Don't stick anything down the tube, take it out and clean it properly (easy enough); trim the cross-end slightly too to improve flow.

Drivers side is: small trim below steering column off, knee panel off (several screws including one fixing it to the side panel via a flimsy plastic bracket), side panel off. Worth doing.

That's exactly how I did it last time. It must've been a year or two ago since then now and it has stayed unblocked.

It is bloody good stuff. Be sure to buy the '5 minute action' gel though, not to be confused with the drain foamer, which is useless.

And be VERY VERY CAREFUL not to overfill so that it overflows into the cabin! :eek:

Eh? So the whole orange thing slides out, does it? Don't want to pull it and damage it.

Thanks,
Zip

You can find pictures and instructions here:



The fourth picture down shows the orange drains.

It's like a double-layer plug with a bent tube through it.
Once disconnected from the black plastic drain pipe you just work around the edge to pull it out carefully.
There's an inner section that is a fairly tight fit either side of the hole through the transmission tunnel to the exterior and a large flat plate that seals against the soundproofing layer on the cabin side.

Easier to get back in if you soften it in hot water first. Just pushes back basically with a bit of wiggling/adjustment to make sure it's properly seated.

Had mine out many times now. Once you get it out it's obvious how it fits back in.

Thanks Sauce. Job for the morning.

Z

All,

Just wanted to say thanks for all the advice. The whole lot is dried out nicely, and the car is back together. Took the opportunity to plug an aux cable into my Dension Gateway 100 while the side panels were out....don't know why I didn't when I fitted it... Footrest is a bit of a pain to take out, but took the opportunity to clean it and fine sand the plastic section....looks almost new again.

Only challenge is that I notice that the screw fixing above the right hand cubby of the under steering wheel cowling has been damaged before, and I'll need to epoxy a small plastic panel or something in there to screw it back in to....bit of a faff. It's an odd fibre based material that gets very brittle.

Zip

Suspect many of us have either found that broken by a previous owner or managed to damage it :o

Jim did a thread recently on what he did to repair it+++

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12180

That link is for Jim's solution to the side fixing, which will indirectly lead you to what you need.
However this link will take you straight to my solution, which was done with photographic assistance from Jim. :cool: http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9682
Any questions, just ask here (or probably better in that thread as this one is about Botangs hole). It will probably be useful to post up a picture of your fixing (or lack of it) to see how bad it is and what solutions are suitable.