What is this dripping pipe?

Walnut · 06-09-2014, 02:04 AM

Hi All,

Help please! My car has been dripping water lately, and I've found the culprit - some sort of overflow valve? It is a bent soft rubber at the outlet, with some kind of rubber flap. Location is on the drivers side of the gearbox, near the driveshaft. In the (poor) photo, taken under the car (near a hot exhaust!), fwd is to the left... Tried to find on RealOEM, with no joy.

1q2w3e4r · 06-09-2014, 02:11 AM

Have you parked it with the A/C on?

Walnut · 06-09-2014, 02:26 AM

Well, the snowflake symbol is lit on the climate control, but it is doing more heating these days... It has probably dripped more when idling and stationary for a time, such as just now when getting it on the ramps for the photo!

JinAM · 06-09-2014, 03:32 AM

Nothing to worry, that is your water drain for the A/C condensor.

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1q2w3e4r Breakfast at Tiffany's 24 Rep 1,053 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	Have you parked it with the A/C on?
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Walnut Private 2 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 130i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	Well, the snowflake symbol is lit on the climate control, but it is doing more heating these days... It has probably dripped more when idling and stationary for a time, such as just now when getting it on the ramps for the photo!
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06-09-2014, 03:32 AM	#4
JinAM Private 11 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0)	Nothing to worry, that is your water drain for the A/C condensor.
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