop offering micro soldering. As long as they know what they are doing :P

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