Air conditioner water leak

[Chamara Gunaratne]

Hi,

I have a 92 Legacy FWD with 80,000 miles on the clock. I bought it
about 1 year ago and so far have had no problems, just general
maintenance only. However, a couple of days ago when I ran the AC a
small trickle of water started to drip into the passenger footwell
from behind the glove box. No water is coming in to the glove box
itself and this only happens when the AC is on.

Has anybody come across this problem ? Is the fix DIY or is a visit to
the mechanic mandatory :-( ? Thank you.

Cheers,

Chamara

 

[TG]

You should be able to do this yourself. Sounds like the drain hose for the
ductwork is either kinked or blocked by debris. Leaves very often fall into
the fresh air intake and work their way to the drain area.
Get under the car and locate the drain hose. Make sure it isn't kinked and
run a stiff piece of wire in it to dislodge any debris. You might want to
remove the hose temporarily and try to flush things out with water...thru
the fresh air intake...make sure to catch the water. TG