water leak under dash

GlenC · 11-20-2003, 07:16 AM

Yikes, rained last night... car was outside... set off to drive to work and water started literally pouring out onto my feet from under the dash. The mats are drenched front and back. I know this has been discussed previously and is likely some type of blocked drain or duct. Somebody please direct me to the link for fixing this. Thanks.

PaulW · 11-20-2003, 07:29 AM

Man, these procedures sure make getting on with talking about the important things easy!

How to clear the evaporator drains

GlenC · 11-20-2003, 07:38 AM

thanks paul.

GlenC · 11-20-2003, 07:45 AM

Why would the A/C evaoporator drains be symptomatic only when it rains outside? Is this a common drain mechanism from outside the car too?

GlenC · 11-20-2003, 05:14 PM

I did the fix as expertly described by PaulW. Took about 30 minutes, as I hadn't removed the panels before. The orange plug was really gunked up. I actually pulled the orange J drain out and flushed it in my sink. Easy to pop back into place.

Now, the question remains, why is my A/C ducting filling up with rainwater. I read a previous post (see link), that describes two problems:

1. the drain around the air intake gets gunked up; easy fix is to blow compressed air around the intake. I imagine I am to blaim as I've been parking outside, and all the leaves must be clogging stuff up.

2. The seal that protects the air intake from the outside environment (i.e., water) breaks down with age. This I would like to address somehow.

If anyone has the repair manual or a quick solution to this problem (e.g., some type of caulking), please let me know. Ever grateful to the forum, and contemplating getting out of this tumultuous love affair with this automobile.

http://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/23137.phtml

11-20-2003, 07:29 AM	#2
PaulW AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 18,202	It would be here Man, these procedures sure make getting on with talking about the important things easy! How to clear the evaporator drains __________________ 07 S8

11-20-2003, 07:38 AM	#3
GlenC New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 180	Re: It would be here thanks paul. __________________ 97 A8 4.2 70K miles

11-20-2003, 07:45 AM	#4
GlenC New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 180	Question on Evaporator drain Why would the A/C evaoporator drains be symptomatic only when it rains outside? Is this a common drain mechanism from outside the car too? __________________ 97 A8 4.2 70K miles

11-20-2003, 05:14 PM	#5
GlenC New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 180	Please post instructions on replacing seal around air intake. I did the fix as expertly described by PaulW. Took about 30 minutes, as I hadn't removed the panels before. The orange plug was really gunked up. I actually pulled the orange J drain out and flushed it in my sink. Easy to pop back into place. Now, the question remains, why is my A/C ducting filling up with rainwater. I read a previous post (see link), that describes two problems: 1. the drain around the air intake gets gunked up; easy fix is to blow compressed air around the intake. I imagine I am to blaim as I've been parking outside, and all the leaves must be clogging stuff up. 2. The seal that protects the air intake from the outside environment (i.e., water) breaks down with age. This I would like to address somehow. If anyone has the repair manual or a quick solution to this problem (e.g., some type of caulking), please let me know. Ever grateful to the forum, and contemplating getting out of this tumultuous love affair with this automobile. http://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/23137.phtml __________________ 97 A8 4.2 70K miles

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