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[khatton]

anyone know the best way to clear that pipe mine seems stuck solid tried prodding it with a hose a pipe and a stick today tried to clear it with a pressure washer nothing works is it possable to remove it to clean it out
 cheers for any help

[feeutfo]

the scuttle drain? Guide in maintenance section. The drain does not drain straight down as you might expect. I runs forward to the front of the car. If all else fails you may have to roll up a sleeve.

[khatton]

ye tried all that it must be stuck solid is it hard to remove thanks anyway

[yorkshire ripper]

get it done before your passenger footwells turn into fish tanks....

[khatton]

already has parked it up for a month water was level with the sills all interior needed ripping out and washing just put it back today but need to clear this pipe somehow  

[feeutfo]

ye tried all that it must be stuck solid is it hard to remove thanks anyway

Its a rubber grommit pushed into the metal work. I got the impression when i did myn it woul be difficult to remove. Ive not tried it but it may be worth coming up from the other end.

[sev]

right, get in under the wheel arch on the passenger side.

use a stick or skewer or sum such to poke the exit hole where all the panels merge, hopefully you'll see where I mean as it may have what looks like a damp patch.

Once you've got a hole, and the water has drained, get in the scuttle drain with a hoover nozzle, chances are it's full of rubbish.

I actually opened my hole out so that it could drain at a better rate, as I had the same problem and went through the same thing with the pressure washer!

[khatton]

thanks will try that tommorow wondered where it came out

[sev]

that cover plate is pretty softish, so you can wiggle the rod and enlarge it ever so slightly to about 5mm by slowly rotating it, without damaging the structure.

[Proz]

I cleared mine by poking down an old bit of tv ariel cable .... but it is clearly visiable in the right hand side of the engine bay aswell

[Pete Elite]

     Hi,
        I cleared mine the other day by jacking up the front of the car which makes it easier to see the rubber flap that's about 6" diagonally to the left of the grommet you can see in the picture.

   Stick a screwdriver up the flap and wiggle it about to clear all the congealed crap that's up there but also do it from the top as it's like a dog leg so goes up, back, then up again.

   Stand well back when it clears as it pours out with a vengence!!!

            Hope this helps,
                                  Pete.

[Marks DTM Calib]

A caution to all.

The exit position of teh drain changed around 1998ish.

Early cars had the drain exit into the wheel arch as shown.

Later cars it exits above the chassis rail in the engine bay. On a V6 this is easily reached by removing the oil filler neck (lift tab and rotate as its a bayonet fitting).

[khatton]

thanks for all the advice to late to do it today working over time will do it tommorow cheers

[Proz]

A caution to all.

The exit position of teh drain changed around 1998ish.

Early cars had the drain exit into the wheel arch as shown.

Later cars it exits above the chassis rail in the engine bay. On a V6 this is easily reached by removing the oil filler neck (lift tab and rotate as its a bayonet fitting).

Im glad that was stated .... mine drains out on to the chassis rail as well .... i was thinking i was maybe wrong when i did mine  

[ians]

I wouldn't recommend the pressure washer method. Unlikely to work and will fill up so that you have no chance of seeing what you're doing.

I used a length of electrical cable (not flex, the stuff that permanent house wiring is laid with so you can bend it to shape) as advised by someone on here.  Worked a treat once you can see where the drain goes..