noble

So, today while I was under my truck I noticed a puddle underneath the passenger side A-Arm, coming from somewhere above. I traced the drips down the suspension and realized that the leak/drips were coming from an uncapped hardline that ended just below the fenderwell lip, and curled up into the firewall and disappeared. First thought was oh crap, my brakes, but they are hard and good to go, and no excess fluid came spurting out when I tested the brake pedal. The fluid is clear and odorless (not gas). Anybody have any clue what this could be? My next thought now is A/C of some kind, but my A/C blows cold as ice w/o any issue.

This is looking up at the offending line. Truck front would be out the bottom of the picture.


This is looking into the passenger side fenderwell. You can see the uncapped fitting sticking out just below the inner fender lip in the center of the picture. Front of truck is would be out the right of the picture.


I humbly submit my petition for help to the yotatech gods above.

rustypigeon

Airconditioning drain.

noble

Yup, just figured that all out... A 2ft puddle under my truck is always worrisome... Thanks for the reply... And yes, I feel quite silly haha

Punchy

Flows more with more humidity.
Seeing it come out there is the good thing, Where some don't drain well and build up inside ant overflow onto your carpet (MILDEW!!)

wyoming9

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I have to giggle when I see people looking at the condensation puddle on the ground.

If mine drained on the floor I might never know so much water and mud gets tracked in from being in muddy job sites.

noble

You should've seen the look of horror as I crawled back out from underneath, front differential on the ground... OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT hahaha

wyoming9

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Most of the time it is people with expensive cars that really have no clue.

I have friends in the Towing business tell stories of cars being roll backed to dealers for this.

Not poking fun at you at all .

you won`t forget though will you !!

scope103

Finding that is a good thing. As Punchy says, if you go driving on muddy/slushy roads, you could get that drain plugged. The first time your passenger says "did you spill something over here?", you'll know exactly where to look.

noble

That's it I'm junking it, it's leaking. Actually, I really can't think of a time when my 4runner wasn't leaking. It's like my seatbelts hanging out of the door, just part of the deal.

RSR

fwiw, seat belts hanging out the door can be fixed in a couple hours time and an overnight of drying.

Remove your side panels.

Unbolt the seatbelt from all connection points.

Remove seatbelt from truck.

Remove seatbelt from retractor -- full extend seatbelt and pull on the end opposite of the side you buckle. Remove plastic insert. Hold retractor spindle -- do not let go! Pull seatbelt out of the spindle. Tighten retractor wheel until it won't tighten further -- don't wrench it as there's a spring you don't want to break. Reinsert the seatbelt into spindle. And then reinsert the plastic piece. It should now retract much better.

To fully fix retraction, you'll want to wash your seatbelt. I did mine with a brush and washcloth in the sink. Tied retractor end of the seatbelt to a cabinet handle to keep it from retracting and washed the rest several times in hot water until the water wasn't dirty. Rinsed several times. Dried with a towel. Rinsed again as there was a fair amount of dirt coming off on the towel. Rinsed again, and called it done. Tie up your seatbelt somewhere overnight to keep it from retracting with a fan on it and install the next day.

You really need to do both tighten and cleaning to fix this though -- 20 years of dirt, oil, and grime really adds a lot of weight, sort of like your mattress doubling in weight after 10 years I suppose.