Strange Air-con Problem

[invisable]

hey guys,

I have a problem, when I use my air-con water starts leaking from under the dash on the passenger side, it takes upto 30 mins to start but, also after using the aircon for a while when turning a corner you can hear water moving in the dash

any ideas?

thanks guys

[exarsixturbo]

Its an easy fix but you will need some special tools:

A long weight

A tin of compression

Two skyhooks

Some rainbow coloured paint

A set of metric adjustable spanners

A left handed screwdriver

and a tin of scotch mist

[ENVY-T]

Your A/C core has a leak. If your car is out of warranty, I cry for you.

Mine happened when the car was 2 years old. Whole dash out job. And the smell of coolant lasted for about 6 months too. It's a vile smell too.

Edited 11/12/07 01:23 AM by ENVY-T

[invisable]

Its an easy fix but you will need some special tools:

A long weight

A tin of compression

Two skyhooks

Some rainbow coloured paint

A set of metric adjustable spanners

A left handed screwdriver

and a tin of scotch mist

so if I can find all of these tools that don't exist I should be able to fix it?

is there any way of fixing it without these items?

[ENVY-T]

so if I can find all of these tools that don't exist I should be able to fix it?

is there any way of fixing it without these items?

Your A/C core has a leak. If your car is out of warranty, I cry for you.

Mine happened when the car was 2 years old. Whole dash out job. And the smell of coolant lasted for about 6 months too. It's a vile smell too.

[exarsixturbo]

You can fix anything with the right tools...

But if you can't find these ones, I would go with Envy's idea. Same thing happened to my old car!

[F6BF]

I would check the drain hose, make sure that its not blocked

U can get to it from under the car, located around the transmission tunnell

HTH

[invisable]

thanks guys for the help, I did see your post envy but after I replyed to the 2nd post,

thanks again

[cqae]

feel the water, if its warm, then suspect the heater core, if its cold most likely just the condensation from the a/c system-& the drain off tube might be blocked. it is supposed to gather water like that & drain it out under the car

[ZAP]

People are too quick to be negative in diagnosing problems.

If the water is fresh, with no coolant, then the problem is the drain host.

As F6BF mentioned it is a little hose at the side of the transmission tunnel. It sometimes gets blocked or melted.

If the water smeels like coolant, the it is a major job.

If the car is under warranty, make it Ford's problem