I was cleaning out the wiper drain areas of my car (collects leave and small pine needles every so often) and I noticed that the passenger side drainage was very slow when I used a hose on it measure the flow. I used a long plastic tie to try and clean the blockage and after a while the blockage must have been removed and the flow greatly improved. I filled the area up several times to verify the drain was no longer clogged. Later I noticed that I had quite a bit of water soaked into the passenger side carpet.

It's possible the water overflowed through the fan area and down that way.....I am hoping....but what is the possibility that I punctured the tubing and created a leak into the passenger compartment? Anyone know what the drainage tube looks like and is it even possible for a cable tie to puncture it? Is there sheet metal between that drainage area and the passenger footwell area?

I may have to carefully fill up that outside area again several times to verify I have not punctured the drainage path somehow.

Thanks

 

If you do that, I would first pull the carpet back where the amp is and make sure the water isn’t getting all over it and the other electronics which reside underneath.

 

if you’re seriously considering pouring in more water, I would like to add this

 

No water leaking inside the passenger compartment. I suspect there is a metal firewall between the drainage hole and the passenger footwell so I probably splashed too much water near the blower fan intake when I was trying to unplug the drain hole.

 

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