Wet floor mat

MICHAEL J. SHUDA

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2003 PONTIAC AZTEK
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
200,000 MILES

Drivers' side floor mat is soaking wet.
It does not look or smell like antifreeze.
Passengers' side has some under the carpet, but not soaking through.

Air conditioner drain seems likely, but why so much on drivers' side?

How do I access the drain?

What else could it be?

Thursday, August 17th, 2017 AT 4:30 PM

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KEN L

MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
54,217 POSTS

Hello,

It could be the AC drain being plugged or you have a windshield that is leaking. Use a small wire and poke it up through the drain which is on the passengers side. You will see a tube that just empties onto the ground. Compressed air also works good for this. If that seems okay use a garden hose and force water over the windshield and observe the floor on the drivers side to see if you can detect the water. If so the windshield will need to be resealed which usually means replacement.

Please let us know what you find.

Cheers, Ken

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Friday, August 18th, 2017 AT 1:16 PM

MICHAEL J. SHUDA

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I do not see the drain tube.

I have it jacked and blocked high enough to look under, but I do not see a tube.

From above, it is tight and crowded, but I do not see the tube there, either.

There is way more water on the drivers' side.
It seems dry up the fire wall.

I do not see any streaks, like water has been running down the firewall.

A couple of metal brackets on the floor have surface rust, so they must have been wet often, or for quite a while.
But, the floorboards are not rusty.

If I could only find that tube.

: o)

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Friday, August 18th, 2017 AT 2:12 PM

KEN L