Orange drain plug - poor design
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I've recently encountered the sloshing noise of water in the channels connecting the rear passengers vents on top of the propshaft tunnel. I did my usual trick to syphon the water with a suitable length of clear plastic tubing, which was both small and flexible enough to squeeze in between the vent fins... managed to extract/drain about a pint of water.
Moved on to the orange drain plugs either side of the transmission 'bulge' and discovered a pool of water on the front passenger seat footwell. I removed the weird orange drain plug that seems to be poorly designed (in my opinion) and cut about 3mm off the end with a sharp knife. See attached photos. Hopefully I won't ever suffer from this again. |
I think I did something similar last time I was in there; maybe just on one side?
Passenger side is marginally easier to get at so if I'm in a hurry I just do that one. Not had any problems there for a while, fingers crossed. The scuttle drains on the other hand are a bit more of a nuisance. :tuttut: (Though hopefully when I have my "engine out" service at MJs in October they can have a "light trim" as well.) |
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Having recently acquired an endoscope camera to check/probe the scuttle drains: http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=15325 I was wondering if it could also be used to check the aircon condensate tray without removing the transmission tunnel trim panels?
Is there a way in that anyone can think of, or do we just have to take the trim panel off and attack the orange drains directly? |
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As the passenger footwell is in pieces anyway for relay box access I took the trim panel off today.
No significant water came out of the aircon drain, just a couple of drops, which is good. +++ I took the orange pipe out anyway as it didn't seemed to be seated properly (I was just going to blow through it) and found a few bits of debris caught, which I cleared. Having trimmed the ends previously it was still flowing, though not perfectly until cleared. Softened it in some hot water and pushed it back into the correct place. :cool: |
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This may seem like a bit of a dunb question but if I run my air con in the summer, with the car stood and I get two nice little puddles either side of the transmission tunnel, does that indicate clear drains without having to do any work?
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Yes, thats a good sign +++
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