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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Trucks / July 2007

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air conditioner leaking water into foot wells

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philodog - 28 Jul 2007 03:35 GMT
My 2001 Tacoma V-6 leaks water from under the dash into the footwells
when the AC is run for a while. Any ideas where this is coming from
and how to fix? Thanks.

Josh
Dan G - 28 Jul 2007 04:31 GMT
Sounds like your drain tube is clogged. It's supposed to drain through a
tube and out through the firewall. Maybe the tube is disconnected or
clogged.

> My 2001 Tacoma V-6 leaks water from under the dash into the footwells
> when the AC is run for a while. Any ideas where this is coming from
> and how to fix? Thanks.
>
> Josh
Dave - 28 Jul 2007 09:57 GMT
>My 2001 Tacoma V-6 leaks water from under the dash into the footwells
>when the AC is run for a while. Any ideas where this is coming from
>and how to fix? Thanks.
>
>Josh

The drain tube is either blocker or disconnected.

Up near the passenger compartment, under the truck, there is a tube
that runs from the condenser.  Check that to see if it is blocked.
Bonehenge (B A R R Y) - 28 Jul 2007 11:16 GMT
>Up near the passenger compartment, under the truck, there is a tube
>that runs from the condenser.  Check that to see if it is blocked.

I've had this happen on several vehicles.  My Wrangler seems to do it
every year.  Compressed air works well to unclog the tube.  

Be careful sticking anything into the tube that could break off or cut
the tube.  Don't ask how I know that.  <G>
Sir F. A. Rien - 28 Jul 2007 17:31 GMT
"Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute@DunderMifflin.com> found these unused
words:

>>Up near the passenger compartment, under the truck, there is a tube
>>that runs from the condenser.  Check that to see if it is blocked.
>
>I've had this happen on several vehicles.  My Wrangler seems to do it
>every year.  Compressed air works well to unclog the tube.  

Have to do this every other year with my 2002 DC

>Be careful sticking anything into the tube that could break off or cut
>the tube.  Don't ask how I know that.  <G>

... or even worse, pushing too far up and damaging the coils.
philodog - 28 Jul 2007 21:52 GMT
Much thanks to everyone. The problem has been fixed!
Elbert - 28 Jul 2007 13:12 GMT
>My 2001 Tacoma V-6 leaks water from under the dash into the footwells
>when the AC is run for a while. Any ideas where this is coming from
>and how to fix? Thanks.
>
>Josh

your A/C evaporator core drain is stopped up. Look for a small rubber
hose on the passenger side firewall.  Take a small object about the
diameter of a section of coat hanger and insert into the hose to
unclog the drain hose.  You should see some water come out. Start
car and turn on AC and let it run a while to verify AC is draining
properly out of this hose.   I would also make sure to dry out the
carpet inside the car.
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Elbert
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Jeff Strickland - 28 Jul 2007 14:19 GMT
There is a drain hose that is plugged.

You are looking for a hose about the size of one of the vacuum hoses in the
engine bay(I'll estimate the diameter to be about 3mm to 5mm), and made of
pretty much the same kind of rubber. It will poke through the firewall
(floor) to the outside.

I had your problem once and found a carpet hairball was stuck inside. It was
sort of a bitch, but I seem to recall pulling the hose into the passenger
comparment and using a short length of coat hanger to push the hairball out.
The bitch part of the job was poking the hose through the firewall again.

What you have is a drip tray under the evaporator. The evaporator generates
moisture that falls into the tray and flows out the hose. Except for where
the drip is flowing to, the rest of your symptom is completely normal.

> My 2001 Tacoma V-6 leaks water from under the dash into the footwells
> when the AC is run for a while. Any ideas where this is coming from
> and how to fix? Thanks.
>
> Josh
Scotty - 28 Jul 2007 23:06 GMT
> My 2001 Tacoma V-6 leaks water from under the dash into the footwells
> when the AC is run for a while. Any ideas where this is coming from
> and how to fix? Thanks.
>
> Josh

Someones kicked the drain tube off. Locate and reattach with a dab of
silicon
 
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