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Offline matty james

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water leak, aircon ?? please any advice
« on: 27 January 2013, 18:05 »
just noticed a water leak coming from under my car, been out for a drive before, went out 2 car half an hour later and there wot seems to be pure water very slowly dripping on to the road from the engine bay, it seem to be coming from behind the silver heat resistant material on the bulk head about a cup full so far.it was in the garage on thurs for a new maf  and no leaks had been noticed by the machanic because he would of told me. is it possible its the aircon??? as the expansion bottle is still foll of coolant. :sad:
« Last Edit: 27 January 2013, 20:11 by matty james »
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Offline beppe2672

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Re: water leak, aircon ?? please any advice
« Reply #1 on: 27 January 2013, 22:45 »
its probably just condensation that's formed on the evaporator of your aircon system.
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Re: water leak, aircon ?? please any advice
« Reply #2 on: 28 January 2013, 00:00 »
It is normal, if your running the air con then a little water will leak and form a puddle under the car.

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Re: water leak, aircon ?? please any advice
« Reply #3 on: 28 January 2013, 11:02 »
yeah thats what i thought, gonna keep an eye on it for present, thank chaps 4 ur info  :smiley:
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