dirtysouthUK Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Hi all, Noticed a little trickle of coolant running down beside my left foot this morning. I had the aircon on at the time and after switching it off, it stopped. Not much came out, just enough to make a very small puddle just behind my left foot as it's sat on the foot rest (it's an auto). It's a 96 3.9V8i, anybody got any ideas? Thanks Dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Are you sure its coolant or could it be a blocked drain in the aircon system? The drains normally exit under the vehicle, I'm not sure of the routing inside the vehicle but it could be that. The aircon system naturally generates moisture as it cools the air and this is quite normal, but if it is appearing inside the vehicle you either have a blockage or a leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtysouthUK Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 hmmmm, it was kinda greyish in colour and my coolant is clean so maybe?? I thought the greyness was down to it running through the carpet. I'll have a look underneath when I get a chance. Cheers Dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 If the drain is blocked the water turns into a thin runny grey slime. Get underneath and squeeze the end of the drain and you will probably find it will spill out. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 there are the drains either side of the gearbox tunnel the two rubber gr omit incorporate the drain and need cleaning otherwise block up and the air con as well as leak may start to smell. there on the top of each side of the tunnel and the small about 10mm rubber tube runs up into the matrix just pull it out you may have some water run out of the matrix this is normal if its blocked, remove the gromit and give it a good clean as mine the first time I cleaned them were filled with black slime. Mine need doing again so I may go and do it now and take some pic's for you and post them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 this is the passanger side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtysouthUK Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 Your a star! Thanks for that I'll get on it later. Cheers Dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Your a star! Thanks for that I'll get on it later. Cheers Dom The drivers side is the same but there is more stuff in the way and it is fiddly to get the gromit back into the tunel Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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