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My MacBook took a swim in some coffee. Well, more like it got splashed by coffee. I was able to get it powered off right away and turned it upside down with screen up to let any residual liquid drain. Later that day I tore it down to the logic board and I didn’t see any liquid at all inside. I then put the computer in a box with rice on it for two days. This morning I tried to power it on and it wouldn’t come on. As soon as I connected the power cable it turned on and everything seemed to work fine. I checked the buttons on the keyboard and everything worked except for the M key and the power button. I was unable to lock it by pushing command-option-power. I did a shutdown through the menu and when I press the power button it won’t come on. So, it seems like everything is fine other than the M key and power button. im thinking of just replacing the keyboard. To do this, other than the keyboard, what other parts are needed? Additional adhesive to glue the battery back down? Adhesive to seal the plastic covering on the back of the keyboard? is there a tear down video on here for this? The instructions I found on here stop after the trackpad is out. Doesn’t finish telling you how to get the keyboard out.
From the sounds of it you need to replace the uppercase as being the easiest way to get going here. Here’s the part you’ll need MacBook Pro 13" Retina (Late 2013-Mid 2014) Upper Case Assembly and here’s the IFIXIT guide: MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2013 Upper Case Replacement. I strongly recommend getting the part with the battery & trackpad as you likely have damaged them as well. if you are very brave you could replace the discrete keyboard. But I need to warn you it’s a hellish job as you’ll need to unscrew a ton of screws or pop rivets which you the need to replace with the correct screws. And lastly, you end up with a fair about of cut fingers :-{ If you haven’t done one before I think the quick way is better. Update (08/20/2018) Here’s the right way to apply thermal paste Are You Applying Thermal Paste Correctly? This is way to much!
