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copelandbc

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Water under car
« on: May 22, 2018, 11:45:10 AM »
Drove up the Cat & Fiddle yesterday (quite a long haul), with aircon on. Stopped at the top for 1 hour. Went back to car and found a small pool of water under the car. Backed up the car and could see a small drip coming from the car.
 Carried on driving another 30 miles home with no warning lights coming on.
Just had a small Honda service 2 weeks ago.

Should I be worried? Could this be condensation from outside air going into the aircon.

2000 Jazz i vtec 99bhp.

JohnAlways

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Re: Water under car
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2018, 11:47:57 AM »
Well I had that and it was aircon condensation. Sure that's what it was unless it has screenwash or antifreeze in it :)

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Re: Water under car
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2018, 11:51:28 AM »
Yes, ice thawing from the air-conditioning, nothing to worry about.

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ColinS

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Re: Water under car
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2018, 12:57:11 PM »
Hopefully not ice thawing as that would indicate an issue with the system.  But yes this is usually just condensation.  As the air cools, more so in humid conditions, it will force moisture to condense.  Simple Relative Humidity theory.

MicktheMonster

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Re: Water under car
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2018, 02:54:08 PM »
Don't know exactly where it is on your particular model but there should be a short rubber pipe under your car or at the back of the engine bay low-down, this is to run-away the moisture (water) that your air-con removes from the air going into your cabin, this is all part of the cooling process and nothing to worry about.
The more humid the air, the more moisture is removed, so it is more noticeable in muggy weather.

Other cause could be leaking fluid of some kind but you would have had warning alarms of some kind to off by now.

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