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{A1706 / EMC 3071}—Released in June 2017, this 13" Macbook Pro features Kaby Lake processors up to 3.5 GHz Core i7 with Turbo Boost up to 4.0 GHz.

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MacBook Pro 13 turns off while loading after tea spill

Hey there! I accidentally spilled some tea to my Macbook Pro 13 (2017, Touchbar). There was a liquid near the On/Off button, the Touchbar and the upper right corner of the keyboard.

I immediately wiped the water off from the keyboard, and, as long as it was still working, I continued using it (I realised later that it was a big mistake). After 5 minutes of usage it turned off and now it turns off every time when I switch it on - it shows the Apple logo and turns off.

Can anybody suggest, what can be the problem?

P.S. I took it to the repair center in my country (Uzbekistan) the next day, but it has been a week since then and they still can't recognize the problem. They immediately disconnected the battery though…

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You’ve likely damaged/shorted the logic board, which will require professional microsoldering repair.

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Repair specialists told me that water indicators on the logic board are white colored, which means that no water spilled to the board itself (otherwise they would turn red)

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The logic board is extremely well protected from liquid entering via the keyboard. Certainly the uppercase has shorted out, but a replacement of it has a very high probability of fixing the problem.

UPDATE

Here’s how to replace the keyboard, in two parts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMueATtT...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg175WN2...

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Should it be replaced? Are there any ways to fix it?

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