Seat belt wetness

[Dan DiBiase]

Tom, unfortunately, to access the bottom of the drain tube, I believe you need 
to remove the bumper cover. I think I am
going to access it from above with a length of cable or wire, and see if that 
does the trick. Hopefully it does...

 Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA






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From: "TooManyAudis at aol.com" <TooManyAudis at aol.com>
To: d_dibiase at yahoo.com
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Sent: Fri, October 1, 2010 2:04:37 PM
Subject: Seat belt wetness

Dan,
 
I just had nearly the same thing in my '95 A6q.  my C-Pillar trim had  come 
undone and I noticed water dripping down from the roof area, so it was a  pretty 
simple diagnosis.
 
The drain tube on my car exits behind the rear wheel and is hidden by the  
bumper cover.  If yours is similar, there is a soft rubber boot at the end  of 
the drain tube that "pinches" to prevent insect from climbing up the drain  
tube.  This is also where any dirt washed from above gets trapped.
 
I squeezed that pinch boot to open the drain hole and a bunch of muddy  organic 
matter and water flowed through.  

 
I followed pretty much the same cleaning procedure for my AC drain tube  earlier 
this summer.
 
Tom
 
1995 A6q  5-speed (up for interesting offers) 248k
1988 80q (sold, and still going  strong!) 250k+
1991 200q20v towed away in the middle of the night by a VW  diesel pickup 275k+
1985 4kq a freakin' beast of a car! 275k+ and presumably  still going
1987 4k died in a hit and run 250k+
1983 4k Very first Audi 35  to 38 mpg.  Victim of crank key failure  300k+