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Honda/Car Expert Help Needed

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McPhreak

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my gf scraped the bottom of her car ('95 civic) and this pipe is leaking a clear liquid that doesn't smell like gas. Anyone know what this pipe contains? I don't think it's coolant or windshield wiper fluid since it looks clear.

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My best guess is its the drain for the AC evaporator. You know, water condenses from gas to liquid when it gets cold?
 
Originally posted by: skyking
Originally posted by: NutBucket
My best guess is its the drain for the AC evaporator. You know, water condenses from gas to liquid when it gets cold?
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Except that the evaporator itself doesn't drain. The evaporator housing drains because of the condensation that forms in it. Condensation also forms on the remainder of the low-side A/C tubing and will drip off.

ZV
 
So is the tube broken? Can you get a pic of where it goes after it disappears to the left in the pic?
 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: skyking
Originally posted by: NutBucket
My best guess is its the drain for the AC evaporator. You know, water condenses from gas to liquid when it gets cold?
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Except that the evaporator itself doesn't drain. The evaporator housing drains because of the condensation that forms in it. Condensation also forms on the remainder of the low-side A/C tubing and will drip off.

ZV
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Bah. Minor technicality!
 
Well, let some accumulate in a bottle or something overnight, then look at it in the morning, then try to identify it by colour and smell. Could be washer flud, radiator fluid, power steering/brake fluid ect...
 
Originally posted by: Horus
Well, let some accumulate in a bottle or something overnight, then look at it in the morning, then try to identify it by colour and smell. Could be washer flud, radiator fluid, power steering/brake fluid ect...
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Please read my original post. Colorless and odorless so it's not washer/radiator/or steering fluid and it's not gasoline.
 
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