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Old 07-18-2006, 02:02 PM
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can anyone point me to the location of the evaporator drain line (condensation side not refrig side)
I notice quite a bit of water coming out of the car when i park after running the ac. I know i turn off the compressor and let the fan run for a minute to help but i would like to clear the drain line with air as i believe it to be clogged.

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Old 07-19-2006, 12:16 AM
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It is hard to get to.
It is directly above the Cat. converter. There is a rubber plug with a hole in the body.
 
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Old 07-19-2006, 01:16 AM
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so to clear the line i would want to do it up near the shifter right(to drain out through the bottom)? or would i clear the line from the bottom?
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Old 07-19-2006, 01:22 AM
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You can get to it from inside but it will leak inside the car.

You would have to remove it from the floor and blow back up into the case then catch whatever comes out.
 
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do i need to get to the evap to do this(i'd like to avoid removing the dash)
 
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Old 07-19-2006, 09:29 PM
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You can get to it without removing the dash.
You might want to also remove the lower Dash panel on the drivers side.
Pull down the carpet by the Dash by the center console. Then you will see a black cover. Push the front part under the dash towards the dash off the pin and slide back to remove. Then you should see the drain go into the floor.
 
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Hot weather struck, and so did a soaked passenger side carpet. So, I read this thread and thought I'd share some photos. The evaporator drain drops down through the floor tunnel below the dash. Easy access is on the passenger side.

Pull back the carpet, revealing a removable panel. Slide the panel toward the rear of the car,

exposing the drain hose where the water is supposed to drain to under the car. Get a big towel ready, and remove the hose.

In my case, there was nothing blocking the hose, and sticking a wire down the fitting didn't seem to dislodge anything. So, I got the car up on a pair of ramps, and took a look underneath. The water drains to an outlet above the catalytic converter behind a heat shield.

It looked like the heat shield had been deformed upward enough to seal the drain. When I pulled the heat shield down and way, the remaining water quickly drained away.
 
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