Need advice. My A/C condensation drain tube is plugged. Called the dealership and there is a new "fix" replacement tube that does not clog as easily. The tube is $19 but the labor is $1,150. That hurts! Rather spend that kind of money on a new pair of tires. What are the options? I heard there is a fix to re-tap a new drain hole. Can anyone help and send photos on how to do this? I have the 2008 XKR Portfolio Convertible. Best, Yenho

 

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WARNING! WARNING! The instructions on the link that Cee Jay posted only partially work. I did it and at first it didn't seem to help at all. Then I built a little "dam" next to the AC blower to stop the water from sloshing into it when I went around a left hand turn. Now, on rare occasions I will still get a few drips if I make a really hard left turn. But I'm 95% satisfied with that solution. I'm satisfied enough that I haven't bothered to try anything else. I plan to fix the drain someday, but for now the bypass tube is good enough.

 

Nope disagree, Cee Jay's post is spot on and there are many others on the forum that indicate it is the best permanent approach. I tried all the optional approaches on my 07 vert, including a by-pass tube & dam to keep the water out of the blower but still had condensate. In the end I made up a knife on a bent steel rod and was able to cut the 'duck bill' nipple off. I'll admit it took several tries but in the end it worked 100%....no water in the foot well.
Some searching on the forum will get you lots of advice on how others accomplished solving the problem.

 

heh heh heh...... my '10 is a late enough VIN to not have the problem since it received the updated drain. Plus, the humidity around here is quite low so AC condensate is negligible regardless.

 

Wonder if turning the heater on once a month while its very hot outside would help dry the water? just wondering, dont slap my wrist too hard.

 

For cigar humidors, we use water absorbing *****, and add glycol to prevent any mold growth. Just a teaspoon of ***** will hold on to a gallon of water. Wonder if something like that would work for you.

 

I thought Cee Jay's link was the bypass tube. I apologize if I was wrong. Cutting off the end of the duck bill is the way to go. Unfortunately, in my XKR there is so much stuff in the way it's nearly impossible to get to.

 

Cut off the end of the duckbill. Permanent solution without removing the dash or altering the vehicle with bypass drain holes, etc. I cut my duckbill off and have never had a problem since.

 

Here my tuto on my 2007 XKR -> TUTO
Sorry is in french !!

 

Marc's works. Just pull the T fitting off of the throttle body and you should be able to reach down there from the passenger side. I could feel that mine was cut off. No drama.

 

It's not easy to access drain plug. I don't pull off T throttle body but i think there are some solutions.

 

This is the new drain valve at $19. Half of the duck bill... The original full duck bill design is really bad. No wonder it is stuck.
This is the redesigned duck bill or drain plug. Actually, the duck bill was just cut in half. This photo may help all.

 

So why bother putting in a new design duckbill, when you can cut off the old one?

 

Too hard to get to the old duck bill from engine bay. Decided to let dealership handle it.

 

Looking inside the duck bill.

Original duck bill design.

 

Took me 15 minutes on my 07 xkr to slice and dice the duckbill once I had built a tool to do so. Tight fit between the firewall and intake but doable. Only advice would be once you have sliced it and your car starts peeing on the driveway like a good puppy, keep slicing.