Discopete Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Hi Guys I need to tap into your brains I have a P38 that has had loads of air con issues, that have been sorted except one The passenger side footwell gets wet after the air con has been on for a while, I thought it must be the drain tube on that side blocked, I runs out of the heating duct above where the daignostic plug is I have been underneath and cleared the bottom of the tube, and have taken the tube off inside and a old type fuse dropped out!!!! Guessing that was the problem put it all back together happy, Now i used the air con for the fist time today and guess what Yep the footwell is getting wet again!!! It does look like the the pipe goes through a sharp angle, so i reckon someone had wedged a fuse in to keep the tube open Any ideas or tips to sort the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 "Any ideas or tips ..." Not really. At least, not based on any experience similar to yours. Having cleared the gunge from the bottom of the tubes, before they got totally blocked, I've never had a problem since, and that's at least 5 years. However, I do use the Air Conn all the time, and on lowish temperature settings, so there is an almost constant flow of condensate washing the muck out. My thoughts are that the pipe, if run correctly, shouldn't be kinked. Look into why it is, and see if you can engineer a straighter route. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisha Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Are you able to tell whether it is just water from a condensation effect, or coolant fluid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall_CSK Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 That's a good point, ph test should tell you if you can't get access to coolant test equipment. There is no gaurantee though unless you are sure that the engine has been kept topped up with anti freeze. You would think that an quantity of water like that would show up as a loss at the header tank though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discopete Posted September 6, 2005 Author Share Posted September 6, 2005 Right, Fixed it!!!! Had a mess around with the drain hose and I found that it was pushed too far onto the plastic tube, and it created a kink in the top of it, pulled it down a bit and the water began to flow out of the rubber nipple Yes it was definately condensate as its was clear and the header tank does not need topping up Thanks for the advise though Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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