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yves

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Drain hole?
« on: May 04, 2020, 08:08:38 »
I was cleaning the engine bay and saw near a clip holding the wiring loom some mud around the clip and after cleaning i discovered that hole:

It seems to be a drain hole ...am i right
Does a "schema " of all the draining holes exist somewhere on the manual ? i have seen that  but Don't remenber where …. i searched  with drain hole in the manual but i Don't see the engine bay holes ...
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Re: Drain hole?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2020, 08:19:18 »
Hi,
Pawel made a summary of the water drains: https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=30238.msg219089#msg219089.
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Re: Drain hole?
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2020, 12:33:26 »
I'd be more worried about that heater hose that is about to burst.  ;)

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Re: Drain hole?
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2020, 12:38:17 »
  Thank's Wre i found what i expected  ;)   Aaron ….. thank's too … i'll replaced this one ASAP  :-[
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Re: Drain hole?
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2020, 20:43:26 »
Thank's again Aaron  i have replaced that hose which was very "tired" and as i was in the engine bay i had a look to the other water hoses  and decided to replace all of those which seemed to be tired . I have not replaced any hose since i have the car 10 years ago and don't know when they were fitted in the car .... Also i don't know  the schedule to replace that sort of hose.

The new hoses are much soft than the old one. I don't know if it is a good or bad news !
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Re: Drain hole?
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2020, 23:14:59 »
Well, always remember that rubber like this has a shelf life of only 18 years.  So when we factor in extreme heat, cold, and movement, I'd venture to say these would need to be replaced every 10-15 years.  Glad you've taken the initiative to replace them.  A burst coolant or heater hose can really ruin one's day, and possibly their engine!  :)

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Re: Drain hole?
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2021, 19:27:07 »
I have the same drain hole too in my car and additionally to that , I’ve located another hole which is very close to the wiper motor . This hole I think should be plugged because when I washed the engine bay , I realized that water was going from that hole into the passenger carpet .
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