leake from engine bay **HELP PLEASE**

[wazo786]

(yes i know i put a 'e' at the end of leak in my title - typo)

was parked at a mates last night and noticed when i reversed outta the drive that there was a puddle of water where the car had been parked

it was on the passanger side, seemed just behind the wheel - and its deffo only water as i touched it and smelt it

AC working fine, none of the warning lights are on, nothing leaking into passenger footwell - any ideas what it could be??

Never happened before and ive not hit any bumps etc to burst anything

would appreciate any help, as im rather worried and not very good with cars

 

[DPJ]

Water does drip from the aircon - that's normal.

 

[wazo786]

hmmm, just seemed a bit excessive - and never seen it before

i immediately thought it was the aircon too, but wasnt sure because its never happened before

 

[c11rgd]

drips

Where abouts are you from? best thing is to give the car a good blast, keep the air con on, park it up and just take a look under the bonnet for any hisses or noises or leaks,

 

[wazo786]

Im in Edinburgh

Yeah i would check for any leaks, but i have my dissertation due in in 3 days so really dont have time!!

Its still under warranty, if i feel anything is wrong ill pop in

if Aircon is leaking, its nothing major is it?? nothing that needs resolved ASAP etc?

 

[DPJ]

If you put the aircon on full with the engine running, you should see it dripping away if you look underneath. Run the car for a little way with the aircon off and stop and look again - you should see the difference.

 

[probee]

does sound like condensation from aircon to me.. i wouldnt worry... check your levels, if all is well. smile

 

[wazo786]

by levels, do you mean all the tanks in the engine?? such as engine coolant, washer fluid etc??

 

[BCM]

i used to get this in my old car, puddles from condensation on the air con!
wouldnt worry!

 

[Rob_FR]

been to seat with the same prodlem this week, Its a build of condensation of the aircon also fills up the under tray with water