97 Maxima GLE
water leaking in front of the passeger side seat.Any help?

 

Your A/C drain hose is clogged... open the hood and look midway down the firewall on the passenger side... you will see a black hose coming thru the firewall - it will just be hanging open-ended... clean out this hose with a wire coat-hanger and/or compressed air... run your AC for 10 mins - make sure you see water dripping out of the hose... otherwise repeat the cleaning until water drips out...

 

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.........everything he said....^^^^^^^

 

Thanks for the response!

I could not easily locate the hose.

What is firewall anyway and how can locate that?

Is it OK to drive for couple of days (100miles) without fixing this problem?


Thanks for your help!

 

ooooookay, the firewall is the metal wall between the passenger compartment and the engine compartment. with the hood up, stand on the passenger side of the car, lean under the hood little by the hood support. looking at "the wall", follow it down toward the ground, look for a hose thats slighty bent downward that goes nowhere. that's what you need to clean out, but gently so you don't tear it. if you're not squimmish, start by using your finger. it can be slimmy!! then try stiff electrical wire. hanger as last choice. i don't recommend allowing problem to linger, with the damage and funk water can cause!!

 

oh yeah, you CAN go a few days/miles without fixing. just leave the a/c off, so water won't keep leaking inside.

 

upon actually looking at my car, from the top i can't see the hose at all!! needs to be jacked up & on stands or on a lift to get at that sucker!!! hope you're due for oil change soon that way a tech can do it for you.

 

Also what can happen is the hose gets kicked and knocked off the housing in the car and then the water just drips inside the car instead of draining through the hose to the outside.

 

I could not to reach the hose and also my oil change was due.
I took my car to a dealer and asked him whether he can clean it as part of oil change. He said it is not a part of oil change process and he asked to pay $42 to clean the hose.
I paid and they cleaned the block as you guys mentioned.
Now there is no leak!
Thanks for all your help!