Seat belt wetness

Thu Oct 7 07:16:57 PDT 2010

Good intel. Thanks Dan.

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Just spoke with them they actually do use compressed air to clean them out,
> and if it is still blocked, the pull it apart. No charge
> for the compressed air cleaning, any maybe $50 if they have to dig in
> further.
>
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Hayes Myers <hayesmyers at gmail.com>
> *To:* Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* GEORGE TUR <getur at optonline.net>; quattro at audifans.com
> *Sent:* Thu, October 7, 2010 9:00:13 AM
> *Subject:* Re: Seat belt wetness
>
> When you hitting the dealer wtih this?  Think you can get info from them on
> the cleaning process of 'choice'?  Being in the B6 club I just gotta know.
> :)
>
> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I read something that said that compressed air might not be the best idea,
>> as
>> that could potentially disconnect the tube from the drain.
>>
>>  Dan D
>> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
>> Central NJ USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: GEORGE TUR <getur at optonline.net>
>> To: d_dibiase at yahoo.com
>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>> Sent: Wed, October 6, 2010 1:40:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: Seat belt wetness
>>
>>
>> Two methods I used to clear the rear drains on older Audis, early and late
>> 80
>> 5000 models were: pull the fabric trunk liner and that exposed drain line
>> between the outer skin and the trunk sheet metal so I could disassemble it
>> and
>> poke the crud out, while the second method was to poke an air hose through
>> the
>> sunroof to the groove that runs back to the drain and gave a blast of air
>> from
>> the compressor. I had no luck what so ever working a wire from the sunroof
>> opening to the rear drain holes.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>>
>> > Well, this attempt to clean the rear drains was a bust. Can't access the
>> drain
>> >holes from above. Can't even see them.
>> > Partially removed the rear wheel-well liner but could not find the
>> drain. I
>> >only partially removed the liner because it was tucked
>> > very tightly under the wheel well lip, and I did not think I'd be able
>> to cram
>> >it back in there and didn't want it flopping around
>> > and gathering more crud underneath. I cleaned out the front ones (they
>> empty
>> >into the front door jambs).
>> >
>> > I'm bringing the car in to the dealer later this week to get the coolant
>> flange
>> >leak repaired*, and am going to have them clean the
>> > drains. I did see a notice on-line about a class-action suit settlement
>> on the
>> >sunroof drains on VW's and Audis, so will see if that
>> > gets me anything at the dealer.
>> >
>> > *Several months ago, I posted about a coolant leak - I was able to
>> locate it,
>> >and it is the coolant flange (the dealer confirmed this
>> > when I had the car in for a broken hood cable (which was another
>> post!)).
>> >  Dan D
>> > '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
>> > Central NJ USA
>> >
>> > knacks.com" <kneale at knitknacks.com>
>> >
>> > To: d_dibiase at yahoo.com; toomanyaudis at aol.com; quattro at audifans.com
>> > Sent: Fri, October 1, 2010 3:58:56 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Seat belt wetness
>> >
>> > Not sure, but you MIGHT be able to access the tube end by loosening the
>> > trailing edge of the wheelwell liner.  Otherwise, the bumper cover comes
>> > off relatively easily.  There are a couple long bolts with (I think) 8mm
>> > Allen Head openings that go vertically from underneath.  Then just pull
>> out
>> > on the leading edges of the cover at the wheelwells and it'll come
>> loose.
>> >
>> > Original Message:
>> > -----------------
>> > From: Dan DiBiase d_dibiase at yahoo.com
>> > Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:14:56 -0700 (PDT)
>> > To: TooManyAudis at aol.com, quattro at audifans.com
>> > Subject: Re: Seat belt wetness
>> >
>> >
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > 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+
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