D1 air con drain

**nice1guv** · 9th February 2009, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by jmkoffice

If no drips, is your front floor carpet wet? There is always water if the aircon is is working properly. If so, the drip hoses may not have been replaced correctly at some time?

Yep, under the rubber stuff below the carpet there is a fair bit of moisture, soaked into the rubber and on the floor pan.

Hasn't made it through to the carpet yet.

And there are definitely no water leaks coming in from outside.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Don't look for hoses hanging out but look for pointy "grommets" which are sort of recessed into the tunnel. A bit like a horse pizzle/foreskin if you like.

Pointy pliers & pull them right out. Clean them & replace.

I've been looking for hoses!

I think I have seen one of the pointy grommets, but had no idea that was it!

**4bee** · 9th February 2009, 03:43 PM

The inserts are sort of non-return valves but some say they have left them out altogether.
Me? I put them back but as I know they are there, I check them now & then when I am underneath.

**nice1guv** · 9th February 2009, 06:51 PM

A big thankyou to all those that replied!

I've found the drain holes, was actually looking at them all the time

just didn't know that was them!

I took the rubber ends out to find them pretty much totally blocked.

When the passengers side one came out a heap of water even came out.

All clean now, and a dry rubber carpet backing shortly.

**4bee** · 9th February 2009, 06:54 PM

Great stuff. Even foreskins can give grief.

**hook** · 9th February 2009, 10:37 PM

I've still to move mine, as with the D2 DC shalft, on my D1,
they are over the top of the uni joint.
Washing the grease out of them.

barjop · 11th February 2009, 07:15 PM

Is there 2 of them I know there is one on the drivers side which I've just unblocked, all the muck ran down my arm. But have never looked for one on the passengers side. Where is it located

Regards
Barjop
98 Disco Tdi Auto
2" Ridepro suspension
Rear Trutrac

**nice1guv** · 11th February 2009, 07:27 PM

Yep there's 2 of them.

Both in the same relative position on either side of the tunnel.

You can reach them both by hand, but the one on the passengers side is much harder to reach.

Even though they are in the same position, the passengers one also is a lot harder to see as it has other stuff in the way. You really need a torch to pick it up. A long set of needle nose pliers also make it easier to remove and replace.

barjop · 12th February 2009, 06:56 PM

Thanks nice1guv,
just climbed under the vehicle and with the torch I found it. Now I've got muck down the other arm.

Regards
Barjop
98 Disco Tdi Auyo.
2" Ridepro suspension
Rear Trutrac

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