Sloshing water : scuttle drain..duckbills

[varesecrazy]

A common mystery to new owners.

Damp carpets.. steamy windows..sloshing water.. noisy interior fan


Under the windscreen is a Big Steel box known as the Scuttle..

The wipermotor lives in there.. but nothing else.. it a big empty box..

But leaves can get in there and block the Drains at the bottom of it.

The Drains have 2 x rubbery plastic tubes

Known as duckbills.. as they have squashed outer ends.. like the beak of a duck

Look at the back of the engine..

Squeeze the end of the tube.. it may well let out some water and mud / leaf mould

 

[Andy Frew]

Yep squeezed the thing and woosh out came the water. Three years of damp and mould endured.

 

[varesecrazy]

Yep squeezed the thing and woosh out came the water. Three years of damp and mould endured.

Good stuff, every couple of months in the winter should keep them clear

 

[AndyRKett]

I did a little short video a few weeks back to highlight the problem

 

[jackwhoo]

@dkwecoactive

You need to read this thread

 

[SB1500]

Ahh I remember this little job on my Panda 169. And the big splash of water at our feet when we took it to an automatic car wash in 2016 when these were blocked.

I did it every few months. Messy job. Questionable gunk inside the duckbills. But easy to do. And no issues ever onward