Has anyone out there ever had this, or know what it might be?

 

While driving home yesterday both me and the misses had several drops of water drip onto our feet(not a huge amount but enough to get me worried), that seemed to be coming from somewhere near the air vents (left foot drivers side and right foot passengers side).

 

It happened after having been driving for about 2 hours with the aircon on and in fairly heavy traffic and the engine temperature was totally fine if that helps.

 

Question.

 

Is it just internal condensation building up and then driping out and maybe the feeder pipes need cleaning out or re-insulating

(if they are insulated in the first place),to stop the condensation building up?

 

or

 

Does it indicate something much more serious like the air con is on it's way out?

 

Any help greatly appreciated, as apart from this i've had absolutley no problems from the car.

 

TIA

 

Nij

Here we are - sorry if the size is silly..

 

HTH

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

Yep! Sorry, the size is STUPID

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

Brilliant, i don't even need to put me bins on.

 

The address thing must be something wrong at my end.

 

Thanks for all your help much appreciated,

 

 

Nij

NIJ, If you get the matrix and can get over to me in West Essex I'll give you a hand. Ive got some tools that will help to get it done quick, send me a mail.

 

Should take about 6 hours all in, maybe less with two of us.

 

Grant

Try this, it will take you directly to the page you want

http://nissan1.motadata.co.za/images/138D.GIF

 

Should certainly put you off doing it youself!!!!

 

To bypass you need a piece of hose which connects the the nozzles leaving the engine block that would otherwise goto the two hoses ( 6 and 9) top right of this diagram.

This may be off help in replacing matrix:

www.aus300zxclub.com/tech/heater/heatercore.htm

 

-Andrew

I am not sure if the heater matrix and the heater core are the same thing but this Australian site has an article on how to remove the heater core without removing the dash htpp://www.aus300zxclub.com/tech/heater/heatercore.htm

Originally posted by Grant:

NIJ, If you get the matrix and can get over to me in West Essex I'll give you a hand. Ive got some tools that will help to get it done quick, send me a mail.

 

Should take about 6 hours all in, maybe less with two of us.

 

Grant

 

Grant,

 

I think i've got someone literally just round the corner from me who can do the work, and i'm also a bit paranoid about taking it too far from home until it's fixed.

 

Thanks alot for the offer of help though, and i might be back you if this chap isn't able to do it, if thats alright.

 

Thanks,

 

Nij.

 

 

To find out if it's the matrix do the bypass trick. Connect one of the hoses that comes out of the back of the block in to the outlet where the other hose comes out.

 

If the problem stops then there's your answer.

 

Grant